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Sam Mills

Samuel Davis Mills Jr.

Position: LB
Height: 5-9    Weight: 229 lbs.
Born: June 3, 1959 in Neptune, NJ
College: Montclair State

Career AV: 100 (132nd overall since 1950)

5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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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
1986 27 NOR LILB 51 16 13 1 0 1 0 0 92 6
1987* 28 NOR LILB 51 12 12 1 0 3 0 0 58 11
1988* 29 NOR LILB 51 16 16 0 0 4 0 0 105 12
1989 30 NOR LILB 51 16 15 3.0 2 0 1 0 0 95 7
1990 31 NOR LILB 51 16 14 0.5 2 0 1 0 0 112 7
1991* 32 NOR LILB 51 16 16 1.0 2 13 0 8 2 0 2 0 0 102 17
1992* 33 NOR LILB 51 16 16 3.0 1 10 0 10 4 0 3 76 1 130 16
1993 34 NOR lilb 51 9 7 2.0 2 0 1 30 1 85 4
1994 35 NOR LILB 51 16 16 1.0 1 10 0 10 2 0 1 0 0 115 40 7
1995 36 CAR LILB 51 16 16 4.5 5 58 1 36 5 0 4 7 0 86 24 12
1996*+ 37 CAR LILB 51 16 16 5.5 1 10 0 10 0 0 2 41 1 90 32 18
1997 38 CAR LILB 51 16 16 1 18 0 18 1 1 0 0 0 72 27 8
Career 181 173 20.5 11 119 1 36 22 1 23 154 3 1142 123 125
9 yrs NOR 133 125 10.5 4 33 0 10 16 0 17 106 2 894 40 87
3 yrs CAR 48 48 10.0 7 86 1 36 6 1 6 48 1 248 83 38

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1997 38 CAR LILB 51 16 16 2 12 0 12 6.0 12
Career 181 173 2 12 0 12 6.0 12

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
1992* 33 NOR LILB 51 16 16 1 1 6
1993 34 NOR lilb 51 9 7 1 1 6
1995 36 CAR LILB 51 16 16 1 1 6
1996*+ 37 CAR LILB 51 16 16 1 1 6
Career 181 173 3 1 4 24
9 yrs NOR 133 125 2 2 12
3 yrs CAR 48 48 1 1 2 12

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Sam Cowart, Ray Lewis, Jeff Siemon, LaVar Arrington, Doug Swift, Peter Boulware, Willie McGinest, Rickey Jackson, Maxie Baughan, Shane Conlan
4 Dave Wilcox*, Harry Carson*, Skip Vanderbundt, Jamie Sharper, Les Richter, Bill George*, Terrell Suggs, Julian Peterson, Peter Boulware, Mike Stratton
5 Nick Barnett, Stan West, Terrell Suggs, Dexter Coakley, E.J. Holub, Jamie Sharper, Al Wilson, Larry Grantham, Vaughan Johnson, Dave Wilcox*
6 Terrell Suggs, Lee Roy Caffey, Bryan Cox, Dan Currie, Cornelius Bennett, Stan West, Shane Conlan, Jerry Robinson, Tom Jackson, Chris Spielman
7 Randy Gradishar, Chad Brown, Dave Robinson, Bobby Bell*, Zach Thomas, Maxie Baughan, Tom Jackson, Rickey Jackson, Bill Bergey, Jeff Siemon
8 Chad Brown, Jeremiah Trotter, Tom Jackson, Dave Robinson, Ray Nitschke*, Ted Hendricks*, Seth Joyner, Randy Gradishar, Mike Stratton, Joey Porter
9 Joe Fortunato, Chad Brown, Jeremiah Trotter, Dave Robinson, Ray Nitschke*, Seth Joyner, Chris Hanburger, Tom Jackson, Charles Haley, Joey Porter
10 Dave Robinson, Joe Fortunato, Chad Brown, Ray Nitschke*, Seth Joyner, Charles Haley, Jeff Siemon, Tom Jackson, Joey Porter, Cornelius Bennett
11 Willie Lanier*, Sam Huff*, Chris Hanburger, Ray Nitschke*, Randy Gradishar, Joe Fortunato, Dave Robinson, Bobby Bell*, Karl Mecklenburg, Isiah Robertson
12 Sam Huff*, Willie Lanier*, Ray Nitschke*, Chris Hanburger, Joe Fortunato, Bobby Bell*, Ted Hendricks*, Zach Thomas, Isiah Robertson, Dave Robinson
Career Willie Lanier*, Sam Huff*, Joe Fortunato, Randy Gradishar, Karl Mecklenburg, Dave Robinson, Andre Tippett*, Bill Bergey, Chuck Howley, Maxie Baughan

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1987
1988
1991
1992
1996

First-Team All-Pro

1996

Non-Offensive TDs

1993 NFL 1 (10)
Career 4 (176)

Games Started

Career 173 (164)

Fumbles Recovered

1995 NFL 4 (6)
Career 23 (51)

Fumble Return Yds

1992 NFL 76 (2)
Career 154 (26)

Fumble Return TD

1992 NFL 1 (2)
1993 NFL 1 (2)
1996 NFL 1 (1)
Career 3 (8)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1995 NFL 1 (5)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1991Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1992Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1995UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1996Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL