Tony Paige
Anthony Ricardo Paige
Born: October 14, 1962
Washington, SC USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 225
College: Virginia Tech
High School: DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD)
Career: 1984-1992
Drafted: 1984 in Round 6, #149 overall by the New York Jets
Tony Paige played from 1984 to 1992 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins and New York Jets. Paige ran for 853 yards in his career on 272 attempts, scoring 20 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 197 passes for 1,515 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL New York Jets | 35 | 130 | 3.7 | 24 | 7 |
| 1985 | NFL New York Jets | 55 | 158 | 2.9 | 30 | 8 |
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 47 | 109 | 2.3 | 9 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Detroit Lions | 52 | 207 | 4.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 30 | 105 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 32 | 95 | 3.0 | 11 | 2 |
| 1991 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 6 | 1 |
| Totals | 272 | 853 | 3.1 | 30 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL New York Jets | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 10 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL New York Jets | 18 | 120 | 6.7 | 19 | 2 |
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 18 | 121 | 6.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 100 | 9.1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 35 | 247 | 7.1 | 17 | 4 |
| 1991 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 57 | 469 | 8.2 | 26 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 48 | 399 | 8.3 | 30 | 1 |
| Totals | 197 | 1515 | 7.7 | 30 | 9 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 19 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 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 |
| 1984 | NFL New York Jets | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL New York Jets | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| 1986 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1991 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1992 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 3 |
| 1985 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 9 |
| 1986 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 7 |
| 1987 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 2 |
| 1989 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 4 |
| 1990 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 13 |
| 1991 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 16 |
