Eddie Payton
Edward C. Payton
Born: August 3, 1951
Columbia, MS USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 175
College: Jackson St.
High School: John Jefferson (Columbia, MS)
Career: 1977-1982
Eddie Payton played from 1977 to 1982 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings and Toronto Argonauts. Payton ran for 79 yards in his career on 21 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 5 passes for 34 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 | |
| CFL | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NFL | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| CFL | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 14 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 27 | 273 | 10.1 | 87 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 32 | 364 | 11.4 | 39 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 34 | 251 | 7.4 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 38 | 303 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 22 | 179 | 8.1 | 35 | 0 |
| NFL | 156 | 1387 | 8.9 | 87 | 1 | |
| CFL | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Totals | 159 | 1414 | 8.9 | 87 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 34 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 18 | 457 | 25.4 | 98 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 30 | 775 | 25.8 | 66 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 53 | 1184 | 22.3 | 59 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 39 | 898 | 23.0 | 99 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 271 | 22.6 | 32 | 0 |
| NFL | 156 | 3676 | 23.6 | 99 | 2 | |
| CFL | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Totals | 159 | 3760 | 23.6 | 99 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 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 |
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 2 | |
| 1980 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 0 |
