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Mike Merriweather

Michael Lamar Merriweather

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 230 lbs.

Born: November 26, 1960 in Albany, NY
College: Pacific   (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (70th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 73 (556th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

57 57 97 58

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Fine Details  · Last updated Jun 19, 2013 12:25PM
All-Time Rank: #699. Ed McCaffrey… #700. Paul Hornung… #701. Bob Breunig… #702. MIKE MERRIWEATHER… #703. Tim Harris… #704. Carl Banks… #705. Roy Jefferson… 

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
1982 22 PIT 57 9 0 1
1983 23 PIT LOLB 57 16 16 0.5 3 55 1 31 0 0 0 2 0 0 9
1984* 24 PIT LOLB 57 16 16 15.0 2 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 13
1985* 25 PIT LOLB 57 16 16 4.0 2 36 1 35 0 0 1 0 0 0 11
1986* 26 PIT LOLB 57 16 16 6.0 2 14 0 11 0 0 0 2 18 0 12
1987 27 PIT LOLB 57 12 12 5.5 2 26 0 15 0 0 0 4 4 0 9
1989 29 MIN RLB 57 15 15 3.5 3 29 1 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8
1990 30 MIN RLB 57 16 16 2.5 3 108 0 73 0 0 0 4 44 1 10
1991 31 MIN RLB 57 16 16 1.0 1 22 1 22 0 8
1992 32 MIN RLB 57 16 16 3.0 0 0 2 3 0 8
1993 33 2TM 1 0 0
NYJ 58 1 0 0
GNB 97 0 0 0
Career 149 139 41.0 18 299 4 73 0 0 1 16 69 1 1 89
6 yrs PIT 85 76 31.0 11 140 2 35 0 0 1 9 22 0 55
4 yrs MIN 63 63 10.0 7 159 2 73 0 0 0 7 47 1 1 34

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
1982 22 PIT 57 9 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
1986* 26 PIT LOLB 57 16 16 1 27 0 27 27.0 27
Career 149 139 1 3 0 3 3.0 1 27 0 27 27.0 30

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1983 23 PIT LOLB 57 16 16 1 1 6
1985* 25 PIT LOLB 57 16 16 1 1 6
1989 29 MIN RLB 57 15 15 1 1 1 8
1990 30 MIN RLB 57 16 16 1 1 6
1991 31 MIN RLB 57 16 16 1 1 6
Career 149 139 1 4 5 1 32
6 yrs PIT 85 76 2 2 12
4 yrs MIN 63 63 1 2 3 1 20
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Dwayne Rudd, Roger Zatkoff, Brian M. Williams, Randy Gradishar, Brad Dusek, Ross Brupbacher, Donnie Edwards, Tom Catlin, Myron Pottios, Rickey Jackson*
4 Dewey Selmon, Hugh Green, Paul Naumoff, Pat Swilling, Joey Porter, Shawne Merriman, Brad Dusek, Donnie Edwards, Nick Buoniconti*, Myron Pottios
5 Hugh Green, LaVar Arrington, Myron Pottios, Brad Dusek, Bobby Bell*, Vaughan Johnson, Dewey Selmon, Paul Naumoff, Dave R. Lewis, Greg Lloyd
6 Vaughan Johnson, Wayne Robinson, Brad Dusek, Bob Breunig, Hugh Green, LaVar Arrington, Dave Wilcox*, Walt Michaels, Les Richter*, Matt Blair
7 Wayne H. Walker, Myron Pottios, Fred Carr, Wayne Robinson, Keith Brooking, Gerald Irons, Chip Banks, Hugh Green, Greg Brezina, Julian Peterson
8 Myron Pottios, Chip Banks, Doug Swift, Bryce Paup, Keith Brooking, Gerald Irons, Wayne H. Walker, Fred Carr, Fredd Young, Michael Brooks
9 LaVern Torgeson, Peter Boulware, Keith Brooking, Fred Carr, Chip Banks, Wayne H. Walker, Lee Roy Jordan, Myron Pottios, Julian Peterson, Vaughan Johnson
10 Frank LeMaster, Keith Brooking, Jamie Sharper, Fred Carr, Chip Banks, Dexter Coakley, Bryce Paup, Greg Brezina, Donnie Edwards, Clay Matthews
11 Bill Svoboda, Keith Brooking, Chip Banks, Greg Brezina, Donnie Edwards, John Reger, Roy Winston, Jamie Sharper, Fred Carr, Wayne H. Walker
Career Bill Svoboda, Keith Brooking, Chip Banks, Jamie Sharper, Fred Carr, Dexter Coakley, Bob Breunig, Chuck Drazenovich, Chris Spielman, Tommy Nobis

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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

All-Pro Teams