John Jefferson
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[edit] Biography
John Jefferson (John Larry Jefferson) was born on February 3, 1956 in Dallas, Texas. After going to high school at Roosevelt (Dallas, TX), Jefferson attended Arizona State University. Jefferson made his professional debut in the NFL in 1978 with the San Diego Chargers. He played for the Green Bay Packers, San Diego Chargers and Cleveland Browns over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that 1980 was John Jefferson's best year, as he hauled in 82 receptions, had 1340 receiving yards and caught 13 TD passes.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
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| 1978 | SDG | NFL | 14 | 56 | 1001 | 17.9 | 13 | 46t |
| 1979 | SDG | NFL | 15 | 61 | 1090 | 17.9 | 10 | 65t |
| 1980 | SDG | NFL | 16 | 82 | 1340 | 16.3 | 13 | 58t |
| 1981 | GNB | NFL | 13 | 39 | 632 | 16.2 | 4 | 41 |
| 1982 | GNB | NFL | 8 | 27 | 452 | 16.7 | 0 | 50 |
| 1983 | GNB | NFL | 16 | 57 | 830 | 14.6 | 7 | 36 |
| 1984 | GNB | NFL | 13 | 26 | 339 | 13 | 0 | 33 |
| 1985 | CLE | NFL | 7 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 year NFL career | 102 | 351 | 5714 | 16.3 | 47 | 0 | ||
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
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| 1978 | SDG | NFL | 14 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1979 | SDG | NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SDG | NFL | 16 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 1981 | GNB | NFL | 13 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 1982 | GNB | NFL | 8 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 1983 | GNB | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | GNB | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 102 | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
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| 1978 | SDG | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | SDG | NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SDG | NFL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | GNB | NFL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | GNB | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | GNB | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | GNB | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 102 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
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| 1978 | SDG | NFL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | SDG | NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SDG | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | GNB | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | GNB | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | GNB | NFL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | GNB | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 102 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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[edit] Awards
- Won the Pro Bowl MVP in 1982
[edit] Categories
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