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Richard Dent

Richard Lamar Dent

Position: DE
Height: 6-5    Weight: 265 lbs.
Born: December 13, 1960 in Atlanta, GA
College: Tennessee State

4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 8th round (203rd overall) of the 1983 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1983 23 CHI 16 3 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 12
1984* 24 CHI RDE 16 10 17.5 4 0 1 0 0 39
1985*+ 25 CHI RDE 16 16 17.0 2 10 1 9 7 0 2 0 0 38
1986 26 CHI RDE 15 14 11.5 4 0 0 0 0 75
1987 27 CHI RDE 12 12 12.5 4 0 2 11 0 34
1988 28 CHI RDE 13 12 10.5 3 0 1 0 0 61
1989 29 CHI RDE 15 15 9.0 1 30 0 30 2 0 2 0 0 70
1990* 30 CHI RDE 16 16 12.0 3 21 0 15 2 0 3 45 1 81
1991 31 CHI RDE 16 16 10.5 1 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 84
1992 32 CHI RDE 16 16 8.5 6 0 1 0 0 82
1993* 33 CHI RDE 16 16 12.5 1 24 0 24 1 0 0 0 0 64
1994 34 SFO 2 2 2.0 7 1
1995 35 CHI 3 1 1 0
1996 36 IND 16 1 6.5 2 0 0 0 0 13 2 1
1997 37 PHI 15 0 4.5 1 0 0 0 0 10 3
Career 203 150 137.5 8 89 1 30 37 0 13 56 1 671 6 1
12 yrs CHI 170 147 124.5 8 89 1 30 34 0 13 56 1 641 0
1 yr IND 16 1 6.5 2 0 0 0 0 13 2 1
1 yr PHI 15 0 4.5 1 0 0 0 0 10 3
1 yr SFO 2 2 2.0 7 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1985*+ 25 CHI RDE 16 16 1 6
1990* 30 CHI RDE 16 16 1 6
1996 36 IND 16 1 1 2
Career 203 150 1 1 1 14
12 yrs CHI 170 147 1 1 12
1 yr IND 16 1 1 2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1984
1985
1990
1993

1st-team All-Pro

1985

Non-Offensive TDs

1985 NFL 1 (7)
1990 NFL 1 (8)

Games

Career 203 (197)

Fumble Return Yds

1990 NFL 45 (8)

Fumble Return TD

1990 NFL 1 (2-- 38)
Career 1 (199)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1985 NFL 1 (1)

Sacks

1984 NFL 17.5 (3-- 18)
1985 NFL 17.0 (1-- 21)

1987 NFL 12.5 (2)
1993 NFL 12.5 (7)
Career 137.5 (6)

Safeties

1996 NFL 1 (2-- 16)
Career 1 (66)

     

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
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1985 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1988 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1990 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1990 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1990 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1993 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.