Ozzie Newsome
Ozzie Newsome Jr.
Born: March 16, 1956
Muscle Shoals, AL USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 232
College: Alabama
High School: Colbert County (Leighton, AL)
Career: 1978-1990
Drafted: 1978 in Round 1, #23 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999
Ozzie Newsome played from 1978 to 1990 during his career with the Cleveland Browns. Newsome caught 662 passes for 7,980 yards and 47 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 33 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 135 | 7.5 | 33 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 38 | 589 | 15.5 | 47 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 55 | 781 | 14.2 | 74 | 9 |
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 51 | 594 | 11.6 | 44 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 69 | 1002 | 14.5 | 62 | 6 |
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 49 | 633 | 12.9 | 54 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 89 | 970 | 10.9 | 66 | 6 |
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 89 | 1001 | 11.2 | 52 | 5 |
| 1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 62 | 711 | 11.5 | 38 | 5 |
| 1986 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 39 | 417 | 10.7 | 31 | 3 |
| 1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 34 | 375 | 11.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 35 | 343 | 9.8 | 28 | 2 |
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 29 | 324 | 11.2 | 31 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 23 | 240 | 10.4 | 38 | 2 |
| Totals | 662 | 7980 | 12.1 | 74 | 47 |
Punt Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1978 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1979 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 13 |
| 1988 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 14 |
| 1989 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 13 |
| 1990 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 15 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1980s Team
Honors
1979 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1979 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1982 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1983 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1985 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
