OZZIE NEWSOMENewsome, OzzieHeight: 6-2 Weight: 228 Born: March 16, 1956 Muscle Shoals, AL High School: Colbert County (Leighton, AL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Alabama | Lettered |
| 1975 | Alabama | Lettered |
| 1976 | Alabama | Lettered |
| 1977 | Alabama | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (23rd overall) 1978 Cleveland Browns |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 13 | 13 |
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 14 |
| 1989 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 13 |
| 1990 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 82 | TE | 16 | 15 |
| 13 Years (NFL) | 198 | 191 |
| AWARDS |
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| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | |||||
| 1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | |||||
| 1982 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1983 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | |||||
| 1984 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1989 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1990 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 294 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 33t | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 18 | 135 | 7.5 | 33t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 38 | 589 | 15.5 | 47 | 2 | ||||||
| 1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 55 | 781 | 14.2 | 74 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 51 | 594 | 11.6 | 44 | 3 | ||||||
| 1981 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 69 | 1002 | 14.5 | 62 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 49 | 633 | 12.9 | 54 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 89 | 970 | 10.9 | 66t | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 89 | 1001 | 11.2 | 52 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 62 | 711 | 11.5 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 39 | 417 | 10.7 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 34 | 375 | 11.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 35 | 343 | 9.8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 29 | 324 | 11.2 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 23 | 240 | 10.4 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 662 | 7980 | 12.1 | 74 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 29 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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