John Sawyer
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John Sawyer (John Wesley Sawyer) was born on July 26, 1953 in Brookhaven, Mississippi. After going to high school at Baker (LA), Sawyer attended the University of Southern Mississippi. Sawyer made his professional debut in the NFL in 1975 with the Houston Oilers. He played for the Seattle Seahawks, Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos and Washington Redskins over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that 1980 was John Sawyer's best year, as he hauled in 36 receptions.
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[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1975
| HOO
| NFL
| 8
| 7
| 144
| 20.6
| 1
| 51
|
| 1976
| HOO
| NFL
| 14
| 18
| 208
| 11.6
| 1
| 53
|
| 1977
| SEA
| NFL
| 14
| 10
| 105
| 10.5
| 0
| 27
|
| 1978
| SEA
| NFL
| 11
| 9
| 101
| 11.2
| 0
| 20
|
| 1980
| SEA
| NFL
| 16
| 36
| 410
| 11.4
| 0
| 32
|
| 1981
| SEA
| NFL
| 16
| 21
| 272
| 13
| 0
| 30
|
| 1982
| SEA
| NFL
| 7
| 8
| 92
| 11.5
| 0
| 17
|
| 1983
| WAS
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| DEN
| NFL
| 10
| 17
| 122
| 7.2
| 0
| 25
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 109
| 129
| 1496
| 11.6
| 2
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1975
| HOO
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| HOO
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| SEA
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| SEA
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| SEA
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SEA
| NFL
| 16
| 1
| 8
| 8
| 8
| 0
|
| 1982
| SEA
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| WAS
| NFL
| 6
| 1
| 15
| 15
| 15
| 0
|
| 1984
| DEN
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 109
| 2
| 23
| 11.5
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1975
| HOO
| NFL
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| HOO
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| SEA
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| SEA
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| SEA
| NFL
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SEA
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| SEA
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| WAS
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| DEN
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 109
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punting Stats
| 1975
| HOO
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| HOO
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 32
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 35
| 32
|
| 1977
| SEA
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| SEA
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| SEA
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| SEA
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| SEA
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| WAS
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| DEN
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 109
| 1
| 32
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 32
|
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