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1997 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 6-9-1, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 317 points (19.8/g), 19th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 372 points (23.2/g), 24th.
Differential of -55 points (-3.4/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 6.5-9.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 24th.
Coached by Ray Rhodes (6-9-1)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Ty Detmer | 30 | 4 | 7 | 134 for 244, 1,567 yards, 7 td, 6 int, & 14 rushes for 46 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 230th pick / 1992 |
| QB | Bobby Hoying | 25 | 1 | 6 | 128 for 225, 1,573 yards, 11 td, 6 int, & 16 rushes for 78 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 85th pick / 1996 |
| RB | Ricky Watters | 28 | 5 | 16 | 285 rushes for 1,110 yards, 7 td, & 48 catches for 440 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1991 |
| FB | Kevin Turner | 28 | 5 | 10 | 18 rushes for 96 yards, 0 td, & 48 catches for 443 yards and 3 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 71st pick / 1992 |
| WR | Irving Fryar* | 35 | 13 | 16 | 86 catches for 1,316 yards, 6 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| WR | Michael Timpson | 30 | 8 | 10 | 42 catches for 484 yards, 2 td | New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1989 |
| WR | Freddie Solomon | 25 | 1 | 5 | 29 catches for 455 yards, 3 td | |
| TE | Jimmie Johnson | 31 | 8 | 11 | 14 catches for 177 yards, 1 td | Washington Redskins / 12th / 316th pick / 1989 |
| LT | Jermane Mayberry | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 25th pick / 1996 |
| LG | Joe Panos | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 77th pick / 1994 |
| C | Steve Everitt | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1993 |
| RG | Ian Beckles | 30 | 7 | 8 | 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 114th pick / 1990 |
| RG | Jerry Crafts | 29 | 5 | 6 | Indianapolis Colts / 11th / 292nd pick / 1991 |
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| RT | Barrett Brooks | 25 | 2 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 58th pick / 1995 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Greg Jefferson | 26 | 2 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1995 |
| LDT | Hollis Thomas | 23 | 1 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Rhett Hall | 29 | 6 | 15 | 8.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 147th pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Mike Mamula | 24 | 2 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1995 |
| LLB | Darrin Smith | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| LLB | James Darling | 23 | Rook | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 57th pick / 1997 |
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| LLB | Ray Farmer | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 121st pick / 1996 |
| MLB | James Willis | 25 | 4 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 119th pick / 1993 |
| RLB | William Thomas | 29 | 6 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 104th pick / 1991 |
| LCB | Troy Vincent | 26 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 7th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Charles Dimry | 31 | 9 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| RCB | Bobby Taylor | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 50th pick / 1995 |
| SS | Mike Zordich | 34 | 10 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 235th pick / 1986 |
| FS | Brian Dawkins | 24 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 61st pick / 1996 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chris Boniol | 26 | 3 | 0 | 22 of 31 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Tom Hutton | 25 | 2 | 0 | 87 punts for a 42.1 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Mark Seay | 30 | 4 | 2 | 16 punt returns for a 10.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Duce Staley | 22 | Rook | 0 | 47 kick returns for a 24.2 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 71st pick / 1997 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Justin Armour | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Stanford | 1/1/1973 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 113th pick / 1995 |
| Ian Beckles | 30 | G | 9 | 8 | 300 | 6-1 | Indiana | 7/20/1967 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 114th pick / 1990 |
| Chris Boniol | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 169 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 12/9/1971 | 3 | |
| Barrett Brooks | 25 | T | 16 | 14 | 325 | 6-5 | Kansas State | 5/5/1972 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 58th pick / 1995 |
| DeAuntae Brown | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Central State (OH) | 4/28/1974 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 227th pick / 1997 |
| Lonny Calicchio | 25 | P | 2 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/24/1972 | Rook | |
| Willie Clark | 25 | DB | 16 | 2 | 186 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 1/6/1972 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1994 |
| Darion Conner | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 9/28/1967 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 27th pick / 1990 |
| Jerry Crafts | 29 | T-G | 15 | 6 | 343 | 6-5 | Louisville,Oklahoma | 1/6/1968 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 11th / 292nd pick / 1991 |
| James Darling | 23 | LB | 16 | 6 | 247 | 6-1 | Washington State | 12/29/1974 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 57th pick / 1997 |
| Brian Dawkins | 24 | DB | 15 | 15 | 210 | 6-0 | Clemson | 10/13/1973 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 61st pick / 1996 |
| Richard Dent | 37 | DE | 15 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 12/13/1960 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| Ty Detmer | 30 | QB | 8 | 7 | 189 | 6-0 | BYU | 10/30/1967 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 230th pick / 1992 |
| Charles Dimry | 31 | DB | 15 | 9 | 176 | 6-0 | UNLV | 1/31/1966 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| Troy Drake | 25 | T | 9 | 2 | 294 | 6-6 | Indiana | 5/15/1972 | 2 | |
| Jason Dunn | 24 | TE | 15 | 4 | 276 | 6-6 | Eastern Kentucky | 11/15/1973 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 54th pick / 1996 |
| Charles Emanuel | 24 | DB | 5 | 1 | 196 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 6/3/1973 | Rook | |
