David Howard
David Howard
Born: December 8, 1961
Enterprise, AL USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 232
College: Oregon St., Long Beach St.
High School: Polytechnic (Long Beach, CA)
Career: 1984-1992
David Howard played from 1984 to 1992 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Express, Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots. Howard intercepted 8 passes for 38 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| USFL | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| USFL | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 | |
| NFL | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 | |
| Totals | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 4.5 | 39 | 8.7 |
| 1985 | USFL Los Angeles Express | 3.0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 1986 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| USFL | 7.5 | 69 | 9.2 | |
| NFL | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 13.0 | 69 | 5.3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL | Los Angeles Express | 15 | 15 |
| 1985 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 4 |
| 1985 | USFL | Los Angeles Express | 18 | |
| 1986 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 13 |
| 1987 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 7 |
| 1988 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 3 |
| 1990 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 5 |
| 1992 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 10 |
