Edward Lee West, III (born August 2, 1961), nicknamed "the Toolbox",[1] is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers. West went undrafted but played in over 200 NFL games in 14 seasons from 1984 to 1997 for the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Atlanta Falcons.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1984 | GNB | 16 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 29 | 4 |
| 1985 | GNB | 16 | 0 | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 30 | 1 |
| 1986 | GNB | 16 | 6 | 15 | 199 | 13.3 | 46 | 1 |
| 1987 | GNB | 12 | 11 | 19 | 261 | 13.7 | 40 | 1 |
| 1988 | GNB | 16 | 16 | 30 | 276 | 9.2 | 35 | 3 |
| 1989 | GNB | 13 | 12 | 22 | 269 | 12.2 | 31 | 5 |
| 1990 | GNB | 16 | 16 | 27 | 356 | 13.2 | 50 | 5 |
| 1991 | GNB | 16 | 16 | 15 | 151 | 10.1 | 21 | 3 |
| 1992 | GNB | 16 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | GNB | 16 | 7 | 25 | 253 | 10.1 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | GNB | 14 | 12 | 31 | 377 | 12.2 | 26 | 2 |
| 1995 | PHI | 16 | 14 | 20 | 190 | 9.5 | 26 | 1 |
| 1996 | PHI | 16 | 4 | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | ATL | 12 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 23 | 1 |
| 211 | 125 | 237 | 2,665 | 11.2 | 50 | 27 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1993 | GNB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | GNB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | PHI | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 23 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ Hendricks, Martin (March 15, 2012). "'The Toolbox' was a throwback TE". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved November 22, 2020.