Joe RizzoRizzo, Joseph VincentHeight: 6-1 Weight: 220 Born: December 17, 1950 New York, NY High School: Glen Cove (NY) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Merchant Marine |
| Draft: 15th round (369th overall) 1973 Buffalo Bills |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL | 59 | LB | 11 | 0 |
| 1975 Denver Broncos (NFL)1975 DEN NFL | 59 | LLB-RLB | 14 | 6 |
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 59 | LLB-LOLB | 12 | 12 |
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 59 | LILB | 13 | 12 |
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 59 | LILB | 14 | 14 |
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 59 | LILB | 13 | 12 |
| 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL | 59 | LILB | 4 | 4 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 81 | 60 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/31/1973 | 1973 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1973 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 1973 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1973 BUF NFL | |
| Released | 1973 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1973 BUF NFL | |
| Signed | 1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL | |
| Injured Reserve | 10/1/1980 | 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL |
| Released | 6/3/1981 | 1980 Denver Broncos (NFL)1980 DEN NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 38 | 0 |
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 38 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 Denver Broncos (NFL)1976 DEN NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Denver Broncos (NFL)1977 DEN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 Denver Broncos (NFL)1978 DEN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 Denver Broncos (NFL)1979 DEN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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