Jim Merlo
James Louis Merlo
Born: October 3, 1951
Sanger, CA USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 221
College: Stanford
High School: Sanger (CA)
Career: 1973-1979
Drafted: 1973 in Round 4, #86 overall by the New Orleans Saints
Jim Merlo played from 1973 to 1979 during his career with the New Orleans Saints. Merlo accounted for 18 points in his professional career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 83 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 1 |
| Totals | 8 | 224 | 28.0 | 83 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 13 |
| 1977 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 0 |
