Garland Rivers
Garland A. Rivers
Born: November 3, 1964
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 181
College: Michigan
High School: McKinley (Canton, OH)
Career: 1987-1993
Drafted: 1987 in Round 4, #92 overall by the Detroit Lions
Garland Rivers played from 1987 to 1993 during his career with the Albany Firebirds, Arizona Rattlers and Chicago Bears. Rivers intercepted 7 passes for 31 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Arena Arizona Rattlers | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Arena Arizona Rattlers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Arena Albany Firebirds | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | Arena Albany Firebirds | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| 1992 | Arena Arizona Rattlers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Arena Arizona Rattlers | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Arena Albany Firebirds | 50 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | Arena Albany Firebirds | 41.5 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | Arena Arizona Rattlers | 26 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | Arena Arizona Rattlers | 45 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Arena League | 222 | 148 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 162.5 | 148 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | Arena | Albany Firebirds | 8 | |
| 1991 | Arena | Albany Firebirds | 9 | |
| 1992 | Arena | Arizona Rattlers | 9 | |
| 1993 | Arena | Arizona Rattlers | 12 |
