TOM TUPATupa, Joseph Thomas, Jr.Height: 6-4 Weight: 224 Born: February 6, 1966 Cleveland, OH High School: Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights, OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 1985 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 1986 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| 1987 | Ohio State | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (68th overall) 1988 Phoenix Cardinals |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 19 | QB | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 19 | QB-P | 14 | 2 |
| 1990 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 19 | QB | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 19 | QB | 11 | 11 |
| 1992 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) | 7 | QB | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 7 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 7 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 New England Patriots (NFL) | 19 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 New England Patriots (NFL) | 19 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 New England Patriots (NFL) | 19 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 New York Jets (NFL) | 7 | P-QB | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 New York Jets (NFL) | 7 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 New York Jets (NFL) | 7 | P-QB | 15 | 0 |
| 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) | 9 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) | 9 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 2004 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 19 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 16 Years (NFL) | 220 | 13 |
| AWARDS |
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| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1994 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1999 New York Jets (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 15 | 75 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 28 | 97 | 3.5 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 New England Patriots (NFL) | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 New York Jets (NFL) | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 53 | 187 | 3.5 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | G20+ | G40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 2 | 49 | 8.2 | 12.3 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 91.7 | ||
| 1989 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 134 | 65 | 48.5 | 60 | 973 | 7.3 | 15.0 | 77t | 3 | 2.2 | 9 | 6.7 | 14 | 94 | 52.2 | |||
| 1991 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 315 | 165 | 52.4 | 137 | 2053 | 6.5 | 12.4 | 62t | 6 | 1.9 | 13 | 4.1 | 24 | 197 | 92 | 22 | 5 | 62.0 |
| 1992 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 14 | 156 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 19 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.1 | 5 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 49.6 |
| 1995 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 118.8 |
| 1996 New England Patriots (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1999 New York Jets (NFL) | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 5 | 165 | 15.0 | 27.5 | 65 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 139.2 |
| 2001 New York Jets (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104.2 |
| 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 504 | 259 | 51.4 | 220 | 3430 | 6.8 | 13.2 | 77t | 12 | 2.4 | 25 | 5.0 | 47 | 372 | 107 | 26 | 7 | 60.5 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 6 | 280 | 46.7 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 239 | 39.8 | ||
| 1994 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 80 | 3211 | 40.1 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 220 | 2831 | 35.4 |
| 1995 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 65 | 2831 | 43.6 | 64 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 296 | 2355 | 36.2 |
| 1996 New England Patriots (NFL) | 63 | 2739 | 43.5 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 334 | 2265 | 36.0 |
| 1997 New England Patriots (NFL) | 78 | 3569 | 45.8 | 73 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 437 | 2852 | 36.1 |
| 1998 New England Patriots (NFL) | 74 | 3294 | 44.5 | 64 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 493 | 2621 | 35.4 |
| 1999 New York Jets (NFL) | 81 | 3659 | 45.2 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 19 | 427 | 3092 | 38.2 |
| 2000 New York Jets (NFL) | 83 | 3714 | 44.7 | 70 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 660 | 2754 | 33.2 |
| 2001 New York Jets (NFL) | 67 | 2575 | 38.4 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 333 | 2142 | 32.0 |
| 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) | 90 | 3856 | 42.8 | 71 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 433 | 3183 | 35.4 |
| 2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) | 83 | 3590 | 43.3 | 60 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 489 | 2981 | 35.9 |
| 2004 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 103 | 4544 | 44.1 | 61 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 727 | 3657 | 35.2 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 873 | 37862 | 43.4 | 73 | 2 | 100 | 248 | 82 | 130 | 4890 | 30972 | 35.4 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | OB | RET | RETY | TD | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 New York Jets (NFL) | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 New York Jets (NFL) | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 4 | 202 | 50.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | |
| 1990 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | |
| 1991 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 1999 New York Jets (NFL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -14 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 New York Jets (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 New York Jets (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 New York Jets (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 New York Jets (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 Washington Redskins (NFL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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