DAVID HOWARDHoward, DavidHeight: 6-2 Weight: 232 Born: December 8, 1961 Enterprise, AL High School: Polytechnic (Long Beach, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Oregon State | Lettered |
| 1980 | Long Beach State | Ineligible |
| 1981 | Long Beach State | Roster |
| 1982 | Long Beach State | Roster |
| 1983 | Long Beach State | Roster |
| Draft: Territorial Selection 1984 Los Angeles Express |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL | 58 | RLB | 15 | 15 |
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL | 58 | RLB | 18 | |
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 54 | RILB | 16 | 4 |
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 99 | RLB | 14 | 13 |
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 99 | LLB | 10 | 7 |
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 51 | LLB | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1989 MIN NFL | 51 | LLB-RLB | 5 | 3 |
| 1989 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1989 DAL NFL | 99 | LB | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 Year (NFL)1989 Year NFL | 16 | 3 | ||
| 1990 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1990 DAL NFL | 99 | LB | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 New England Patriots (NFL)1991 NE NFL | 99 | ROLB | 16 | 5 |
| 1992 New England Patriots (NFL)1992 NE NFL | 99 | ROLB-RILB | 16 | 10 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 120 | 58 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/4/1984 | 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL |
| Signed | 2/10/1984 | 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL |
| 3-67 | 6/5/1984 | 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL |
| Released | 8/22/1985 | 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL |
| Signed | 8/25/1985 | 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL |
| Traded | 10/12/1989 | 1989 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1989 DAL NFL |
| Traded | 4/20/1991 | 1991 New England Patriots (NFL)1991 NE NFL |
| Free Agent | 3/1/1993 | 1992 New England Patriots (NFL)1992 NE NFL |
| Signed | 5/10/1993 | 1993 New England Patriots (NFL)1993 NE NFL |
| Released | 7/24/1993 | 1993 New England Patriots (NFL)1993 NE NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 New England Patriots (NFL)1992 NE NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL | 4.5 | 39.0 |
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 2.5 | |
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1991 New England Patriots (NFL)1991 NE NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1992 New England Patriots (NFL)1992 NE NFL | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1984 LA USFL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Los Angeles Express (USFL)1985 LA USFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| 1992 New England Patriots (NFL)1992 NE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
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