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Pete Metzelaars

Peter Henry Metzelaars

Position: TE

6-7, 254lb (201cm, 115kg)

Born: May 24, 1960 in Three Rivers, MI

College: Wabash

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 28 (4057th overall since 1960)

High School: Central (MI)

Draft: Seattle Seahawks in the 3rd round (75th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft.

SUMMARY

Career

235

Rec

383

Yds

3686

Y/R

9.6

FantPt

538.6

Receiving & Rushing

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

Regular Season

Playoffs

Receiving & Rushing Table
					Games		Receiving												Rushing									Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Att	Yds	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1982	22	SEA	TE	88	9	2		15	152	10.1	0			26	1.7	16.9					0							15	10.1	152	0	2	2
1983	23	SEA	TE	88	16	7		7	72	10.3	1			17	0.4	4.5					0							7	10.3	72	1	0	1
1984	24	SEA	TE	88	9	4		5	80	16.0	0			25	0.6	8.9					0							5	16.0	80	0	1	1
1985	25	BUF	TE	88	16	8		12	80	6.7	1			13	0.8	5.0					0							12	6.7	80	1	0	0
1986	26	BUF	TE	88	16	16		49	485	9.9	3			44	3.1	30.3					0							49	9.9	485	3	2	4
1987	27	BUF	TE	88	12	12		28	290	10.4	0			34	2.3	24.2					0							28	10.4	290	0	3	2
1988	28	BUF	TE	88	16	16		33	438	13.3	1			35	2.1	27.4					0							33	13.3	438	1	0	5
1989	29	BUF	TE	88	16	16		18	179	9.9	2			23	1.1	11.2					0							18	9.9	179	2	0	2
1990	30	BUF	TE	88	16	5		10	60	6.0	1			12	0.6	3.8					0							10	6.0	60	1	1	1
1991	31	BUF	TE	88	16	1		5	54	10.8	2			51	0.3	3.4					0							5	10.8	54	2	0	1
1992	32	BUF	TE	88	16	7	43	30	298	9.9	6			53	1.9	18.6	69.8%	6.9			0							30	9.9	298	6	0	3
1993	33	BUF	TE	88	16	16	95	68	609	9.0	4			51	4.3	38.1	71.6%	6.4			0							68	9.0	609	4	1	6
1994	34	BUF	TE	88	16	16	68	49	428	8.7	5	24	60.3	35	3.1	26.8	72.1%	6.3			0							49	8.7	428	5	0	4
1995	35	CAR	TE	88	14	14	34	20	171	8.6	3	12	52.9	27	1.4	12.2	58.8%	5.0			0							20	8.6	171	3	0	1
1996	36	DET	TE	89	15	11	25	17	146	8.6	0	7	52.0	20	1.1	9.7	68.0%	5.8			0							17	8.6	146	0	0	2
1997	37	DET	TE	89	16	6	22	17	144	8.5	0	6	59.1	22	1.1	9.0	77.3%	6.5			0							17	8.5	144	0	0	1
Career					235	157	287	383	3686	9.6	29	49	57.0	53	1.6	15.7	70%	6.3			0							383	9.6	3686	29	10	36
10 yrs		BUF			156	113	206	302	2921	9.7	25	24	60.3	53	1.9	18.7	71.4%	6.5			0							302	9.7	2921	25	7	28
3 yrs		SEA			34	13		27	304	11.3	1			26	0.8	8.9	0%				0							27	11.3	304	1	3	4
2 yrs		DET			31	17	47	34	290	8.5	0	13	55.3	22	1.1	9.4	72.3%	6.2			0							34	8.5	290	0		3
1 yr		CAR			14	14	34	20	171	8.6	3	12	52.9	27	1.4	12.2	58.8%	5.0			0							20	8.6	171	3		1

Receiving & Rushing Table
				Games		Receiving												Rushing									Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Att	Yds	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1983	23	SEA	TE	3	3		1	5	5.0	1			5	0.3	1.7					0							1	5.0	5	1	0
1984	24	SEA	TE	2	0
1988	28	BUF	TE	2	2		2	21	10.5	0			14	1.0	10.5					0							2	10.5	21	0	0
1989	29	BUF	TE	1	1					0										0										0
1990	30	BUF	TE	3	0																										0
1991	31	BUF	TE	3	1		2	16	8.0	1			14	0.7	5.3		8.0			0							2	8.0	16	1	0
1992	32	BUF	TE	4	4	11	8	72	9.0	0			24	2.0	18.0	72.7%	6.5			0							8	9.0	72	0	0
1993	33	BUF	TE	3	3	13	10	80	8.0	0			17	3.3	26.7	76.9%	6.2			0							10	8.0	80	0	1
1997	37	DET	TE	1	0	1	0	0		0		0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0														0
Career				22	14	27	23	194	8.4	2		0.0	24	1.0	8.8	70%	6.3			0							23	8.4	194	2	1
6 yrs		BUF		16	11	26	22	189	8.6	1			24	1.4	11.8	71.4%	6.5			0							22	8.6	189	1	1
2 yrs		SEA		5	3		1	5	5.0	1			5	0.2	1.0	0%				0							1	5.0	5	1
1 yr		DET		1	0	1	0	0		0		0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0%	0.0

