LANCE MEHLMehl, Lance AlanHeight: 6-3 Weight: 233 Born: February 14, 1958 Bellaire, OH High School: Bellaire (OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Penn State | |
| 1977 | Penn State | Lettered |
| 1978 | Penn State | Lettered |
| 1979 | Penn State | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (69th overall) 1980 New York Jets |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 New York Jets (NFL)1980 NYJ NFL | 56 | LLB | 14 | 1 |
| 1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL | 56 | RLB-LLB | 15 | 15 |
| 1982 New York Jets (NFL)1982 NYJ NFL | 56 | RLB | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL | 56 | RLB | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL | 56 | RLB | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 56 | RILB-RLB-MLB | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 56 | RILB-RLB-MLB | 8 | 7 |
| 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL | 56 | RILB | 3 | 2 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 97 | 81 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/29/1980 | 1980 New York Jets (NFL)1980 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 5/29/1980 | 1980 New York Jets (NFL)1980 NYJ NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/29/1986 | 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 8/31/1987 | 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL |
| Activated | 11/16/1987 | 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/9/1987 | 1987 New York Jets (NFL)1987 NYJ NFL |
| Retired | 7/16/1988 | 1988 New York Jets (NFL)1988 NYJ NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 New York Jets (NFL)1982 NYJ NFL | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 34t | 1 |
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 145 | 9.7 | 38 | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL | 2.5 | |
| 1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL | 5.0 | |
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 5.5 | |
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 New York Jets (NFL)1982 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 New York Jets (NFL)1983 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 New York Jets (NFL)1984 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 New York Jets (NFL)1985 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 New York Jets (NFL)1986 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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