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Dan Saleaumua

Raymond Daniel Saleaumua

Position: DT-NT-DE
Height: 6-0    Weight: 305 lbs.
Born: November 11, 1964 in San Diego, CA
College: Arizona State

Career AV: 63 (786th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 7th round (175th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft.

97 97 97

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
1987 23 DET 97 9 0 2.0 16 1
1988 24 DET 97 16 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 11 1
1989 25 KAN nt 97 16 8 2.0 1 21 0 21 0 0 5 2 0 73 7
1990 26 KAN NT 97 16 16 7.0 0 0 6 0 1 88 10
1991 27 KAN NT 97 16 16 1.5 0 0 2 0 0 76 1 8
1992 28 KAN RDT/nt 97 16 16 6.0 0 0 1 0 0 81 8
1993 29 KAN RDE 97 16 16 3.5 1 13 0 13 1 0 1 16 1 61 7
1994 30 KAN RDT 97 14 14 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 23 5 6
1995* 31 KAN RDT 97 16 16 7.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 47 8 14
1996 32 KAN RDT 97 15 14 28 5 1 7
1997 33 SEA RDT 97 16 9 3.5 1 0 1 0 0 30 12 1 5
1998 34 SEA ldt 97 11 6 12 4 3
Career 177 131 35.5 3 34 0 21 4 1 18 18 2 546 34 3 77
8 yrs KAN 125 116 28.0 3 34 0 21 3 0 17 18 2 477 18 2 67
2 yrs DET 25 0 4.0 0 1 0 0 0 27 2
2 yrs SEA 27 15 3.5 1 0 1 0 0 42 16 1 8

Kick & Punt Returns

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 DET 97 9 0 3 57 0 21 19.0 57
1988 24 DET 97 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1989 25 KAN nt 97 16 8 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
Career 177 131 5 65 0 21 13.0 65
8 yrs KAN 125 116 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
2 yrs DET 25 0 4 57 0 21 14.3 57

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1990 26 KAN NT 97 16 16 1 1 6
1991 27 KAN NT 97 16 16 1 2
1993 29 KAN RDE 97 16 16 1 1 6
1996 32 KAN RDT 97 15 14 1 2
1997 33 SEA RDT 97 16 9 1 2
Career 177 131 2 2 3 18
8 yrs KAN 125 116 2 2 2 16
2 yrs SEA 27 15 1 2

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1995

Non-Offensive TDs

1990 NFL 1 (8)
1993 NFL 1 (10)

Fumbles Recovered

1989 NFL 5 (6)
1990 NFL 6 (2/44)
Career 18 (124)

Fumble Return TD

1990 NFL 1 (2)
1993 NFL 1 (2)
Career 2 (37)

Safeties

1991 NFL 1 (2/18)
1996 NFL 1 (2/18)
1997 NFL 1 (1/18)

Career 3 (3)

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

All-Pro Teams

1990Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1995Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.