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Profile Snapshot
Position:
RB/WR
College:
Texas
Birthdate:
January 3, 1968
NFL Experience:
13 Seasons
Browns Years:
1989-1994
Player Profile
Eric
Metcalf
Biography
Eric Metcalf spent six years with the Cleveland Browns (1989-94) and rushed for 2,229 yards with 11 touchdowns, but he was also a threat in the air, catching 297 passes for 2,732 yards over the same timeframe. As a Brown, Metcalf had 31 all-purpose touchdowns with 9,108 all-purpose yards. He was the only player in NFL history with more than 7,000 yards from scrimmage and 7,000 return yards. Metcalf shined in the return game and retired as the NFL’s all-time leader in punt return touchdowns. Currently ranks second in NFL history in career punt return touchdowns with 10 and tied for third with 12 total return touchdowns. Led the NFL in kickoff return yards in 1990. He led the league in all-purpose yards (1,932) in 1993
Career Highlights
Pro Career
- 179 Career NFL Games
- 6 years with the Browns (1989–1994)
- 13-year NFL Career
Notable
- Rushed for 2,229 yards with 11 touchdowns
- 31 all-purpose touchdowns with 9,108 all-purpose yards
- The only player in NFL history with more than 7,000 yards from scrimmage and 7,000 return yards
- Currently ranks second in NFL history in career punt return touchdowns with 10 and tied for third with 12 total return touchdowns.
- Led the NFL in kickoff return yards in 1990
- Led the league in all-purpose yards (1,932) in 1993
Honors
- Inducted into the Cleveland Browns Legends program in 2008
- Three-time Pro Bowler (1993, 1994 and 1997)
- Two-time first team All-Pro (1993 and 1997)
- Four-time AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 9, 1993; Weeks1 and 8, 1994; Week 10, 1997)
- AFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3, 1992)
- Two-time AFC Special Teams Player of the Month (October 1993 and November 1997)
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