Maurice Tyler
Maurice Michael Tyler
Born: July 19, 1950
Karnack, TX USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 188
College: Morgan St.
High School: Mergenthaler (Baltimore, MD)
Career: 1972-1984
Drafted: 1972 in Round 10, #235 overall by the Buffalo Bills
Maurice Tyler played from 1972 to 1984 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Blitz, Denver Broncos, Denver Gold, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, New York Jets, Ottawa Rough Riders, San Antonio Gunslingers and San Diego Chargers. Tyler intercepted 13 passes for 132 yards in his career.
 Buffalo Bills |
 Denver Broncos |
 San Diego Chargers |
 Detroit Lions |
 New York Jets |
 New York Giants |
 Ottawa Rough Riders |
 Chicago Blitz |
 Denver Gold |
 San Antonio Gunslingers |
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 6 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 23 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 27 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Chicago Blitz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL San Antonio Gunslingers | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 27 | 0 | |
| CFL | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| USFL | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 13 | 132 | 10.2 | 27 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 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 New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 13 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL | New York Giants | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | |
| 1983 | USFL | Chicago Blitz | 5 | 2 |
| 1983 | USFL | Denver Gold | 11 | 3 |
| 1984 | USFL | San Antonio Gunslingers |
