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Chris Spielman
Charles Christopher Spielman
Position: LB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 247 lbs.
Born: October 11, 1965 in Canton, OH
College: Ohio St. (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 2nd round (29th overall) of the 1988 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 74 (533rd overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #362. Herman Moore… #363. Butch Byrd… #364. Carnell Lake… #365. CHRIS SPIELMAN… #366. Seth Joyner… #367. Ottis Anderson… #368. Charlie Cowan… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1988 | 23 | DET | LILB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 1989* | 24 | DET | LILB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| 1990* | 25 | DET | LILB | 54 | 12 | 12 | 2.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1991*+ | 26 | DET | LILB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| 1992 | 27 | DET | LILB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| 1993 | 28 | DET | LILB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 0.5 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1994* | 29 | DET | LILB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 124 | 71 | 11 | |||||||
| 1995 | 30 | DET | MLB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 90 | 47 | 9 | |
| 1996 | 31 | BUF | LILB | 54 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 46 | 11 | ||
| 1997 | 32 | BUF | LILB | 54 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 18 | 4 | |||||||
| Career | 148 | 148 | 10.5 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 64 | 1 | 1181 | 182 | 91 | |||||
| 8 yrs | DET | 124 | 124 | 10.5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 64 | 1 | 1020 | 118 | 76 | ||||
| 2 yrs | BUF | 24 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 64 | 15 | |||||
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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First-Team All-Pro
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1989 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1992 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1994 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1995 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
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