Andre Tippett

Andre Bernard Tippett (twitter: @AndreTippett)

Position: LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 240 lbs.

Born: December 27, 1959 in Birmingham, AL
College: Iowa (school history)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 2nd round (41st overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (10544th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2008, finalist in 2007

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All-Time Rank: #177. Will Shields… #178. Gene Lipscomb… #179. Pat Fischer… #180. ANDRE TIPPETT… #181. Ken Riley… #182. Tim Brown… #183. Jack Christiansen…

All-Time Rank: #177. Will Shields… #178. Gene Lipscomb… #179. Pat Fischer… #180. ANDRE TIPPETT… #181. Ken Riley… #182. Tim Brown… #183. Jack Christiansen…

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
1982	23	NWE	lb	56	9	1							0	0	1	0	0				0
1983	24	NWE	LOLB	56	15	13	8.5						0	0	1	0	0				0
1984*	25	NWE	LOLB	56	16	16	18.5														0
1985*+	26	NWE	LOLB	56	16	16	16.5						0	0	4	25	1				0
1986*	27	NWE	LOLB	56	11	11	9.5						0	0	1	0	0				0
1987*+	28	NWE	LOLB	56	13	13	12.5						0	0	3	29	1				0
1988*	29	NWE	LOLB	56	12	11	7.0														0
1990	31	NWE	lolb/ROLB	56	13	13	3.5						0	0	2	7	0				0
1991	32	NWE	LOLB	56	16	16	8.5	1	10	0	10	0	0	0	3	0	0				0
1992	33	NWE	LOLB	56	14	13	7.0														0
1993	34	NWE	LOLB	56	16	16	8.5						0	0	4	14	0				0
Career					151	139	100.0	1	42	0	32	0	0	0	19	75	2				0

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FblTD	AllTD	Pts
1985*+	26	NWE	LOLB	56	16	16	1	1	6
1987*+	28	NWE	LOLB	56	13	13	1	1	6
Career					151	139	2	2	12

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Julian Peterson, Ross Brupbacher, Cato June, Bo Harris, Matt Blair, Paul Naumoff, Bob Grant, Doug Buffone, Rocky McIntosh, Mark Fields
4	Randy Gradishar, Wilber Marshall, Lee Roy Caffey, Cornelius Bennett, John Mobley, Chad Brown, Bryan Cox, Julian Peterson, Kevin Hardy, Joey Porter
5	Charles Haley, Cornelius Bennett, LaVar Arrington, Wilber Marshall, Dave Robinson*, Bryan Cox, Randall Godfrey, Greg Lloyd, Joey Porter, Dan Currie
6	Randy Gradishar, Greg Lloyd, Lance Briggs, Derrick Brooks, Dave Robinson, Bill George, Dan Currie, Chad Brown, Charles Haley, Bobby Bell*
7	Randy Gradishar, Lance Briggs, Bobby Bell, Greg Lloyd, Derrick Brooks, Dave Robinson, Bill George, Ted Hendricks, Phil Villapiano, Chad Brown
8	Lance Briggs, Jason Gildon, Jessie Armstead, Dave Robinson, Ted Hendricks, Randy Gradishar, Chad Brown, Mike Curtis, Jeremiah Trotter, Walt Michaels
9	Lance Briggs, Charles Haley, Jason Gildon, Jessie Armstead, Dave Robinson, Karl Mecklenburg, Dan Currie, Greg Lloyd, Chris Hanburger, Joe Fortunato
10	Charles Haley, Lance Briggs, Jessie Armstead, Jason Gildon, Dave Robinson*, Greg Lloyd, Phil Villapiano, Joe Fortunato, Chad Brown, Jeremiah Trotter
11	Charles Haley, Jessie Armstead, Jason Gildon, Greg Lloyd, Lance Briggs, Dave Robinson*, Kevin Greene, Phil Villapiano, Chad Brown, Joe Fortunato
Career	Charles Haley, Kevin Greene, Jessie Armstead, Dave Robinson, Dave Wilcox, Jason Gildon, Walt Michaels, Joey Porter, Greg Lloyd, Wilber Marshall

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1980s Team	Pro Bowls 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988	First-Team All-Pro 1985 1987	Approximate Value 1985 NFL 19 (1) 1987 NFL 18 (1)
Non-Offensive TDs 1985 NFL 1 (7) 1987 NFL 1 (6)	Fumbles Recovered 1993 NFL 4 (8) Career 19 (109)	Fumble Return TD 1985 NFL 1 (1) 1987 NFL 1 (1) Career 2 (39)	Sacks 1984 NFL 18.5 (2/16) 1985 NFL 16.5 (2/37) 1987 NFL 12.5 (2) Career 100.0 (29)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1984	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1984	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1985	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1985	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1985	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1985	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1985	1st Team	All-NFL	Sporting News
1986	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1986	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1986	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1986	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1987	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1987	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1987	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1987	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1987	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1987	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1988	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1988	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1988	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1988	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.

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