EDDIE PAYTONPayton, Edward C. (Sweet P)Height: 5-8 Weight: 175 Born: August 3, 1951 Columbia, MS High School: John J. Jefferson (Columbia, MS) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Jackson State | |
| 1970 | Jackson State | |
| 1971 | Jackson State | Played |
| Relatives: Brother of Walter Payton |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL | 26 | RB | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 34 | RB | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 Year (NFL)1977 Year NFL | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1978 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1978 KC NFL | 34 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1979 TOR CFL | RB | 2 | ||
| 1980 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1980 MIN NFL | 31 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1981 MIN NFL | 31 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL | 31 | RB | 9 | 0 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 65 | 0 | ||
| 1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL | 2 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1972 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1972 OTT CFL | |
| Released | 1972 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1972 OTT CFL | |
| Signed | 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL | |
| Released | 10/4/1977 | 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 10/25/1977 | 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL |
| Traded | 8/16/1978 | 1978 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1978 KC NFL |
| Released | 8/30/1978 | 1978 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1978 KC NFL |
| Signed | 9/13/1978 | 1978 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1978 KC NFL |
| Released | 8/21/1979 | 1979 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1979 KC NFL |
| Signed | 9/6/1979 | 1979 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1979 TOR CFL |
| Released | 9/27/1979 | 1979 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1979 TOR CFL |
| Signed | 1/24/1980 | 1980 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1980 MIN NFL |
| Released | 2/1/1983 | 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 8/20/1983 | 1984 Memphis Showboats (USFL)1984 MEM USFL |
| Released | 1984 Memphis Showboats (USFL)1984 MEM USFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1977 Year (NFL)1977 Year NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1981 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1981 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 Year (NFL)1977 Year NFL | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1979 TOR CFL | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1980 MIN NFL | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1977 Year (NFL)1977 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 Year (NFL)1977 Year NFL | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1979 TOR CFL | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 27 | 0 | 273 | 10.1 | 87t | 1 | |||
| 1977 Year (NFL)1977 Year NFL | 30 | 0 | 290 | 9.7 | 87t | 1 | |||
| 1978 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1978 KC NFL | 32 | 2 | 364 | 11.4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1979 TOR CFL | 3 | - | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1980 MIN NFL | 34 | 9 | 251 | 7.4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1981 MIN NFL | 38 | 8 | 303 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL | 22 | 5 | 179 | 8.1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 156 | 24 | 1387 | 8.9 | 87t | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 18 | 457 | 25.4 | 98t | 1 | ||||
| 1977 Year (NFL)1977 Year NFL | 22 | 548 | 24.9 | 98t | 1 | ||||
| 1978 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1978 KC NFL | 30 | 775 | 25.8 | 66 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1979 TOR CFL | 3 | - | 84 | 28.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1980 MIN NFL | 53 | 1184 | 22.3 | 59 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1981 MIN NFL | 39 | 0 | 898 | 23.0 | 99t | 1 | |||
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL | 12 | 0 | 271 | 22.6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 156 | 0 | 3676 | 23.6 | 99t | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Detroit Lions (NFL)1977 DET NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Year (NFL)1977 Year NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1978 KC NFL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1979 TOR CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1980 MIN NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1981 MIN NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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