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Deron Cherry
Deron Leigh Cherry
Position: DB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: September 12, 1959 in Riverside, NJ
College: Rutgers
6-time Pro Bowler & 3-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
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View Details For: 3 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1981 | 22 | KAN | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1982 | 23 | KAN | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1983* | 24 | KAN | FS | 16 | 16 | 1.5 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 1984*+ | 25 | KAN | FS | 16 | 16 | 7 | 140 | 0 | 67 | ||||||||||
| 1985* | 26 | KAN | FS | 16 | 16 | 7 | 87 | 1 | 47 | ||||||||||
| 1986*+ | 27 | KAN | FS | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 9 | 150 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 1987* | 28 | KAN | FS | 8 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988*+ | 29 | KAN | FS | 16 | 16 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989 | 30 | KAN | FS | 15 | 15 | 1.0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1990 | 31 | KAN | fs | 9 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | 32 | KAN | FS | 16 | 15 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 148 | 124 | 3.5 | 50 | 688 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1981 | 22 | KAN | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 22 | 17.3 | 52 | ||||||
| 1982 | 23 | KAN | 7 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | ||||||
| 1983* | 24 | KAN | FS | 16 | 16 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 31 | 27.0 | 54 | |||||
| 1984*+ | 25 | KAN | FS | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 148 | 124 | 7 | 145 | 0 | 39 | 20.7 | 145 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985* | 26 | KAN | FS | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1986*+ | 27 | KAN | FS | 16 | 16 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 148 | 124 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
Glossary|
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1983 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1983 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1984 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1984 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1984 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1985 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1985 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1985 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1986 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1986 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1986 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1986 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1987 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1988 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1988 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1988 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1988 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1988 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1989 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. |