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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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View Details For: 49 Regular Season and 1 Playoff TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1978 | 22 | CLE | TE | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 633 | 12.9 | 3 | 54 | 5.4 | 70.3 | 633 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 1983 | 27 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 89 | 970 | 10.9 | 6 | 66 | 5.6 | 60.6 | 970 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| 1984*+ | 28 | CLE | TE | 16 | 15 | 89 | 1001 | 11.2 | 5 | 52 | 5.6 | 62.6 | 1001 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 1985* | 29 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 62 | 711 | 11.5 | 5 | 38 | 3.9 | 44.4 | 711 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 1986 | 30 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 39 | 417 | 10.7 | 3 | 31 | 2.4 | 26.1 | 417 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 1987 | 31 | CLE | TE | 13 | 13 | 34 | 375 | 11.0 | 0 | 25 | 2.6 | 28.8 | 375 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1988 | 32 | CLE | TE | 16 | 14 | 35 | 343 | 9.8 | 2 | 28 | 2.2 | 21.4 | 343 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1989 | 33 | CLE | TE | 16 | 13 | 29 | 324 | 11.2 | 1 | 31 | 1.8 | 20.3 | 324 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1990 | 34 | CLE | TE | 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 | |||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1978 | 22 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 24 | 14.5 | 714 | |||||
| Career | 198 | 191 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 24 | 14.5 | 8144 | ||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1978 | 22 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 24 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1985* | 29 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 198 | 191 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 22 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1979 | 23 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 9 | 54 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 24 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1981* | 25 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 26 | CLE | TE | 9 | 9 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 27 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1984*+ | 28 | CLE | TE | 16 | 15 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1985* | 29 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 30 | CLE | TE | 16 | 16 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | 32 | CLE | TE | 16 | 14 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | 33 | CLE | TE | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1990 | 34 | CLE | TE | 16 | 15 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 198 | 191 | 2 | 47 | 294 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
1st-team All-Pro |
Receptions |
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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
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 |
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| 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 | ||
| 1106 | 368 |