Paul Palmer
Paul Woodrow Palmer
Born: October 14, 1964
Bethesda, MD USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 184
College: Temple
High School: Winston Churchill (Potomac, MD)
Career: 1987-1992
Drafted: 1987 in Round 1, #19 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs
Paul Palmer played from 1987 to 1992 during his career with the Barcelona Dragons, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs and Toronto Argonauts. Palmer ran for 1,676 yards in his career on 453 attempts, scoring 6 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 88 passes for 892 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 24 | 155 | 6.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 134 | 452 | 3.4 | 26 | 2 |
| 1989 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 112 | 446 | 4.0 | 63 | 2 |
| 1991 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | WLAF Barcelona Dragons | 93 | 358 | 3.8 | 22 | 2 |
| 1992 | WLAF Barcelona Dragons | 88 | 259 | 2.9 | 26 | 0 |
| NFL | 270 | 1053 | 3.9 | 63 | 4 | |
| WLAF | 181 | 617 | 3.4 | 26 | 2 | |
| CFL | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Totals | 453 | 1676 | 3.7 | 63 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 53 | 611 | 11.5 | 71 | 4 |
| 1989 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | WLAF Barcelona Dragons | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 49 | 0 |
| 1992 | WLAF Barcelona Dragons | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 74 | 731 | 9.9 | 71 | 4 | |
| WLAF | 14 | 161 | 11.5 | 49 | 0 | |
| Totals | 88 | 892 | 10.1 | 71 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 38 | 923 | 24.3 | 95 | 2 |
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 23 | 364 | 15.8 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 255 | 23.2 | 62 | 0 |
| 1991 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 0 |
| 1991 | WLAF Barcelona Dragons | 8 | 151 | 18.9 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | WLAF Barcelona Dragons | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 20 | 0 |
| NFL | 72 | 1542 | 21.4 | 95 | 2 | |
| WLAF | 15 | 245 | 16.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| CFL | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 0 | |
| Totals | 88 | 1847 | 21.0 | 95 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 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 |
| 1987 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1989 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1991 | WLAF Barcelona Dragons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| NFL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| WLAF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 11 |
| 1989 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 8 |
| 1989 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 1 | |
| 1991 | WLAF | Barcelona Dragons | 5 | |
| 1992 | WLAF | Barcelona Dragons |
Honors
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
