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Richard Wood

Richard Marlon Wood

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 224 lbs.
Born: May 31, 1953 in Elizabeth, NJ
College: USC

Career AV: 49 (1443rd overall since 1950)

Drafted by the New York Jets in the 3rd round (68th overall) of the 1975 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
1975 22 NYJ rlb 58 14 5 2
1976 23 TAM RLB 54 13 10 0 2 0 0 4
1977 24 TAM RILB 54 14 14 4 86 1 30 0 1 37 1 10
1978 25 TAM RILB 54 16 16 0 1 0 0 10
1979 26 TAM RILB 54 16 16 2 37 0 24 0 2 7 0 10
1980 27 TAM RILB 54 16 16 3 76 1 55 8
1981 28 TAM RILB 54 16 16 9
1982 29 TAM 54 9 0 1
1983 30 TAM 54 16 1 1
1984 31 TAM 54 16 0 1
Career 146 94 9 199 2 55 0 6 44 1 56

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
1975 22 NYJ rlb 58 14 5 3 27 0 14 9.0 27
1984 31 TAM 54 16 0 5 43 0 16 8.6 43
Career 146 94 8 70 0 16 8.8 70
9 yrs TAM 132 89 5 43 0 16 8.6 43
1 yr NYJ 14 5 3 27 0 14 9.0 27

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1977 24 TAM RILB 54 14 14 1 1 2 12
1980 27 TAM RILB 54 16 16 1 1 6
Career 146 94 1 2 3 18

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Non-Offensive TDs

1977 NFL 2 (3)
1980 NFL 1 (6)

Fumble Return Yds

1977 NFL 37 (8)

Fumble Return TD

1977 NFL 1 (2)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1977 NFL 1 (1)

1980 NFL 1 (2)

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