MONROE ELEYEley, MonroeHeight: 6-2 Weight: 210 Born: April 17, 1949 Rocky Mount, NC High School: Central (Nashville, NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Palo Verde JC | Did Not Play |
| 1970 | Arizona State | Lettered |
| 1971 | Arizona State | Lettered |
| Draft: 11th round (276th overall) 1973 Kansas City Chiefs; 5th round (128th overall) 1974 Atlanta Falcons; 13th round (146th overall) 1974 New York Stars/ |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1972 BC CFL | 26 | RB | 16 | |
| 1973 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1973 BC CFL | 26 | RB | 13 | |
| 1974 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1974 BC CFL | 26 | HB | 16 | |
| 1975 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1975 ATL NFL | 46 | RB | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1977 ATL NFL | 46 | FB | 7 | 7 |
| 2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL | 13 | 7 | ||
| 3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL | 45 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1972 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1972 BC CFL | |
| Draft | 1/31/1973 | 1973 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1973 KC NFL |
| Selection Declared Ineligible | 1973 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1973 KC NFL | |
| Draft | 1/29/1974 | 1974 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1974 ATL NFL |
| Draft | 2/5/1974 | 1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL)1974 NY-C WFL |
| Released | 1975 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1975 BC CFL | |
| Signed | 10/8/1975 | 1975 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1975 ATL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 1976 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1976 ATL NFL | |
| Injured Reserve | 12/14/1977 | 1977 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1977 ATL NFL |
| Released | 1978 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1978 ATL NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1974 BC CFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1977 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1977 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1972 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1972 BC CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1973 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1973 BC CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1972 BC CFL | 105 | 517 | 4.9 | 75 | 1 | ||||
| 1973 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1973 BC CFL | 72 | 373 | 5.2 | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 1974 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1974 BC CFL | 191 | 1176 | 6.2 | 63 | 3 | ||||
| 1975 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1975 ATL NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1977 ATL NFL | 97 | 273 | 2.8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 98 | 276 | 2.8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1972 BC CFL | 27 | 507 | 18.8 | 53 | 0 | ||||||
| 1973 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1973 BC CFL | 26 | 388 | 14.9 | 51 | 2 | ||||||
| 1974 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1974 BC CFL | 18 | 321 | 17.8 | 92 | 4 | ||||||
| 1977 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1977 ATL NFL | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 71 | 1216 | 17.1 | 92 | 6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1975 ATL NFL | 7 | 0 | 61 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 0 | 61 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1972 BC CFL | 37 | - | 1033 | 27.9 | 56 | 0 | |||
| 1973 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1973 BC CFL | 12 | - | 327 | 27.3 | 46 | 0 | |||
| 1974 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1974 BC CFL | 19 | - | 543 | 28.6 | 110 | 1 | |||
| 1975 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1975 ATL NFL | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1977 ATL NFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 147 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 68 | 1903 | 28.0 | 110 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1972 BC CFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1973 BC CFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1974 BC CFL | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1975 ATL NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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