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Jim Merlo

James Louis Merlo

Position: LB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 221 lbs.
Born: October 3, 1951 in Sanger, CA
College: Stanford

Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 4th round (86th overall) of the 1973 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
1973 22 NOR llb 14 0 3 25 0 16 1 2 10 0
1974 23 NOR LLB 14 0 0 1 0 0
1976 25 NOR LLB 14 13 4 142 2 83 1 0 0 0
1977 26 NOR LLB 14 14 1 57 1 57 0 2 3 0
1978 27 NOR LLB 16 16 0 5 0 0
1979 28 NOR 16 0 0 1 9 0
Career 88 43 8 224 3 83 2 11 22 0

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
1976 25 NOR LLB 14 13 2 12
1977 26 NOR LLB 14 14 1 6
Career 88 43 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1976 NFL 2 (4)
1977 NFL 1 (8)

Fumbles Recovered

1978 NFL 5 (4)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1976 NFL 142 (4)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1976 NFL 2 (2-- 24)
1977 NFL 1 (1)

Career 3 (106)

Long Intercep. Return

1976 NFL 83 (2)
1977 NFL 57 (9)

     

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)