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Tom Howard

James Thomas Howard

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: August 18, 1954 in Lubbock, TX
College: Texas Tech

Career AV: 44 (1766th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 3rd round (67th overall) of the 1977 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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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
1977 23 KAN 52 13 3 1 0 0 0 2
1978 24 KAN ROLB 52 16 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
1979 25 KAN ROLB 52 16 16 1 19 0 19 9
1980 26 KAN LOLB 52 16 16 0 3 18 1 8
1981 27 KAN lolb 52 9 7 0 2 65 1 5
1982 28 KAN LOLB 52 9 9 3.0 2 10 0 5 0 1 0 0 7
1983 29 KAN LOLB 52 16 16 1.0 7
1984 30 STL LLB 59 15 13 2 -4 0 1 0 1 29 1 6
1985 31 STL 59 3 2 1
Career 113 98 4.0 7 25 0 19 0 8 112 3 52
7 yrs KAN 95 83 4.0 5 29 0 19 0 7 83 2 45
2 yrs CRD 18 15 2 -4 0 1 0 1 29 1 7

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1980 26 KAN LOLB 52 16 16 1 1 6
1981 27 KAN lolb 52 9 7 1 1 6
1984 30 STL LLB 59 15 13 1 1 6
Career 113 98 3 3 18
7 yrs KAN 95 83 2 2 12
2 yrs CRD 18 15 1 1 6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Non-Offensive TDs

1980 NFL 1 (6)
1981 NFL 1 (10)

Fumble Return Yds

1981 NFL 65 (5)
Career 112 (73)

Fumble Return TD

1980 NFL 1 (1)
1981 NFL 1 (3)
1984 NFL 1 (1)
Career 3 (8)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)