Vernon Maxwell
Vernon Leroy Maxwell
Born: October 25, 1961
Birmingham, AL USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 233
College: Arizona St.
High School: Verbum Dei (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1983-1992
Drafted: 1983 in Round 2, #29 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Vernon Maxwell played from 1983 to 1992 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Detroit Lions, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks. Maxwell intercepted 3 passes for 74 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1991 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 1 |
| NFL | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| CFL | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 39 | 1 | |
| Totals | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 39 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 11.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 8.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| NFL | 21.5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 21.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 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 |
| 1992 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 15 |
| 1987 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 |
| 1991 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 9 | |
| 1992 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 |
Awards
1983 - AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
