Joe Morris
Joseph Edward Morris
Born: September 15, 1960
Fort Bragg, NC USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 195
College: Syracuse
High School: Southern Pines (NC); Ayer (MA)
Career: 1982-1991
Drafted: 1982 in Round 2, #45 overall by the New York Giants
Joe Morris played from 1982 to 1991 during his career with the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. Morris ran for 5,585 yards in his career on 1,411 attempts, scoring 50 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 111 passes for 960 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL New York Giants | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 7 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL New York Giants | 35 | 145 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL New York Giants | 133 | 510 | 3.8 | 28 | 4 |
| 1985 | NFL New York Giants | 294 | 1336 | 4.5 | 65 | 21 |
| 1986 | NFL New York Giants | 341 | 1516 | 4.4 | 54 | 14 |
| 1987 | NFL New York Giants | 193 | 658 | 3.4 | 34 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL New York Giants | 307 | 1083 | 3.5 | 27 | 5 |
| 1991 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 93 | 289 | 3.1 | 15 | 2 |
| Totals | 1411 | 5585 | 4.0 | 65 | 50 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 34 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL New York Giants | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New York Giants | 22 | 212 | 9.6 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New York Giants | 21 | 233 | 11.1 | 23 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 114 | 10.4 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New York Giants | 22 | 166 | 7.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 111 | 960 | 8.6 | 26 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL New York Giants | 14 | 255 | 18.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 18 | 310 | 17.2 | 36 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 659 | 16.5 | 36 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 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 York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1984 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL New York Giants | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |||||||
| 1986 | NFL New York Giants | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL | New York Giants | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | New York Giants | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 8 |
| 1985 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | New York Giants | 15 | 15 |
| 1987 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 10 |
| 1988 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 15 |
| 1991 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 4 |
Honors
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1986 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1986 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1986 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
