LESTER TOWNSTowns, Lester, IIIHeight: 6-1 Weight: 249 Born: August 28, 1977 Los Angeles, CA High School: Pasadena (CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Washington | Redshirted |
| 1996 | Washington | Lettered |
| 1997 | Washington | Lettered |
| 1998 | Washington | Lettered |
| 1999 | Washington | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (221st overall) 2000 Carolina Panthers |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2000 CAR NFL | 57 | MLB | 16 | 14 |
| 2001 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2001 CAR NFL | 57 | MLB | 16 | 15 |
| 2002 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2002 CAR NFL | 57 | LB | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2003 CAR NFL | 57 | MLB | 15 | 1 |
| 2005 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2005 ARI NFL | 50 | MLB | 2 | 1 |
| 2005 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2005 MIA NFL | 53 | LB | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 Year (NFL)2005 Year NFL | 6 | 1 | ||
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 61 | 31 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/16/2000 | 2000 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2000 CAR NFL |
| Signed | 7/14/2000 | 2000 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2000 CAR NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/21/2002 | 2002 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2002 CAR NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 2/28/2003 | 2002 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2002 CAR NFL |
| Signed | 6/24/2003 | 2003 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2003 CAR NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/3/2004 | 2003 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2003 CAR NFL |
| Signed | 8/19/2005 | 2005 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2005 ARI NFL |
| Released | 9/3/2005 | 2005 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2005 ARI NFL |
| Signed | 9/13/2005 | 2005 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2005 ARI NFL |
| Released | 9/29/2005 | 2005 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2005 ARI NFL |
| Signed | 11/30/2005 | 2005 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2005 MIA NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/11/2006 | 2005 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2005 MIA NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2001 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2000 CAR NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2000 CAR NFL | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2001 CAR NFL | 93 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2002 CAR NFL | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2003 CAR NFL | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2005 ARI NFL | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2005 MIA NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Year (NFL)2005 Year NFL | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 234 | 204 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2000 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2002 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2003 CAR NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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