Mike Nelms
Michael Craig Nelms
Born: April 8, 1955
Fort Worth, TX USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 188
College: Sam Houston St., Baylor
High School: Oscar Dean Wyatt (Fort Worth, TX)
Career: 1977-1984
Drafted: 1977 in Round 7, #170 overall by the Buffalo Bills
Mike Nelms played from 1977 to 1984 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Rough Riders and Washington Redskins. Nelms intercepted 20 passes for 323 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | 106 | 10.6 | 31 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 49 | 408 | 8.3 | 38 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 106 | 1155 | 10.9 | 71 | 2 |
| 1980 | NFL Washington Redskins | 48 | 487 | 10.1 | 64 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 45 | 492 | 10.9 | 75 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 32 | 252 | 7.9 | 28 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 38 | 289 | 7.6 | 35 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Washington Redskins | 49 | 428 | 8.7 | 46 | 0 |
| CFL | 172 | 1751 | 10.2 | 71 | 2 | |
| NFL | 212 | 1948 | 9.2 | 75 | 2 | |
| Totals | 384 | 3699 | 9.6 | 75 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 191 | 23.9 | 52 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Washington Redskins | 38 | 810 | 21.3 | 51 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 37 | 1099 | 29.7 | 84 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 23 | 557 | 24.2 | 58 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 35 | 802 | 22.9 | 41 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Washington Redskins | 42 | 860 | 20.5 | 36 | 0 |
| CFL | 16 | 362 | 22.6 | 52 | 0 | |
| NFL | 175 | 4128 | 23.6 | 84 | 0 | |
| Totals | 191 | 4490 | 23.5 | 84 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 50 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 42 | 1 |
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| CFL | 19 | 320 | 16.8 | 50 | 1 | |
| NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Totals | 20 | 323 | 16.2 | 50 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 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 |
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | |
| 1977 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | |
| 1978 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | |
| 1979 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 15 | |
| 1980 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1980s Team
Honors
1979 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1979 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
