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Ozzie Newsome

Ozzie Newsome Jr.

Position: TE
Height: 6-2    Weight: 232 lbs.
Born: March 16, 1956 in Muscle Shoals, AL
College: Alabama

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1999

3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 1978 Draft

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Receiving & Rushing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · GameLog · Playoffs · 100/300/100
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1978 22 CLE TE 82 16 16 38 589 15.5 2 47 2.4 36.8 13 96 2 33 7.4 6.0 0.8 685 4 1
1979 23 CLE TE 82 16 16 55 781 14.2 9 74 3.4 48.8 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 0.1 787 9 0
1980 24 CLE TE 82 16 16 51 594 11.6 3 44 3.2 37.1 2 13 0 9 6.5 0.8 0.1 607 3 2
1981* 25 CLE TE 82 16 16 69 1002 14.5 6 62 4.3 62.6 2 20 0 14 10.0 1.3 0.1 1022 6 0
1982 26 CLE TE 82 9 9 49 633 12.9 3 54 5.4 70.3 633 3 0
1983 27 CLE TE 82 16 16 89 970 10.9 6 66 5.6 60.6 970 6 0
1984*+ 28 CLE TE 82 16 15 89 1001 11.2 5 52 5.6 62.6 1001 5 0
1985* 29 CLE TE 82 16 16 62 711 11.5 5 38 3.9 44.4 711 5 0
1986 30 CLE TE 82 16 16 39 417 10.7 3 31 2.4 26.1 417 3 0
1987 31 CLE TE 82 13 13 34 375 11.0 0 25 2.6 28.8 375 0 0
1988 32 CLE TE 82 16 14 35 343 9.8 2 28 2.2 21.4 343 2 0
1989 33 CLE TE 82 16 13 29 324 11.2 1 31 1.8 20.3 324 1 0
1990 34 CLE TE 82 16 15 23 240 10.4 2 38 1.4 15.0 240 2 0
Career 198 191 662 7980 12.1 47 74 3.3 40.3 18 135 2 33 7.5 0.7 0.1 8115 49 3

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1978 22 CLE TE 82 16 16 2 29 0 24 14.5 714
Career 198 191 2 29 0 24 14.5 8144

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1978 22 CLE TE 82 16 16 1 0 0 0
1980 24 CLE TE 82 16 16 2 0 0 0
1985* 29 CLE TE 82 16 16 0 1 0 0
Career 198 191 3 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1978 22 CLE TE 82 16 16 2 2 24
1979 23 CLE TE 82 16 16 9 54
1980 24 CLE TE 82 16 16 3 18
1981* 25 CLE TE 82 16 16 6 36
1982 26 CLE TE 82 9 9 3 18
1983 27 CLE TE 82 16 16 6 36
1984*+ 28 CLE TE 82 16 15 5 30
1985* 29 CLE TE 82 16 16 5 30
1986 30 CLE TE 82 16 16 3 18
1988 32 CLE TE 82 16 14 2 12
1989 33 CLE TE 82 16 13 1 6
1990 34 CLE TE 82 16 15 2 12
Career 198 191 2 47 294

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1981
1984
1985

1st-team All-Pro

1984

Receptions

1982 NFL 49 (4)
1983 NFL 89 (2)
1984 NFL 89 (2)
Career 662 (36)

Receiving Yds

1982 NFL 633 (7)
Career 7980 (77)

Receiving TD

1979 NFL 9 (5)
Career 47 (120)

Long Reception

1979 NFL 74 (8)

Receiving Yds/Game

1982 NFL 70.3 (8)

Yds From Scrimmage

Career 8115 (159)

Games Started

Career 191 (77)

     

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

Glossary
1979 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1979 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1979 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1980 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1981 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1982 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1983 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1983 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1983 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1985 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL

Fantasy

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1978 22 16 TE 93 28 5 38
1979 23 16 TE 133 60 1 20
1980 24 16 TE 79 4 11 73
1981 25 16 TE 138 63 3 23
1982 26 9 TE 81 72 3 22
1983 27 16 TE 133 67 4 24
1984 28 16 TE 130 52 2 31
1985 29 16 TE 101 22 7 49
1986 30 16 TE 60 12 78
1987 31 13 TE 38 18
1988 32 16 TE 46 14
1989 33 16 TE 38 18
1990 34 16 TE 36 18
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