| Steve Everitt | 27 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Michigan | 8/21/1970 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1993 |
| Ray Farmer | 23 | LB | 14 | 5 | 225 | 6-3 | Duke | 7/1/1974 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 121st pick / 1996 |
| DeShawn Fogle | 22 | LB | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Kansas State | 4/1/1975 | Rook | |
| Irving Fryar* | 35 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 9/28/1962 | 13 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| Charlie Garner | 25 | RB | 16 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 2/13/1972 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1994 |
| Mel J. Gray | 36 | RB-WR | 3 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Purdue | 3/16/1961 | 11 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Rhett Hall | 29 | DT | 15 | 15 | 270 | 6-2 | California | 12/5/1968 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 147th pick / 1991 |
| Andy Harmon | 28 | DT-DE | 5 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Kent State | 4/6/1969 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 156th pick / 1991 |
| Jon Harris | 23 | DE | 8 | 4 | 300 | 6-7 | Virginia | 6/9/1974 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 25th pick / 1997 |
| Jeff Herrod | 31 | LB | 10 | 2 | 249 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 7/29/1966 | 9 | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 243rd pick / 1988 |
| Bobby Hoying | 25 | QB | 7 | 6 | 221 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 9/20/1972 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 85th pick / 1996 |
| Tom Hutton | 25 | P-K | 16 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/8/1972 | 2 | |
| Ed Jasper | 24 | DT-NT | 10 | 1 | 293 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 1/18/1973 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 198th pick / 1997 |
| Greg Jefferson | 26 | DE | 12 | 11 | 280 | 6-3 | Central Florida | 8/31/1971 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1995 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 31 | TE | 16 | 11 | 252 | 6-2 | Howard | 10/6/1966 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 316th pick / 1989 |
| Chris T. Jones | 26 | WR | 4 | 1 | 209 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/7/1971 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 78th pick / 1995 |
| Jimmie Jones | 31 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 1/9/1966 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 64th pick / 1990 |
| N.D. Kalu | 22 | DE | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Rice | 8/3/1975 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 152nd pick / 1997 |
| Randy Kinder | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/4/1975 | Rook | |
| Chad Lewis | 26 | TE | 16 | 3 | 252 | 6-6 | BYU | 10/5/1971 | Rook | |
| Mike Mamula | 24 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-4 | Boston College | 8/14/1973 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1995 |
| Jermane Mayberry | 24 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/29/1973 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 25th pick / 1996 |
| Tim McTyer | 22 | DB | 10 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | BYU | 12/14/1975 | Rook | |
| Bubba Miller | 24 | C | 13 | 3 | 305 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/24/1973 | Rook | |
| Joe Panos | 26 | G-C | 13 | 13 | 300 | 6-3 | Wisconsin,Wisconsin-Whitewater | 1/24/1971 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 77th pick / 1994 |
| Rodney Peete | 31 | QB | 5 | 3 | 230 | 6-0 | USC | 3/16/1966 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| Mark Seay | 30 | WR | 12 | 2 | 175 | 6-0 | Long Beach State | 4/11/1967 | 4 | |
| Darrin Smith | 27 | LB | 7 | 7 | 236 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/15/1970 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| Freddie Solomon | 25 | WR | 15 | 5 | 180 | 5-10 | South Carolina State | 8/15/1972 | 1 | |
| Duce Staley | 22 | RB | 16 | 0 | 242 | 5-11 | South Carolina | 2/27/1975 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 71st pick / 1997 |
| Matt Stevens | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Appalachian State | 6/14/1973 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 87th pick / 1996 |
| Bobby Taylor | 24 | DB | 6 | 5 | 216 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 12/28/1973 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 50th pick / 1995 |
| Hollis Thomas | 23 | DT | 16 | 16 | 306 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 1/10/1974 | 1 | |
| William Thomas | 29 | LB | 14 | 14 | 223 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 8/13/1968 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 104th pick / 1991 |
| Michael Timpson | 30 | WR | 15 | 10 | 178 | 5-10 | Penn State | 6/6/1967 | 8 | New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1989 |
| Kevin Turner | 28 | FB | 16 | 10 | 231 | 6-1 | Alabama | 6/12/1969 | 5 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 71st pick / 1992 |
| Morris Unutoa | 26 | C | 16 | 0 | 284 | 6-1 | BYU | 3/10/1971 | 1 | |
| Troy Vincent | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 6/8/1971 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 7th pick / 1992 |
| Al Wallace | 23 | DE | 1 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Maryland | 3/25/1974 | Rook | |
| Tim Watson | 27 | DB | 3 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Howard | 8/13/1970 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 156th pick / 1993 |
| Ricky Watters | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 217 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/7/1969 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1991 |
| James Willis | 25 | LB | 15 | 15 | 237 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/2/1972 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 119th pick / 1993 |
| Derrick Witherspoon | 26 | RB | 3 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Clemson | 2/14/1971 | 2 | |
| Antwuan Wyatt | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Bethune-Cookman | 7/18/1975 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 190th pick / 1997 |
| Mike Zandofsky | 32 | G | 5 | 2 | 300 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/30/1965 | 8 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1989 |
| Mike Zordich | 34 | DB | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-1 | Penn State | 10/12/1963 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 235th pick / 1986 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 238.8 | 6-1.6 | 3.5 |