Steven Lee Nelson
Position: LB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: April 26, 1951 in Farmington, MN
College: Augsburg, North Dakota St.
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 2nd round (34th overall) of the 1974 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 74 (533rd overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #681. Bernie Kosar… #682. Ordell Braase… #683. Anthony Miller… #684. STEVE NELSON… #685. Roy Winston… #686. Joey Galloway… #687. Dwight White… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1974 | 23 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1975 | 24 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 25 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1977 | 26 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 27 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 104 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1979 | 28 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1980* | 29 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 1981 | 30 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 12 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | 31 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 9 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | 32 | NWE | lilb | 57 | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1984* | 33 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 16 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
| 1985* | 34 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 15 | 15 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1986 | 35 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1987 | 36 | NWE | LILB | 57 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Career | 174 | 171 | 8.0 | 17 | 226 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 101 | |||||||
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Fumbles Recovered
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1979 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1980 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1984 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1984 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1985 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |