John Sawyer
John Wesley Sawyer
Born: July 26, 1953
Brookhaven, MS USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230
College: Southern Miss
High School: Baker (LA)
Career: 1975-1984
Drafted: 1975 in Round 11, #271 overall by the Houston Oilers
John Sawyer played from 1975 to 1984 during his career with the Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers, Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins. Sawyer caught 129 passes for 1,496 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 51 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 18 | 208 | 11.6 | 53 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 105 | 10.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 36 | 410 | 11.4 | 32 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 21 | 272 | 13.0 | 30 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 17 | 122 | 7.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 129 | 1496 | 11.6 | 53 | 2 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 |
| Totals | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 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 |
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 8 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 4 |
| 1977 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 2 |
| 1978 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 11 | 5 |
| 1980 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 7 | 4 |
| 1983 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 10 | 8 |
