Jim MerloMerlo, James LouisHeight: 6-1 Weight: 220 Born: October 3, 1951 Sanger, CA High School: Sanger (CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Fresno CC | |
| 1970 | Fresno CC | |
| 1971 | Stanford | Lettered |
| 1972 | Stanford | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1973 NO NFL | 57 | LLB-RLB | 14 | 9 |
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 57 | LLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 57 | LLB | 14 | 13 |
| 1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1977 NO NFL | 57 | LLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1978 NO NFL | 57 | LLB | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1979 NO NFL | 57 | LLB | 16 | 2 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 88 | 68 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/30/1973 | 1973 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1973 NO NFL |
| Signed | 5/16/1973 | 1973 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1973 NO NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 1975 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1975 NO NFL | |
| Released | 1980 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1980 NO NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1977 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1973 NO NFL | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 83t | 2 |
| 1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1977 NO NFL | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57t | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 224 | 28.0 | 83t | 3 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 1.5 | |
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 2.0 | |
| 1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1977 NO NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 1979 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1979 NO NFL | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1973 NO NFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1974 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1974 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1976 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1977 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1978 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1979 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 0 |
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