Pete Metzelaars
Peter Henry Metzelaars
Born: May 24, 1960
Three Rivers, MI USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 254
College: Wabash
High School: Central (Portage, MI)
Career: 1982-1997
Drafted: 1982 in Round 3, #75 overall by the Seattle Seahawks
Pete Metzelaars played from 1982 to 1997 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks. Metzelaars caught 383 passes for 3,686 yards and 29 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 15 | 152 | 10.1 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 17 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 12 | 80 | 6.7 | 13 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 49 | 485 | 9.9 | 44 | 3 |
| 1987 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 28 | 290 | 10.4 | 34 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 33 | 438 | 13.3 | 35 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 18 | 179 | 9.9 | 23 | 2 |
| 1990 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 12 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 51 | 2 |
| 1992 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 30 | 298 | 9.9 | 53 | 6 |
| 1993 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 68 | 609 | 9.0 | 51 | 4 |
| 1994 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 49 | 428 | 8.7 | 35 | 5 |
| 1995 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 20 | 171 | 8.6 | 27 | 3 |
| 1996 | NFL Detroit Lions | 17 | 146 | 8.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Detroit Lions | 17 | 144 | 8.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 383 | 3686 | 9.6 | 53 | 29 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 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 Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1992 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1993 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1994 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1995 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 2 |
| 1983 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 7 |
| 1984 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 4 |
| 1985 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 8 |
| 1986 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1990 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 7 |
| 1993 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 16 |
| 1995 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 14 | 14 |
| 1996 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 11 |
| 1997 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 6 |
