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Ozzie Newsome
Averaged 114 fantasy points per year over his fourteen year career in the NFL.
Throughout his 13-season, 198-game NFL career with the Cleveland Browns from 1978 to 1990, Ozzie Newsome was a fixture at tight end, a true team leader in every respect, and one of only five players in Browns history to play in parts of three decades. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Oz," Newsome became the leading tight end receiver in NFL history with 662 receptions for 7,980 yards and 47 touchdowns. He ranked as the fourth leading receiver when he retired.
Newsome, who was born March 16, 1956, in Muscle Shoals, Ala., was an All-America at the University of Alabama in 1977 and he became one of two first-round draft selections of the Browns a year later. The first rookie in 25 years to be named the Browns' Offensive Player of the Year in 1978, Ozzie earned all-pro honors in his second season in 1979 and again in 1984. He was a vital cog in the potent offensive machine that took the Browns to three AFC championship showdowns against the Denver Broncos in a four-year stretch between 1986 and 1989. He also was a Pro Bowl choice following the 1981, 1984 and 1985 seasons.
An outstanding citizen as well as a consummate team player, Newsome won the NFL Players Association Whizzer White award for community service in 1990. Four years earlier in 1986, he won the Ed Block Courage award for continuing to play in spite of injuries. A long-time Browns offensive captain, Newsome played in 198 consecutive games. He had 89 receptions both in 1983 and 1984. Ozzie caught at least one pass in 150 consecutive games, the second longest streak in NFL annals at the time, a streak that ended in 1989. The 6-2, 232-pound tight end caught 50 or more passes six seasons, had three or more receptions in 112 games and eight or more catches 13 times. His biggest single game came against the New York Jets in 1984 when he caught 14 passes for 191 yards.
Ozzie Newsome
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| Receiving |
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| Year TM | G | Rec Yards Y/R TD |
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| 1978 cle | 16 | 38 589 15.5 2 |
| 1979 cle | 16 | 55 781 14.2 9 |
| 1980 cle | 16 | 51 594 11.6 3 |
| 1981 cle | 16 | 69 1002 14.5 6 |
| 1982 cle | 9 | 49 633 12.9 3 |
| 1983 cle | 16 | 89 970 10.9 6 |
| 1984 cle | 16 | 89 1001 11.2 5 |
| 1985 cle | 16 | 62 711 11.5 5 |
| 1986 cle | 16 | 39 417 10.7 3 |
| 1987 cle | 13 | 34 375 11.0 0 |
| 1988 cle | 16 | 35 343 9.8 2 |
| 1989 cle | 16 | 29 324 11.2 1 |
| 1990 cle | 16 | 23 240 10.4 2 |
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| TOTAL | 198 | 662 7980 12.1 47 |
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Seasons among the league's top 10
Receptions:
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1982-4t, 1983-2, 1984-2
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Receiving yards:
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1982-7
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Receiving TDs:
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1979-5t
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Among the league's all-time top 50
Receptions:
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17
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Postseason data
Year Opp Result | REC YD TD
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1980 oak L,12-14 | 4 51 0
1982 rai L,10-27 | 4 51 0
1985 mia L,21-24 | 2 22 1
1986 nyj W,23-20 | 6 114 0
1987 ind W,38-21 | 4 65 0
1987 den L,33-38 | 3 35 0
1989 buf W,34-30 | 4 35 0
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TOTAL | 27 373 1
Year Value Pos. Rank Overall Rank
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1978 37 5 33
1979 60 1 18
1980 6 11 70
1981 68 3 21
1982 74 3 21
1983 67 4 24
1984 52 2 31
1985 22 7 48
1986 0 12 77
1987 0 18 92
1988 0 14 86
1989 0 18 90
1990 0 18 106
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