Lin Dawson
James Linwood Dawson
Born: June 24, 1959
Norfolk, VA USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 240
College: North Carolina St.
High School: Kinston (NC)
Career: 1981-1990
Drafted: 1981 in Round 8, #212 overall by the New England Patriots
Lin Dawson played from 1981 to 1990 during his career with the New England Patriots. Dawson caught 117 passes for 1,233 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL New England Patriots | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 42 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 13 | 160 | 12.3 | 26 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 14 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 39 | 427 | 10.9 | 27 | 4 |
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 17 | 148 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL New England Patriots | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 8 | 106 | 13.2 | 38 | 2 |
| 1989 | NFL New England Patriots | 12 | 101 | 8.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 117 | 1233 | 10.5 | 42 | 8 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1982 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1988 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 3 |
| 1982 | NFL | New England Patriots | 8 | 4 |
| 1983 | NFL | New England Patriots | 13 | 10 |
| 1984 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 13 |
| 1987 | NFL | New England Patriots | 12 | 11 |
| 1988 | NFL | New England Patriots | 6 | 6 |
| 1989 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 13 |
| 1990 | NFL | New England Patriots | 3 | 0 |
