Earl Ferrell
Earl Thomas Ferrell
Born: March 27, 1958
Halifax, VA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 225
College: East Tennessee St.
High School: Halifax County (South Boston, VA)
Career: 1982-1989
Drafted: 1982 in Round 5, #125 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Earl Ferrell played from 1982 to 1989 during his career with the Phoenix Cardinals and St. Louis Cardinals. Ferrell ran for 2,950 yards in his career on 685 attempts, scoring 24 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 186 passes for 1,628 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 21 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | 203 | 4.6 | 25 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 46 | 208 | 4.5 | 30 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 124 | 548 | 4.4 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 113 | 512 | 4.5 | 35 | 7 |
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 202 | 924 | 4.6 | 47 | 7 |
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 149 | 502 | 3.4 | 44 | 6 |
| Totals | 685 | 2950 | 4.3 | 47 | 24 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 218 | 8.4 | 21 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 277 | 11.1 | 30 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 56 | 434 | 7.8 | 30 | 3 |
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 23 | 262 | 11.4 | 36 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 38 | 315 | 8.3 | 30 | 2 |
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 18 | 122 | 6.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 186 | 1628 | 8.8 | 36 | 8 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 257 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 27 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 421 | 17.5 | 28 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1987 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1988 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Totals | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 9 |
| 1985 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 9 |
| 1986 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 15 |
| 1987 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 11 |
| 1988 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 15 | 15 |
