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1997 NFL All-Pros
All-Pros
Glossary| Pos | Tm | Age | Yrs | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Tkl | Sk | Int | All-pro teams | |
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| QB | John Elway | DEN | 37 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 280 | 502 | 3635 | 27 | 11 | 50 | 218 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. | |
| QB | Brett Favre | GNB | 28 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 304 | 513 | 3867 | 35 | 16 | 58 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| QB | Steve Young | SFO | 36 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 241 | 356 | 3029 | 19 | 6 | 50 | 199 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL | |
| RB | Jerome Bettis | PIT | 25 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 1665 | 7 | 15 | 110 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| RB | Terrell Davis | DEN | 25 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 1750 | 15 | 42 | 287 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RB | Dorsey Levens | GNB | 27 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 1435 | 7 | 53 | 370 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. | |
| RB | Barry Sanders | DET | 29 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 2053 | 11 | 33 | 305 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| FB | Mike Alstott | TAM | 24 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 665 | 7 | 23 | 178 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL | |
| FB | Charles Way | NYG | 25 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 698 | 4 | 37 | 304 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL | |
| WR | Tim Brown | OAK | 31 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 104 | 1408 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| WR | Herman Moore | DET | 28 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 1293 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| WR | Rob Moore | ARI | 29 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 1584 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL |
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| WR | Yancey Thigpen | PIT | 28 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 1398 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| TE | Shannon Sharpe | DEN | 29 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1107 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| TE | Wesley Walls | CAR | 31 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 746 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LT | Tony Boselli | JAX | 25 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LT | Jonathan Ogden | BAL | 23 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LT | Willie Roaf | NOR | 27 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LT | Todd Steussie | MIN | 27 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| LG | Bruce Matthews | TEN | 36 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. | |
| LG | Randall McDaniel | MIN | 33 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| LG | Dave Szott | KAN | 30 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL |
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| C | Dermontti Dawson | PIT | 32 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| C | Kevin Glover | DET | 34 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. | |
| RG | Larry Allen | DAL | 26 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RG | Will Shields | KAN | 26 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL | |
| LDE | Robert Porcher | DET | 28 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12.5 | 1 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. |
| LDE | Michael Sinclair | SEA | 29 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 12.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. |
| LDE | Neil Smith | DEN | 31 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8.5 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| LDE | Michael Strahan | NYG | 26 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 14.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
| LDE | Reggie White | GNB | 36 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11.0 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| NT | Joel Steed | PIT | 28 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. |
| NT | Ted Washington | BUF | 29 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 4.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| RDT | John Randle | MIN | 30 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15.5 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
| RDT | Warren Sapp | TAM | 25 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10.5 | 0 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| RDT | Dana Stubblefield | SFO | 27 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
| RDE | Bruce Smith | BUF | 34 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 14.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
| RDE | Chuck Smith | ATL | 28 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12.0 | 1 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| LLB | Jessie Armstead | NYG | 27 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 3.5 | 2 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
| LLB | Chris Slade | NWE | 26 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 9.0 | 1 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| LILB | Levon Kirkland | PIT | 28 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5.0 | 2 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
| MLB | Ray Lewis | BAL | 22 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 4.0 | 1 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| MLB | Hardy Nickerson | TAM | 32 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 1.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL |
| MLB | Winfred Tubbs | NOR | 27 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 2.5 | 2 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| RLB | Derrick Brooks | TAM | 24 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 1.5 | 2 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| RLB | John Mobley | DEN | 24 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 4.0 | 1 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
| RLB | Junior Seau | SDG | 28 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 7.0 | 2 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| LCB | Dale Carter | KAN | 28 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. |
| LCB | Cris Dishman | WAS | 32 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1.5 | 4 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| LCB | Aaron Glenn | NYJ | 25 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0.0 | 1 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. |
| LCB | Aeneas Williams | ARI | 29 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0.0 | 6 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
| RCB | Doug Evans | GNB | 27 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1.0 | 3 | Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| RCB | Darrien Gordon | DEN | 27 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2.0 | 4 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
| RCB | James Hasty | KAN | 32 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 2.0 | 3 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| RCB | Carnell Lake | PIT | 30 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 6.0 | 3 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
| RCB | Deion Sanders | DAL | 30 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0.0 | 2 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
| SS | LeRoy Butler | GNB | 29 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 3.0 | 5 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
| FS | Merton Hanks | SFO | 29 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0.0 | 6 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| FS | Darryl Williams | SEA | 27 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0.0 | 8 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
| K | Richie Cunningham | DAL | 27 | Rook | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| K | Jason Hanson | DET | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |
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| K | Pete Stoyanovich | KAN | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL |
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| P | Bryan Barker | JAX | 33 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL |
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| P | Matt Turk | WAS | 29 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RET | Michael Bates | CAR | 28 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL |
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| RET | Eric Metcalf | SDG | 29 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 40 | 576 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL | |
| RET | David Palmer | MIN | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 26 | 193 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. | |
| RET | Tamarick Vanover | KAN | 23 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 92 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. | |
| Travis Jervey | GNB | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL |
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| Larry Whigham | NWE | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.0 | 2 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. |