J.J. Birden
LaJourdain J. Birden
Born: June 16, 1965
Portland, OR USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170
College: Oregon
High School: Lakeridge (Lake Oswego, OR)
Career: 1990-1996
Drafted: 1988 in Round 8, #216 overall by the Cleveland Browns
J.J. Birden played from 1990 to 1996 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and Kansas City Chiefs. Birden caught 244 passes for 3,441 yards and 17 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 352 | 23.5 | 90 | 3 |
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 27 | 465 | 17.2 | 57 | 2 |
| 1992 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 42 | 644 | 15.3 | 72 | 3 |
| 1993 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 51 | 721 | 14.1 | 50 | 2 |
| 1994 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 48 | 637 | 13.3 | 44 | 4 |
| 1995 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 31 | 303 | 9.8 | 24 | 1 |
| 1996 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 30 | 319 | 10.6 | 57 | 2 |
| Totals | 244 | 3441 | 14.1 | 90 | 17 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 115 | 7.7 | 22 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 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 |
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1992 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1993 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1994 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||
| 1995 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1996 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 11 |
| 1993 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 13 |
| 1995 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 10 |
| 1996 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 12 |
