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Richard Seymour

Richard Vershaun Seymour

Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-6    Weight: 310 lbs.
Born: October 6, 1979 in Gadsden, SC
College: Georgia

Career AV: 76 (445th overall since 1950)

5-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 2001 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
2001 22 NWE RDE 93 13 10 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 25 20 6
2002* 23 NWE RDE 93 16 16 5.5 1 6 0 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 33 23 9
2003*+ 24 NWE RDT 93 15 14 8.0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 35 20 17
2004*+ 25 NWE RDE 93 15 15 5.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 68 1 25 15 14
2005*+ 26 NWE RDE 93 12 12 4.0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 36 11 13
2006* 27 NWE RDE 93 16 15 4.0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 24 17 15
2007 28 NWE rde 93 9 8 1.5 0 0 0 0 1 15 8 4
2008 29 NWE RDE 93 15 15 8.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 34 18 9
2009 30 OAK 92 8 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 10
Career 119 105 43.0 2 6 0 6 30 4 0 6 68 1 245 142 87
8 yrs NWE 111 105 39.0 2 6 0 6 29 3 0 6 68 1 227 132 87
1 yr RAI 8 4.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 10

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
2004*+ 25 NWE RDE 93 15 15 1 1 6
Career 119 105 1 1 6

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

First-Team All-Pro

2003
2004
2005

Playoff Games

Active 15 (11)
Career 15 (194)

Playoff Games Started

Active 13 (8)
Career 13 (148)

Fumble Return Yds

2004 NFL 68 (6)

Fumble Return TD

2004 NFL 1 (3)

Sacks

Career 43.0 (176)

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

All-Pro Teams

2002Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
2003Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
2004Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
2005Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
2006Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL