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Ozzie Newsome

Newsome, Ozzie
Height: 6-2 Weight: 228
Born: March 16, 1956 Muscle Shoals, AL
High School: Colbert County (Leighton, AL)

Year	College	Status
1974	Alabama	Lettered
1975	Alabama	Lettered
1976	Alabama	Lettered
1977	Alabama	Lettered

Draft: 1st round (23rd overall) 1978 Cleveland Browns

NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL	82	TE	16	16
1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1979 CLE NFL	82	TE	16	16
1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1980 CLE NFL	82	TE	16	16
1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFL	82	TE	16	16
1982 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1982 CLE NFL	82	TE	9	9
1983 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1983 CLE NFL	82	TE	16	16
1984 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1984 CLE NFL	82	TE	16	15
1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL	82	TE	16	16
1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1986 CLE NFL	82	TE	16	16
1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL	82	TE	13	13
1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL	82	TE	16	14
1989 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1989 CLE NFL	82	TE	16	13
1990 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1990 CLE NFL	82	TE	16	15
13 Years (NFL)13 Years NFL			198	191

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	5/2/1978	1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL
Signed	7/14/1978	1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL
Exemption	9/23/1987	1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL
Activated		1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL
Free Agent (Plan B)	2/1/1989	1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL
Signed	5/24/1989	1989 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1989 CLE NFL
Free Agent (Plan B)	2/1/1991	1990 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1990 CLE NFL

AWARDS
1979 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1979 United Press International All-AFC
1979 The Sporting News All-AFC
1984 Associated Press All-NFL
1984 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1984 The Sporting News All-NFL
1984 The Sporting News All-NFL
1984 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1984 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1984 United Press International All-AFC
1984 Pro Football Weekly All-AFC
1985 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1999 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL	4	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	24
1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1979 CLE NFL	9	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	54
1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1980 CLE NFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	18
1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFL	6	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	36
1982 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1982 CLE NFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	18
1983 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1983 CLE NFL	6	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	36
1984 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1984 CLE NFL	5	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	30
1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL	5	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	30
1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1986 CLE NFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	18
1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	12
1989 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1989 CLE NFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6
1990 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1990 CLE NFL	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	12
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	49	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	294

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL	13	96	7.4	33t	2			0
1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1979 CLE NFL	1	6	6.0	6	0		0	0	0
1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1980 CLE NFL	2	13	6.5	9	0		0	0
1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFL	2	20	10.0	14	0		0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	18	135	7.5	33t	2		0	0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL		38		589	15.5	47	2
1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1979 CLE NFL		55		781	14.2	74	9					0
1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1980 CLE NFL		51		594	11.6	44	3
1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1981 CLE NFL		69		1002	14.5	62	6					0
1982 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1982 CLE NFL		49		633	12.9	54	3					0
1983 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1983 CLE NFL		89		970	10.9	66t	6					0
1984 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1984 CLE NFL		89		1001	11.2	52	5					0
1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL		62		711	11.5	38	5			0		0
1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1986 CLE NFL		39		417	10.7	31	3			0		0
1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1987 CLE NFL		34		375	11.0	25	0			0		0
1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1988 CLE NFL		35		343	9.8	28	2			0		0
1989 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1989 CLE NFL		29		324	11.2	31	1			0		0
1990 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1990 CLE NFL		23		240	10.4	38	2			0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		662		7980	12.1	74	47			0		0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL	2	1	29	14.5	24	0	1	0
1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1979 CLE NFL	0	1	0			0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	2	29	14.5	24	0	1	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1980 CLE NFL	2		0	0	0	0	0
1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3	0	1	0	1	0	0

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