Eric Richardson (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}}

{{Use American English|date=March 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Eric Richardson

| number = 82

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|4|18}}

| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 183

| high_school = Novato (California)

| college = San Jose State

| draftyear = 1984

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 41

| pastteams =

• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1985|1986}})
• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1988}})*

| highlights =

• Second-team All-American (1983)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 15

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 250

| statlabel3 = Return yards

| statvalue3 = 192

| pfr = RichEr00

}}

Eric E. Richardson (born April 18, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).

Richardson was born in San Francisco, California and played scholastically at Novato High School, in the North Bay region.{{cite web| url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RichEr00.htm |title=Eric Richardson Stats |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=May 28, 2024}} He began his college football career at Monterey Peninsula College, before finishing with the San Jose State Spartans.{{cite web| url=https://www.nfl.com/players/eric-richardson/ |title=Eric Richardson Stats |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 28, 2024}} As a senior, he was honored by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a second-team All-American.{{cite news |title=The 1983 NEA All-America team |newspaper=The Republic (Columbus, Ind.) |date=November 30, 1983 |page=16 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4574799/1983_nea_allamerica_team/ |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}

Richardson was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1984 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played in 30 games and started 2 of them. Even though he was drafted in 1984, he played his first game in 1985.