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Steve Nelson
Steven Lee Nelson
Position: LB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: April 26, 1951 in Farmington, MN
College: Augsburg, North Dakota State
3-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 2nd round (34th overall) of the 1974 Draft
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1974 | 23 | NWE | LILB | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 24 | NWE | LILB | 14 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 25 | NWE | LILB | 10 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1977 | 26 | NWE | LILB | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 27 | NWE | LILB | 14 | 14 | 5 | 104 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979 | 28 | NWE | LILB | 15 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1980* | 29 | NWE | LILB | 16 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1981 | 30 | NWE | LILB | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | 31 | NWE | LILB | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | 32 | NWE | lilb | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1984* | 33 | NWE | LILB | 16 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1985* | 34 | NWE | LILB | 15 | 15 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 35 | NWE | LILB | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| 1987 | 36 | NWE | LILB | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 174 | 171 | 8.0 | 17 | 226 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Games Started |
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)
All-Pro Teams
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1978 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1979 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1980 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1980 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1980 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1980 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1984 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1984 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1985 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. |