Eddie Payton
[edit] Biography
Eddie Payton (Edward Payton) was born on August 3, 1951 in Columbia, Mississippi. After going to high school at John Jefferson (Columbia, MS), Payton attended Jackson State University. Payton made his professional debut in the NFL in 1977 with the Detroit Lions. He played for the Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that 1980 was Eddie Payton's best year, as he had 1184 kick return yards.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1977
| DET
| NFL
| 8
| 27
| 273
| 10.1
| 0
| 87t
| 1
|
| 1978
| KAN
| NFL
| 14
| 32
| 364
| 11.4
| 2
| 39
| 0
|
| 1980
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 34
| 251
| 7.4
| 9
| 19
| 0
|
| 1981
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 38
| 303
| 8
| 8
| 18
| 0
|
| 1982
| MIN
| NFL
| 9
| 22
| 179
| 8.1
| 5
| 35
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 65
| 156
| 1387
| 8.9
| 24
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1977
| DET
| NFL
| 8
| 18
| 457
| 25.4
| 98t
| 1
|
| 1978
| KAN
| NFL
| 14
| 30
| 775
| 25.8
| 66
| 0
|
| 1980
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 53
| 1184
| 22.3
| 59
| 0
|
| 1981
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 39
| 898
| 23
| 99t
| 1
|
| 1982
| MIN
| NFL
| 9
| 12
| 271
| 22.6
| 32
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 65
| 156
| 3676
| 23.6
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1977
| DET
| NFL
| 8
| 4
| 13
| 3.3
| 0
| 14
|
| 1978
| KAN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 2
| 15
| 7.5
| 0
| 8
|
| 1981
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MIN
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 65
| 6
| 28
| 4.7
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1977
| DET
| NFL
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| KAN
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MIN
| NFL
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 65
| 21
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1977
| DET
| NFL
| 8
| 2
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 14
|
| 1978
| KAN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MIN
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 65
| 2
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1977
| DET
| NFL
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
| 1978
| KAN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| MIN
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 65
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
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