Ed West (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox NFL player
| name = Ed West
| number = 49, 86, 83
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|8|2}}
| birth_place = Colbert County, Alabama, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 250
| high_school = Colbert County
| college = Auburn
| undraftedyear = 1984
| pastteams =
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1984|1994}})
- Indianapolis Colts (1995)*
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1995|1996}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1997}})
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 237
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 2,665
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 27
| pfr = WestEd00
}}
Edward Lee West, III (born August 2, 1961), nicknamed "the Toolbox",{{cite news|url=https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/the-toolbox-ja4h81l-142864275.html/|title='The Toolbox' was a throwback TE|publisher=Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel|first=Martin|last=Hendricks|date=March 15, 2012|accessdate=November 22, 2020}} is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers. West went undrafted but played in over 200 NFL games in 14 seasons from 1984 to 1997 for the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Atlanta Falcons.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
= Regular season =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 1984 | GNB
| 16 || 0 || 6 || 54 || 9.0 || 29 || 4 | ||||||
| 1985 | GNB
| 16 || 0 || 8 || 95 || 11.9 || 30 || 1 | ||||||
| 1986 | GNB
| 16 || 6 || 15 || 199 || 13.3 || 46 || 1 | ||||||
| 1987 | GNB
| 12 || 11 || 19 || 261 || 13.7 || 40 || 1 | ||||||
| 1988 | GNB
| 16 || 16 || 30 || 276 || 9.2 || 35 || 3 | ||||||
| 1989 | GNB
| 13 || 12 || 22 || 269 || 12.2 || 31 || 5 | ||||||
| 1990 | GNB
| 16 || 16 || 27 || 356 || 13.2 || 50 || 5 | ||||||
| 1991 | GNB
| 16 || 16 || 15 || 151 || 10.1 || 21 || 3 | ||||||
| 1992 | GNB
| 16 || 8 || 4 || 30 || 7.5 || 10 || 0 | ||||||
| 1993 | GNB
| 16 || 7 || 25 || 253 || 10.1 || 24 || 0 | ||||||
| 1994 | GNB
| 14 || 12 || 31 || 377 || 12.2 || 26 || 2 | ||||||
| 1995 | PHI
| 16 || 14 || 20 || 190 || 9.5 || 26 || 1 | ||||||
| 1996 | PHI
| 16 || 4 || 8 || 91 || 11.4 || 29 || 0 | ||||||
| 1997 | ATL
| 12 || 3 || 7 || 63 || 9.0 || 23 || 1 | ||||||
| colspan="2"| | 211 | 125 | 237 | 2,665 | 11.2 | 50 | 27 |
= Playoffs =
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| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 1993 | GNB
| 2 || 2 || 7 || 81 || 11.6 || 23 || 0 | ||||||
| 1994 | GNB
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||
| 1995 | PHI
| 2 || 2 || 2 || 19 || 9.5 || 11 || 0 | ||||||
| 1996 | PHI
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||
| colspan="2"| | 7 | 4 | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 23 | 0 |
References
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Category:American football tight ends
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Auburn Tigers football players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:People from Colbert County, Alabama
Category:Players of American football from Alabama
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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