Mike Merriweather

Michael Lamar Merriweather

Position: LB

6-2, 230lb (188cm, 104kg)

Born: November 26, 1960 in Albany, NY

College: Pacific (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 73 (575th overall since 1960)

High School: Vallejo (CA)

Draft: Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (70th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft.

3x Pro Bowl

+3

SUMMARY

Career

G

149

AV

89

Sk

41.0

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty	AV	Awards
1982	22	PIT	LB	57	9	0			0				0	0	0	0	0.0		1
1983	23	PIT	LOLB	57	16	16	3	55	1	31			0	2	0	0	0.5		10
1984*	24	PIT	LOLB	57	16	16	2	9	0	8			0	1	0	0	15.0		13	PB
1985*	25	PIT	LOLB	57	16	16	2	36	1	35			1	0	0	0	4.0		11	PB
1986*	26	PIT	LOLB	57	16	16	2	14	0	11			0	2	18	0	6.0		12	PB
1987	27	PIT	LOLB	57	12	12	2	26	0	15			0	4	4	0	5.5		9
1988		Missed season - Contract dispute
1989	29	MIN	RLB	57	15	15	3	29	1	15			0	1	0	0	3.5	1	8
1990	30	MIN	RLB	57	16	16	3	108	0	73			0	4	44	1	2.5		9
1991	31	MIN	RLB	57	16	16	1	22	1	22			0	0	0	0	1.0		8
1992	32	MIN	RLB	57	16	16			0				0	2	3	0	3.0		8
1993	33	2TM	LB		1	0			0			0	0	0	0	0	0.0		0
		GNB	LB	97	0	0			0			0	0	0	0	0	0.0		0
		NYJ	LB	58	1	0			0			0					0.0		0
Career					149	139	18	299	4	73		0	1	16	69	1	41.0	1	89
6 yrs		PIT			85	76	11	140	2	35			1	9	22	0	31.0		56
4 yrs		MIN			63	63	7	159	2	73			0	7	47	1	10.0	1	33
1 yr		GNB			0	0			0							0	0.0		0
1 yr		NYJ			1	0			0								0.0		0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1982	22	PIT	LB	1	0											0.0
1983	23	PIT	LOLB	1	1			0			0	0	0	0	0	0.0
1984*	24	PIT	LOLB	2	2			0			0	0	0	0	0	1.0
1992	32	MIN	RLB	1	1			0			0	0	0	0	0	0.0
1993	33	GNB	LB	2	0							0	0	0	0	0.0
Career				7	4			0							0	1.0
3 yrs		PIT		4	3			0							0	1.0
1 yr		GNB		2	0										0	0.0
1 yr		MIN		1	1			0							0	0.0

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Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1982	22	PIT	LB	57	9	0	1	3	0	3	3.0			0			3
1986*	26	PIT	LOLB	57	16	16			0			1	27	0	27	27.0	59
Career					149	139	1	3	0	3	3.0	1	27	0	27	27.0	398
6 yrs		PIT			85	76	1	3	0	3	3.0	1	27	0	27	27.0	192
4 yrs		MIN			63	63			0					0			206
1 yr		GNB			0	0			0					0			0
1 yr		NYJ			1	0			0					0			0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	2PA	D2P	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
1983	23	PIT	LOLB	57	16	16						1		1									6	0.4
1985*	25	PIT	LOLB	57	16	16						1		1									6	0.4
1989	29	MIN	RLB	57	15	15						1		1								1	8	0.5
1990	30	MIN	RLB	57	16	16					1			1									6	0.4
1991	31	MIN	RLB	57	16	16						1		1									6	0.4
Career					149	139					1	4		5			0					1	32	.2
6 yrs		PIT			85	76						2		2			0						12	.1
4 yrs		MIN			63	63					1	2		3			0					1	20	.3
1 yr		GNB			0	0											0						0
1 yr		NYJ			1	0											0						0	0.0

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PFR HOF Monitor: 38.45 (70th among OLB, average HOF OLB is 106.40)

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