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Position: | Running back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | October 4, 1964
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Benedictine |
NFL Draft: | 1987 / Round: 3 / Pick: 78 |
Career history | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Jamie F. Mueller (born October 4, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) from 1987 to 1992. [1]
Mueller played college football at Tiny Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas where he was a two-time NAIA All-American. He rushed for 4,038 yards, gained 4,221 total offensive yards, and scored 29 touchdowns in his four seasons. [2]
Mueller was a third round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills in the 1987 NFL Draft. [3] He played in 57 career games for Buffalo, with 38 starts. He had 238 rushes, accumulating 901 yards and 4 rushing touchdowns and 1 receiving TD. He started as fullback in Super Bowl XXV vs. the NY Giants.
As a rookie, he was Buffalo's second-leading ground gainer and a leading special teams player every year. Mueller averaged 3.8 yards per attempt and 15.8 yards per game. His longest career run was 20 yards. With 4.2 attempts per game, Mueller also tacked up 28 receptions for 169 yards and a touchdown in his career, with a 6.0 yard per reception average. His longest career reception was of 30 yards.
One of his biggest plays came with Mueller catching last-minute touchdown Vs. the Jets in 1990, clinching home field throughout the playoffs.
Mueller returned kicks for Buffalo on various occasions. In his career, he had 6 returns for 93 yards. His longest return was of 20 yards. Mueller had nine fumbles.
Mueller was one of the all-time strongest NFL players with a power-lift triple total of 1,865 lbs.
He ran 4.4-second 40-yard dash at 220 lbs.
Mueller was a leading blocker or runner in most critical short yardage situations with 80% success rate.
Mueller was awarded 7 game balls in his career, which was ended by a neck injury.
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