Mike Merriweather
Michael Lamar Merriweather
Born: November 26, 1960
Albany, NY USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230
College: Pacific
High School: Vallejo (CA)
Career: 1982-1993
Drafted: 1982 in Round 3, #70 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Merriweather played from 1982 to 1993 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers. Merriweather accounted for 32 points in his professional career.
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Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 31 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 35 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 15 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 73 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Totals | 18 | 299 | 16.6 | 73 | 4 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 15.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1992 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 41.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 69 | 1 | 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 Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 12 |
| 1989 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 15 |
| 1990 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1993 | NFL | New York Jets | 1 | 0 |
Honors
1984 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1984 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1985 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
