GUIDO MERKENSMerkens, Guido Albert, Jr.Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 Born: August 14, 1955 San Antonio, TX High School: Thomas A. Edison (San Antonio, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Sam Houston State | Played |
| 1974 | Sam Houston State | Lettered |
| 1975 | Sam Houston State | Lettered |
| 1976 | Sam Houston State | Played |
| Relatives: Father of Trey Merkens |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL | 29 | S | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 Houston Oilers (NFL)1979 HOU NFL | 12 | QB-WR | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 Houston Oilers (NFL)1980 HOU NFL | 29 | WR | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1980 NO NFL | 26 | FS | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 Year (NFL)1980 Year NFL | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 19 | WR | 16 | 11 |
| 1982 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1982 NO NFL | 19 | WR | 9 | 1 |
| 1983 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1983 NO NFL | 19 | QB | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1984 NO NFL | 19 | QB | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1985 NO NFL | 19 | QB-WR | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1987 PHI NFL | 19 | QB-P | 3 | 0 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 108 | 13 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL | |
| Released | 8/29/1978 | 1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 9/22/1978 | 1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/26/1980 | 1980 Houston Oilers (NFL)1980 HOU NFL |
| Released | 11/12/1980 | 1980 Houston Oilers (NFL)1980 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 11/14/1980 | 1980 Houston Oilers (NFL)1980 HOU NFL |
| Released | 12/13/1980 | 1980 Houston Oilers (NFL)1980 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 12/15/1980 | 1980 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1980 NO NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/19/1986 | 1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1986 NO NFL |
| Released | 10/27/1986 | 1986 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1986 NO NFL |
| Signed | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1987 PHI NFL |
| Released | 10/19/1987 | 1987 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1987 PHI NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Houston Oilers (NFL)1979 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1985 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1985 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1982 NO NFL | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1983 NO NFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1985 NO NFL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1987 PHI NFL | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 85.4 | |
| 1982 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1982 NO NFL | 49 | 18 | 36.7 | 29 | 186 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 37 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.1 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 38.3 | ||
| 1985 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1985 NO NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135.4 |
| 1987 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1987 PHI NFL | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 7 | 70 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 64.6 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 66 | 27 | 40.9 | 37 | 283 | 4.3 | 10.5 | 37 | 2 | 3.0 | 2 | 3.0 | 20 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51.5 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 Houston Oilers (NFL)1979 HOU NFL | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 29 | 458 | 15.8 | 50 | 1 | ||||||
| 1985 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1985 NO NFL | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 39t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 36 | 569 | 15.8 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1983 NO NFL | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 30.5 | ||
| 1987 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1987 PHI NFL | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 205 | 34.2 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 26.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL | 13 | 1 | 132 | 10.2 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 1979 Houston Oilers (NFL)1979 HOU NFL | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 1 | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 7 | 126 | 7.9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Houston Oilers (NFL)1979 HOU NFL | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1985 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1985 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 60 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Houston Oilers (NFL)1979 HOU NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Houston Oilers (NFL)1980 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Year (NFL)1980 Year NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1981 NO NFL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1982 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1987 PHI NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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