Richard Seymour
Richard Vershaun Seymour
Born: October 6, 1979
Gadsden, SC USA
Position: DE-DT
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 310
College: Georgia
High School: Lower Richland (Hopkins, SC)
Career: 2001-2012
Drafted: 2001 in Round 1, #6 overall by the New England Patriots
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022
Richard Seymour played from 2001 to 2012 during his career with the New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders. Seymour recorded 57.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL New England Patriots | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2002 | NFL New England Patriots | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2003 | NFL New England Patriots | 8.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2004 | NFL New England Patriots | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2005 | NFL New England Patriots | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2006 | NFL New England Patriots | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2007 | NFL New England Patriots | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2008 | NFL New England Patriots | 8.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2009 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2010 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2011 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2012 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 57.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL New England Patriots | 35 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL New England Patriots | 44.5 | 33 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NFL New England Patriots | 45 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | NFL New England Patriots | 32.5 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | NFL New England Patriots | 41.5 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | NFL New England Patriots | 32.5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL New England Patriots | 19 | 15 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 2008 | NFL New England Patriots | 43 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 39 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 42 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 25.5 | 23 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 2012 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 13.5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 413 | 329 | 168 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 81 | 1 | 4 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2004 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL | New England Patriots | 13 | 10 |
| 2002 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 14 |
| 2004 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 15 |
| 2005 | NFL | New England Patriots | 12 | 12 |
| 2006 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 15 |
| 2007 | NFL | New England Patriots | 9 | 8 |
| 2008 | NFL | New England Patriots | 15 | 15 |
| 2009 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 16 |
| 2010 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 13 |
| 2011 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 15 |
| 2012 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 8 | 8 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-2000s Team
Honors
2002 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2003 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2003 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2003 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2003 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2004 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2004 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2004 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2004 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2005 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2005 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2005 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
2006 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2011 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2011 - Pro Football Focus All-NFL (2nd Team)