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Defense & Fumbles

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

Regular Season

Playoffs

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sfty
1982	22	SEA	TE	88	9	2			0				2	1	0	0	0.0
1984	24	SEA	TE	88	9	4			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1985	25	BUF	TE	88	16	8			0				0	1	2	0	0.0
1986	26	BUF	TE	88	16	16			0				2	1	0	1	0.0
1987	27	BUF	TE	88	12	12			0				3	1	0	0	0.0
1988	28	BUF	TE	88	16	16			0				0	1	0	0	0.0
1990	30	BUF	TE	88	16	5			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1993	33	BUF	TE	88	16	16			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
Career					235	157			0			0	10	5	2	1	0.0
10 yrs		BUF			156	113			0			0	7	4	2	1	0.0
3 yrs		SEA			34	13			0				3	1	0	0	0.0
2 yrs		DET			31	17			0							0	0.0
1 yr		CAR			14	14			0							0	0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sfty
1983	23	SEA	TE	3	3			0			0	0	1	0	0	0.0
1993	33	BUF	TE	3	3			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
Career				22	14			0			0	1	1	0	0	0.0
6 yrs		BUF		16	11			0			0	1	0	0	0	0.0
2 yrs		SEA		5	3			0			0	0	1	0	0	0.0
1 yr		DET		1	0										0	0.0

Kick & Punt Returns

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

Regular Season

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
1983	23	SEA	TE	88	16	7			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	72
1996	36	DET	TE	89	15	11			0			1	1	0	1	1.0	147
Career					235	157			0			2	1	0	1	0.5	3689
10 yrs		BUF			156	113			0					0			2923
3 yrs		SEA			34	13			0			1	0	0	0	0.0	304
2 yrs		DET			31	17			0			1	1	0	1	1.0	291
1 yr		CAR			14	14			0					0			171

Scoring Summary

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

Regular Season

Playoffs

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RecTD	FblTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1983	23	SEA	TE	88	16	7	1		1		6	0.4
1985	25	BUF	TE	88	16	8	1		1		6	0.4
1986	26	BUF	TE	88	16	16	3	1	4		24	1.5
1988	28	BUF	TE	88	16	16	1		1		6	0.4
1989	29	BUF	TE	88	16	16	2		2		12	0.8
1990	30	BUF	TE	88	16	5	1		1		6	0.4
1991	31	BUF	TE	88	16	1	2		2		12	0.8
1992	32	BUF	TE	88	16	7	6		6		36	2.3
1993	33	BUF	TE	88	16	16	4		4		24	1.5
1994	34	BUF	TE	88	16	16	5		5		30	1.9
1995	35	CAR	TE	88	14	14	3		3		18	1.3
Career					235	157	29	1	30	0	180	.8
10 yrs		BUF			156	113	25	1	26	0	156	1.0
3 yrs		SEA			34	13	1		1	0	6	.2
2 yrs		DET			31	17				0	0	0.0
1 yr		CAR			14	14	3		3	0	18	1.3

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RecTD	AllTD	Pts	Pts/G
1983	23	SEA	TE	3	3	1	1	6	2.0
1991	31	BUF	TE	3	1	1	1	6	2.0
Career				22	14	2	2	12	.5
6 yrs		BUF		16	11	1	1	6	.4
2 yrs		SEA		5	3	1	1	6	1.2
1 yr		DET		1	0			0	0.0

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PFR HOF Monitor: 14.05 (107th among TE, average HOF TE is 97.46)

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Pete Metzelaars?

Pete Metzelaars is 63 years old.

When was Pete Metzelaars born?

Pete Metzelaars was born on May 24, 1960.

Where was Pete Metzelaars born?

Pete Metzelaars was born in Three Rivers, MI.

How tall is Pete Metzelaars?

Pete Metzelaars is 6-7 (201 cm) tall.

How much did Pete Metzelaars weigh when playing?

Pete Metzelaars weighed 254 lbs (115 kg) when playing.

Is Pete Metzelaars in the Hall of Fame?

Pete Metzelaars has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Pete Metzelaars play?

Pete Metzelaars played 235 games over his career.

How many receptions did Pete Metzelaars have?

Pete Metzelaars had 383 receptions over his career.

How many receiving yards did Pete Metzelaars have?

Pete Metzelaars had 3,686 receiving yards over his career.

When did Pete Metzelaars retire?

Pete Metzelaars last played in 1997.

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