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Tony Richardson

Retired

New York Jets · FB

Tony Richardson recorded 192 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 16 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

8.8

rush yds/gm

7.9

rec yds/gm

5

playoff games

192

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tony Richardson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 17, 2000

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2000

156 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
2000
CAROLINAPANTHERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 10, 2000

Carolina Panthers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 10, 2000

89 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 8 rec

Regular Season
2001
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 4, 2001

Kansas City Chiefs vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2001

23 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
2000
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 5, 2000

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2000

18 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
2000
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 3, 2000

Indianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 3, 2000

58 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tony Richardson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 156 rushing yards · 23 carries

Regular Season
2000
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 17, 2000

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 17, 2000

156 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2001
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NOV 4, 2001

Kansas City Chiefs vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2001

23 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 81 receiving yards

Regular Season
2000
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 12, 2000

Kansas City Chiefs vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2000

19 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 8 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tony Richardson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1998

01
KCRICHARDSON—Tony Richardson
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

02
KCRICHARDSON—Tony Richardson
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

03
MINRICHARDSON—Tony Richardson
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

2007–2010

04
NYJRICHARDSON—Tony Richardson
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Career accomplishments

16 NFL seasons192 career games1,686 career rushing yards15 career rushing touchdowns206 career receptions1,521 career receiving yards8 career receiving touchdowns19 career solo tacklesJersey: 495 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Jan 2, 2011

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history