ROSCOE WORDWord, RoscoeHeight: 5-11 Weight: 170 Born: July 24, 1952 Pine Bluff, AR High School: Dollarway (Pine Bluff, AR) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Jackson State | |
| 1971 | Jackson State | Played |
| 1972 | Jackson State | Played |
| 1973 | Jackson State | Played |
| Draft: 3rd round (74th overall) 1974 New York Jets; 8th round (92nd overall) 1974 Birmingham Americans |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New York Jets (NFL)1974 NYJ NFL | 47 | RCB | 14 | 10 |
| 1975 New York Jets (NFL)1975 NYJ NFL | 47 | RCB | 14 | 9 |
| 1976 New York Jets (NFL)1976 NYJ NFL | 47 | RCB | 2 | 1 |
| 1976 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1976 BUF NFL | 47 | CB | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL)1976 NYG NFL | 33 | LCB | 4 | 0 |
| 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1976 TB NFL | 24 | LCB-RCB | 2 | 2 |
| 1976 Year (NFL)1976 Year NFL | 9 | 3 | ||
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 37 | 22 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 2/5/1974 | 1974 Birmingham Americans (WFL)1974 BIR WFL |
| Draft | 1/29/1974 | 1974 New York Jets (NFL)1974 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 2/19/1974 | 1974 New York Jets (NFL)1974 NYJ NFL |
| Released | 1976 New York Jets (NFL)1976 NYJ NFL | |
| Assigned on Waivers | 9/21/1976 | 1976 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1976 BUF NFL |
| Released | 10/5/1976 | 1976 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1976 BUF NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 10/6/1976 | 1976 New York Giants (NFL)1976 NYG NFL |
| Released | 11/2/1976 | 1976 New York Giants (NFL)1976 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 11/17/1976 | 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1976 TB NFL |
| Released | 8/29/1977 | 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1977 TB NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New York Jets (NFL)1974 NYJ NFL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1975 New York Jets (NFL)1975 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New York Jets (NFL)1974 NYJ NFL | 38 | 2 | 301 | 7.9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1976 BUF NFL | 1 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Year (NFL)1976 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 39 | 2 | 293 | 7.5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New York Jets (NFL)1974 NYJ NFL | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 New York Jets (NFL)1975 NYJ NFL | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1976 BUF NFL | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 Year (NFL)1976 Year NFL | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 New York Jets (NFL)1974 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1976 BUF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Year (NFL)1976 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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