Gene Atkins
Gene Reynard Atkins
Born: November 22, 1964
Tallahassee, FL USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 201
College: Florida A&M
High School: James S. Rickards (Tallahassee, FL)
Career: 1987-1996
Drafted: 1987 in Round 7, #179 overall by the New Orleans Saints
Gene Atkins played from 1987 to 1996 during his career with the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints. Atkins intercepted 25 passes for 348 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 20 | 424 | 21.2 | 57 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 12 | 245 | 20.4 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 19 | 471 | 24.8 | 50 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 20 | 368 | 18.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 71 | 1508 | 21.2 | 57 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 40 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 79 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 37 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 348 | 13.9 | 79 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1991 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1993 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1994 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1992 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 59 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 61 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 18 | 16 | 4 | ||||||
| Totals | 600 | 586 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 5 |
| 1988 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 6 |
| 1989 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 12 |
| 1990 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1993 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 15 | 15 |
| 1995 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 11 |
| 1996 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 5 | 5 |
