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Ed O'Neil

Edward William O'Neil

Position: LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 236 lbs.
Born: September 8, 1952 in Warren, PA
College: Penn State

Career AV: 34 (2593rd overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1974 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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
1974 22 DET 55 14 0 1
1975 23 DET rlb 55 14 6 0 2 49 1 6
1976 24 DET 55 14 4 1 16 0 16 4
1977 25 DET MLB 55 14 11 0 2 52 1 8
1978 26 DET MLB 55 16 16 4 49 0 31 0 1 0 0 8
1979 27 DET LLB 55 16 12 6
1980 28 GNB LILB 56 12 11 0 2 26 0 5
Career 100 60 5 65 0 31 0 7 127 2 38
6 yrs DET 88 49 5 65 0 31 0 5 101 2 33
1 yr GNB 12 11 0 2 26 0 5

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1976 24 DET 55 14 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 32 32.0 1 32 0.1 2.3 32 1 0
1978 26 DET MLB 55 16 16 1 25 0 25 25.0 1.6 0.1 25 0 0
1979 27 DET LLB 55 16 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
Career 100 60 2 25 0 25 12.5 0.3 0.0 1 32 32.0 1 32 0.0 0.3 57 1 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1975 23 DET rlb 55 14 6 1 1 6
1976 24 DET 55 14 4 1 1 6
1977 25 DET MLB 55 14 11 1 1 6
Career 100 60 1 2 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Non-Offensive TDs

1975 NFL 1 (4)
1977 NFL 1 (8)

Fumble Return Yds

1975 NFL 49 (7)
1977 NFL 52 (3)
Career 127 (52)

Fumble Return TD

1975 NFL 1 (1)

1977 NFL 1 (2)
Career 2 (37)

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