Jamie Mueller

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Jamie Mueller
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Mueller in 1986
No. 39, 41
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1964-10-04) October 4, 1964 (age 59)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
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]

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Career

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.

  • 700 LB Squat
  • 700 LB Deadlift
  • 465 LB Bench

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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References

  1. Balzer, H.M.; Sporting News; Siegel, B. (1988). Sporting News Football Register 1988. Andrews McMeel Pub. p. 313. ISBN   978-0-89204-286-9 . Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  2. "Jamie Mueller joins NAIA Hall of Fame".
  3. "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

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