Jerry Ball
Jerry Lee Ball
Born: December 15, 1964
Beaumont, TX USA
Position: NT-DT
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 330
College: SMU
High School: West Brook (Beaumont, TX)
Career: 1987-1999
Drafted: 1987 in Round 3, #63 overall by the Detroit Lions
Jerry Ball played from 1987 to 1999 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Raiders, Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders. Ball recorded 32.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | 1987 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1988 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1990 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1991 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1992 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1993 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1994 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1995 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1996 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1999 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1999 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 32.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1987 | NFL Detroit Lions | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1988 | NFL Detroit Lions | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 73 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | NFL Detroit Lions | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | NFL Detroit Lions | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1992 | NFL Detroit Lions | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1993 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1994 | NFL Los Angeles Raiders | 44 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1995 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1999 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 8 | 0 |
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| Totals | 532 | 508 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 5 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1991 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1992 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1996 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1987 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 12 | 1988 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 1989 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 1990 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 15 | 1991 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 13 | 1992 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 12 | 1993 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 7 | 1994 | NFL | Los Angeles Raiders | 16 | 13 | 1995 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 15 | 1996 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 16 | 0 | 1997 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 6 | 1998 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 | 1999 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 3 | 3 | 1999 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 10 |
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Honors
1989 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1989 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1990 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1990 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1991 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
