Tedy Bruschi

Tedy Lacap Bruschi

Position: LB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 247 lbs.

Born: June 9, 1973 in San Francisco, CA
College: Arizona (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 70 (637th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details · Last updated May 24, 2013 12:25PM

All-Time Rank: #627. George Andrie… #628. Jim Houston… #629. Harry Schuh… #630. TEDY BRUSCHI… #631. Greg Koch… #632. Fred Dean… #633. Bob Trumpy…

All-Time Rank: #627. George Andrie… #628. Jim Houston… #629. Harry Schuh… #630. TEDY BRUSCHI… #631. Greg Koch… #632. Fred Dean… #633. Bob Trumpy…

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty	AV
1996	23	NWE		54	16	0	4.0						1	0	0	0	0	10	1		2
1997	24	NWE	lb	54	16	1	4.0						2	0	2	0	0	25	5		3
1998	25	NWE	rlb	54	16	7	2.0						2	0	0	0	0	48	26		4
1999	26	NWE	RLB	54	14	14	2.0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	71	36		8
2000	27	NWE	ROLB	54	16	16	1.0						1	0	0	0	0	73	33		7
2001	28	NWE	MLB	54	15	9	2.0	2	7	0	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	54	19		7
2002	29	NWE	mlb	54	11	9	4.5	2	75	2	48	7	1	0	0	0	0	47	19		5
2003	30	NWE	MLB	54	16	16	2.0	3	26	2	18	14	3	0	1	13	0	81	52		15
2004*	31	NWE	RILB	54	16	16	3.5	3	70	0	36	6	2	0	0	0	0	78	45		12
2005	32	NWE	LILB	54	9	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	37	26		3
2006	33	NWE	lilb/RILB	54	15	14	1.5	1	8	0	8	7	0	0	2	0	0	54	59		9
2007	34	NWE	RILB	54	16	16	2.0	0	0	0	0	2						64	29		7
2008	35	NWE	RILB	54	13	12		0	0	0	0	1						38	37		6
Career					189	139	30.5	12	187	4	48	44	17	1	7	13	0	680	387		88

Kick & Punt Returns

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1998	25	NWE	rlb	54	16	7						1	4	0	4	4.0	4
2000	27	NWE	ROLB	54	16	16						2	13	0	7	6.5	13
2001	28	NWE	MLB	54	15	9						1	10	0	10	10.0	10
2002	29	NWE	mlb	54	11	9						1	11	0	11	11.0	11
2003	30	NWE	MLB	54	16	16						1	9	0	9	9.0	9
Career					189	139						6	47	0	11	7.8	47

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	Pts
1996	23	NWE		54	16	0		1	1	6
2002	29	NWE	mlb	54	11	9	2		2	12
2003	30	NWE	MLB	54	16	16	2		2	12
Career					189	139	4	1	5	30

Similar Players

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Bill Saul, Matt Roth, Tim Dobbins, Mike Caldwell, Jerry Blanton, Tom Tumulty, Art Stringer, Randy Scott, Derrick Pope, Frank Kuchta
4	Matt Roth, Danny Clark, Rusty Chambers, Jerry Blanton, Lamar Lathon, Aundray Bruce, Drew Mahalic, Dave Ahrens, Mark Simoneau, Marvcus Patton
5	Keith DeLong, Barron Wortham, James Farrior, David Little, Rusty Chambers, Don Hansen, Jerry Blanton, Billy Andrews, Lamar Lathon, Jackie Burkett
6	Mike Reichenbach, Jackie Burkett, Marvcus Patton, David Little, Rusty Chambers, Rob Nairne, E.J. Henderson, Danny Clark, Jamie Rivers, James Farrior
7	Jackie Burkett, Dan Bunz, Brandon Short, Mike Reichenbach, Jim Ricca, Dave Lloyd, Barron Wortham, E.J. Henderson, Jimmy Williams, Steve Stonebreaker
8	Jamir Miller, Lamar Lathon, Carl Banks, Renaldo Turnbull, Lance Mehl, Dave Washington, Dat Nguyen, Ken Fantetti, Vincent Brown, Pepper Johnson
9	Mike Peterson, Takeo Spikes, Jack Reynolds, Wally Hilgenberg, Carl Banks, Vincent Brown, Hugh Green, Hardy Nickerson, Pepper Johnson, Lamar Lathon
10	Mike Peterson, Al Smith, E.J. Junior, Marcus Washington, Takeo Spikes, Carl Banks, David Little, Pepper Johnson, Jerry Robinson, Jack Del Rio
11	Mike Peterson, Hugh Green, Bryce Paup, E.J. Junior, David Little, Carl Banks, Chuck Drazenovich, Takeo Spikes, Wally Hilgenberg, Pepper Johnson
12	Mike Peterson, Takeo Spikes, Carl Banks, Scott Studwell, David Little, Bryce Paup, Jerry Robinson, Pepper Johnson, Bryan Cox, Randall Godfrey
13	Takeo Spikes, Carl Banks, Jerry Robinson, Mike Peterson, Pepper Johnson, Bryan Cox, Scott Studwell, Randall Godfrey, Jessie Tuggle, Robin Cole
Career	Takeo Spikes, Carl Banks, Mike Peterson, Jerry Robinson, Bryan Cox, Pepper Johnson, Randall Godfrey, Robin Cole, Bryce Paup, Mike Stratton

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards 2005 NFL AP Comeback Player of the Year	Pro Bowls 2004	Non-Offensive TDs 2002 NFL 2 (4) 2003 NFL 2 (4) Career 5 (112)	Playoff Games Career 22 (18)
Playoff Games Started Career 17 (63)	Intercept. Ret. TD 2002 NFL 2 (2/28) 2003 NFL 2 (1/28) Career 4 (52)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
2003	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
2004	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press

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