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Fred Smerlas

Frederic Charles Smerlas

Position: NT-DT
Height: 6-3    Weight: 277 lbs.
Born: April 8, 1957 in Waltham, MA
College: Boston College

5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 2nd round (32nd overall) of the 1979 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1979 22 BUF 13 3 0 3 23 1
1980* 23 BUF NT 16 16
1981* 24 BUF NT 16 16 0 1 17 0
1982*+ 25 BUF NT 9 9 2.0 0 2 0 0
1983* 26 BUF NT 16 16 6.0
1984 27 BUF NT 16 16 2.0 1 25 0 25 0 2 0 0
1985 28 BUF NT 16 16 0.5 0 1 0 0
1986 29 BUF NT 16 16 2.0 1 3 0 3
1987 30 BUF NT 12 12 1.0
1988* 31 BUF NT 16 16 4.0 0 1 4 0
1989 32 BUF NT 16 16 1.0
1990 33 SFO 6 0
1991 34 NWE 16 1
1992 35 NWE 16 0
Career 200 153 18.5 2 28 0 25 0 10 44 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1979 22 BUF 13 3 1 6
Career 200 153 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1980
1981
1982
1983
1988

1st-team All-Pro

1982

Non-Offensive TDs

1979 NFL 1 (6)

Fumble Return TD

1979 NFL 1 (1)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1980 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1980 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1980 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1980 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1982 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1983 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1983 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1989 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.