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Paul Palmer

Paul Woodrow Palmer

Position: RB
Height: 5-9    Weight: 184 lbs.
Born: October 14, 1964 in Bethesda, MD
College: Temple

Career AV: 14 (5410th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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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 AV
1987 23 KAN RET 26 12 1 24 155 0 35 6.5 12.9 2.0 4 27 6.8 0 10 0.3 2.3 182 0 2 3
1988 24 KAN RB 26 15 11 134 452 2 26 3.4 30.1 8.9 53 611 11.5 4 71 3.5 40.7 1063 6 7 8
1989 25 2TM RB/ 14 8 112 446 2 63 4.0 31.9 8.0 17 93 5.5 0 13 1.2 6.6 539 2 3 3
DET 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
DAL RB 26 9 8 112 446 2 63 4.0 49.6 12.4 17 93 5.5 0 13 1.9 10.3 539 2 3 3
Career 41 20 270 1053 4 63 3.9 25.7 6.6 74 731 9.9 4 71 1.8 17.8 1784 8 12 14
2 yrs KAN 27 12 158 607 2 35 3.8 22.5 5.9 57 638 11.2 4 71 2.1 23.6 1245 6 9 11
1 yr DAL 9 8 112 446 2 63 4.0 49.6 12.4 17 93 5.5 0 13 1.9 10.3 539 2 3 3

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1987 23 KAN RET 26 12 1 38 923 2 95 24.3 1105
1988 24 KAN RB 26 15 11 23 364 0 23 15.8 1427
1989 25 2TM RB/ 14 8 11 255 0 62 23.2 794
DET 25 5 0 11 255 0 62 23.2 255
Career 41 20 72 1542 2 95 21.4 3326
2 yrs KAN 27 12 61 1287 2 95 21.1 2532
1 yr DET 5 0 11 255 0 62 23.2 255

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1987 23 KAN RET 26 12 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career 41 20 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Defense & Fumbles

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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
1987 23 KAN RET 26 12 1 2 0 0 0
1988 24 KAN RB 26 15 11 7 1 0 0
1989 25 2TM RB/ 14 8 3 0 0 0
DAL RB 26 9 8 3 0 0 0
Career 41 20 12 1 0 0
2 yrs KAN 27 12 9 1 0 0
1 yr DAL 9 8 3 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1987 23 KAN RET 26 12 1 2 2 12
1988 24 KAN RB 26 15 11 2 4 6 36
1989 25 2TM RB/ 14 8 2 2 12
DAL RB 26 9 8 2 2 12
Career 41 20 4 4 2 10 60
2 yrs KAN 27 12 2 4 2 8 48
1 yr DAL 9 8 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Long Rush

1989 NFL 63 (5)

Non-Offensive TDs

1987 NFL 2 (1)

All-Purpose Yds

1988 NFL 1427 (10)

Yds/Touch

1988 NFL 6.8 (8)

Kick Returns

1987 NFL 38 (1)

Kick Return Yds

1987 NFL 923 (1)

Kick Return TD

1987 NFL 2 (1/13)
Career 2 (47)

Long Kick Return

1987 NFL 95 (2)

Yds/Kick Return

1987 NFL 24.3 (3)

Kick & Punt Returns

1987 NFL 38 (10)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1987 NFL 923 (3)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1987Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1987 23 12 RB 18 119
1988 24 15 RB 142 3 23 73
1989 25 14 RB 66 56
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