Joey Browner
Joey Matthew Browner
Born: May 15, 1960
Warren, OH USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 221
College: USC
High School: Reserve (Warren, OH); Southwest (Atlanta, GA)
Career: 1983-1992
Drafted: 1983 in Round 1, #19 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Joey Browner played from 1983 to 1992 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Browner intercepted 37 passes for 465 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 39 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 31 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 45 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 465 | 12.6 | 45 | 3 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 8 |
| 1985 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1990 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1992 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 2 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1980s Team
Honors
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1987 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1987 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1988 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1989 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1989 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1990 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1990 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
