Mike NelmsNelms, Michael CraigHeight: 6-1 Weight: 185 Born: April 8, 1955 Fort Worth, TX High School: Oscar Dean Wyatt (Fort Worth, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Tarrant County JC | |
| 1974 | Sam Houston State | Lettered |
| 1975 | Baylor | Lettered |
| 1976 | Baylor | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (170th overall) 1977 Buffalo Bills |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1977 HAM CFL | DB | 2 | ||
| 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1977 OTT CFL | DB | 3 | ||
| 1977 Year (CFL)1977 Year CFL | 5 | |||
| 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1978 OTT CFL | 22 | DB | 16 | |
| 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL | 22 | CB | 15 | |
| 1980 Washington Redskins (NFL)1980 WAS NFL | 21 | S | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 Washington Redskins (NFL)1981 WAS NFL | 21 | S | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 Washington Redskins (NFL)1982 WAS NFL | 21 | S | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 Washington Redskins (NFL)1983 WAS NFL | 21 | S | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 Washington Redskins (NFL)1984 WAS NFL | 21 | S | 16 | 0 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 68 | 0 | ||
| 3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL | 36 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/4/1977 | 1977 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1977 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 1977 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1977 BUF NFL | |
| Released | 8/27/1977 | 1977 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1977 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 9/3/1977 | 1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1977 HAM CFL |
| Released | 10/15/1977 | 1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1977 HAM CFL |
| Signed | 10/21/1977 | 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1977 OTT CFL |
| Free Agent | 4/1/1980 | 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL |
| Signed | 4/23/1980 | 1980 Washington Redskins (NFL)1980 WAS NFL |
| Released | 8/28/1985 | 1985 Washington Redskins (NFL)1985 WAS NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1978 OTT CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 1981 Washington Redskins (NFL)1981 WAS NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1977 HAM CFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1977 OTT CFL | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 50 | 0 |
| 1977 Year (CFL)1977 Year CFL | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 50 | 0 |
| 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1978 OTT CFL | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 42 | 1 |
| 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1981 Washington Redskins (NFL)1981 WAS NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 19 | 320 | 16.8 | 50 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1977 HAM CFL | 10 | - | 106 | 10.6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1977 OTT CFL | 7 | - | 82 | 11.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 Year (CFL)1977 Year CFL | 17 | - | 188 | 11.1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1978 OTT CFL | 49 | - | 408 | 8.3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL | 106 | - | 1155 | 10.9 | 71 | 2 | |||
| 1980 Washington Redskins (NFL)1980 WAS NFL | 48 | 5 | 487 | 10.1 | 64 | 0 | |||
| 1981 Washington Redskins (NFL)1981 WAS NFL | 45 | 1 | 492 | 10.9 | 75t | 2 | |||
| 1982 Washington Redskins (NFL)1982 WAS NFL | 32 | 0 | 252 | 7.9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Washington Redskins (NFL)1983 WAS NFL | 38 | 0 | 289 | 7.6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Washington Redskins (NFL)1984 WAS NFL | 49 | 1 | 428 | 8.7 | 46 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 212 | 7 | 1948 | 9.2 | 75t | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 172 | 1751 | 10.2 | 71 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1977 HAM CFL | 3 | - | 47 | 15.7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1977 OTT CFL | 2 | - | 53 | 26.5 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1977 Year (CFL)1977 Year CFL | 5 | - | 100 | 20.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1978 OTT CFL | 8 | - | 191 | 23.9 | 52 | 0 | |||
| 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL | 3 | - | 71 | 23.7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 Washington Redskins (NFL)1980 WAS NFL | 38 | 810 | 21.3 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 Washington Redskins (NFL)1981 WAS NFL | 37 | 0 | 1099 | 29.7 | 84 | 0 | |||
| 1982 Washington Redskins (NFL)1982 WAS NFL | 23 | 0 | 557 | 24.2 | 58 | 0 | |||
| 1983 Washington Redskins (NFL)1983 WAS NFL | 35 | 0 | 802 | 22.9 | 41 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Washington Redskins (NFL)1984 WAS NFL | 42 | 0 | 860 | 20.5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 175 | 0 | 4128 | 23.6 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 16 | 362 | 22.6 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1978 OTT CFL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 Washington Redskins (NFL)1980 WAS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Washington Redskins (NFL)1981 WAS NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Washington Redskins (NFL)1982 WAS NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Washington Redskins (NFL)1984 WAS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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