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FREEMAN MCNEIL

McNeil, Freeman
Height: 5-11 Weight: 210
Born: April 22, 1959 Jackson, MS
High School: Phineas Banning (Wilimngton, CA)

Year	College	Status
1977	UCLA	Lettered
1978	UCLA	Lettered
1979	UCLA	Lettered
1980	UCLA	Lettered

Draft: 1st round (3rd overall) 1981 New York Jets

NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL	24	RB	11	6
1982 New York Jets (NFL)1982 NYJ NFL	24	RB	9	9
1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL	24	RB	9	9
1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL	24	RB	12	12
1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL	24	RB	14	13
1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL	24	RB	12	11
1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL	24	RB	9	8
1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL	24	RB	16	16
1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL	24	RB	11	7
1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL	24	RB	16	4
1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL	24	RB	13	1
1992 New York Jets (NFL)1992 NYJ NFL	24	RB	12	1
12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL			144	97

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	4/28/1981	1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL
Signed	6/12/1981	1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL
Injured Reserve	10/10/1981	1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL
Activated	11/14/1981	1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL
Injured Reserve	9/27/1983	1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL
Activated	11/11/1983	1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL
Injured Reserve	12/6/1984	1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL
Injured Reserve	9/14/1986	1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL
Activated	10/20/1986	1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL
Exemption	9/23/1987	1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL
Activated	10/20/1987	1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL
Free Agent (Plan B)	2/1/1990	1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL
Signed	6/6/1990	1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL
Injured Reserve	10/19/1991	1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL
Activated	11/16/1991	1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL
Free Agent (Plan B)	2/1/1992	1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL
Signed	4/3/1992	1992 New York Jets (NFL)1992 NYJ NFL
Injured Reserve	12/20/1992	1992 New York Jets (NFL)1992 NYJ NFL
Free Agent	3/1/1993	1992 New York Jets (NFL)1992 NYJ NFL

AWARDS
1982 Associated Press All-NFL
1982 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1982 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1982 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL
1982 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1982 United Press International All-AFC
1984 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1984 United Press International All-AFC
1985 Pro Bowl All-AFC
1985 United Press International All-AFC

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	18
1982 New York Jets (NFL)1982 NYJ NFL	7	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	42
1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL	4	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	24
1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL	6	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	36
1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL	5	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	30
1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL	6	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	36
1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6
1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL	7	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	42
1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	18
1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL	6	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	36
1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	12
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	50	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	300

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL	137	623	4.5	43	2
1982 New York Jets (NFL)1982 NYJ NFL	151	786	5.2	48	6
1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL	160	654	4.1	19	1		0	0
1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL	229	1070	4.7	53	5
1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL	294	1331	4.5	69	3
1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL	214	856	4.0	40	5
1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL	121	530	4.4	30	0			0
1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL	219	944	4.3	28	6			0
1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL	80	352	4.4	19t	2		0	0
1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL	99	458	4.6	29	6			0
1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL	51	300	5.9	58	2	17	3	1	0
1992 New York Jets (NFL)1992 NYJ NFL	43	170	4.0	18	0	7	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1798	8074	4.5	69	38	24	3	1	0

PASSING	ATT	COM	COM%	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	SK	YL	FD	20+	40+	RTG
1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL	1	1	100.0	0	5	5.0	5.0	5t	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	127.1
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	1	100.0	0	5	5.0	5.0	5t	1	100.0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	127.1

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL		18		171	9.5	18	1		0	0
1982 New York Jets (NFL)1982 NYJ NFL		16		187	11.7	32t	1			0
1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL		21		172	8.2	21	3			0
1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL		25		294	11.8	32	1			0
1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL		38		427	11.2	25	2			0
1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL		49		410	8.4	26	1			0
1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL		24		262	10.9	57	1
1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL		34		288	8.5	25	1			0
1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL		31		310	10.0	25t	1			0
1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL		16		230	14.4	59	0
1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL		7		56	8.0	13	0	3	0	0	0
1992 New York Jets (NFL)1992 NYJ NFL		16		154	9.6	32	0	6	1	0	1
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		295		2961	10.0	59	12	9	1	0	1

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL	5		0	0	0	0	0
1982 New York Jets (NFL)1982 NYJ NFL	7		0	0	0	0	0
1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL	4		1	0	1	0	0
1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL	4		1	0	1	0	0
1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL	9		0	0	0	0	0
1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL	8		0	0	0	-17	0
1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL	3		0	0	0	0	0
1989 New York Jets (NFL)1989 NYJ NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1990 New York Jets (NFL)1990 NYJ NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1991 New York Jets (NFL)1991 NYJ NFL	1		1	0	1	0	0
1992 New York Jets (NFL)1992 NYJ NFL	1		1	0	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	45		4	0	4	-17	0

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