Karl Powe

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Karl Powe
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1962-01-17) January 17, 1962 (age 62)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school: Mattie T. Blount (AL)
College: Alabama State
NFL draft: 1985  / Round: 7 / Pick: 178
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:16
Player stats at PFR

Karl Alonzo Powe (born January 17, 1962) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Alabama State University.

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Early years

Powe attended Mattie T. Blount High School, where he lettered in football, basketball, track and baseball. He accepted a football scholarship from Alabama State University.

Although he was considered the fastest player on the team, he spent most of his career as a backup wide receiver, because he chose to compete in track instead of participating in spring football practice. He practiced the 100 and 200 metres.

As a sophomore in 1982, he led the team in receiving with 16 catches for 319 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 61-yard touchdown reception and a 53-yard catch. As a junior in 1983, he posted 8 receptions for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns (62 yards and 48 yards). [1]

As a senior, he registered 16 receptions for 314 yards and 2 touchdowns, while leading the Southwestern Athletic Conference in kickoff returns with 11 for 300 yards and a 27.3 average. In three seasons he recorded 40 receptions for 817 yards and 6 touchdowns, averaging 20.5 yards per catch.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Powe was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round (178th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft, because of his speed and athletic ability. [2] He made the team as a backup wide receiver after having a notable camp. [3] On December 15, he had a critical 28-yard reception on a third-and-15 situation in the fourth quarter against the New York Giants, which proved to be the winning touchdown drive that clinched the division-title. [4]

He started the season finale against the San Francisco 49ers in place of Tony Hill, posting 7 receptions for 127 yards. He finished the season with 14 receptions for 237 yards and a 16.9-yard average. He was seen as a promising player, as his 14 catches were the most by a Cowboys rookie receiver since Drew Pearson's 22 in 1973. [5]

On September 9, 1986, he was placed on the injured reserve list, after suffering nerve damage in his neck during the season opener against the New York Giants. [6]

On September 1, 1987, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a sprained shoulder. [7] [8] After the players went on a strike on the third week of the 1987 season, those contests were canceled (reducing the 16-game season to 15) and the NFL decided that the games would be played with replacement players. On October 7, he crossed the picket line and joined the replacement team. It was later reported that Powe was told by the Cowboys to resign from the NFL Players Association in order to receive physical therapy. He was cut on October 20, at the end of the strike, after not being able to fully recover from his previous injuries. [9] He never played during the season.

Green Bay Packers

On April 23, 1988, he was signed as a free agent by the Green Bay Packers. He was released before the start of the season, after leaving training camp on July 19.

Coaching career

After his retirement, Powe became the offensive coordinator at Mattie T. Blount High School in Eight Mile, Alabama. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chattanooga gains Fuller's respect" . Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Powe and Gonzalez Still in the Running for Receiving Work". Los Angeles Times . 31 July 1985. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Dave (16 December 1985). "A Lost Weekend". The New York Times. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Writer's Card Carries A Full Deck Of Wishes" . Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Will it be the Bears vs. Eagles or Ditka vs. Ryan?" . Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Two-a-Days taking Toll on Cowboys" . Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Cowboys Lose Essink, Draft Pick" . Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Cowboys" . Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Ellington" . Retrieved September 24, 2022.
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