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Walter Stanley

Retired

New England Patriots · WR

Walter Stanley recorded 85 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, WSH, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

26.0

rec yds/gm

0.7

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

85

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Walter Stanley's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1986
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 27, 1986

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 27, 1986

4 rec · 124 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 25, 1987

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1987

6 rec · 150 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 27, 1987

Green Bay Packers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 27, 1987

4 rec · 109 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1988
GREEN BAYPACKERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 2, 1988

Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1988

6 rec · 107 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1988
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 16, 1988

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1988

5 rec · 101 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Walter Stanley's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 150 receiving yards

Regular Season
1987
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 25, 1987

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1987

6 rec · 150 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 7 receptions

Regular Season
1988
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 18, 1988

Green Bay Packers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1988

7 rec · 87 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1987
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 27, 1987

Green Bay Packers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 27, 1987

4 rec · 109 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 4 targets

Regular Season
1992
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 18, 1992

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1992

1 rec · 15 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Walter Stanley's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1968–1991

01
GBSTANLEY—Walter Stanley
GBLOFTON—James Lofton
GBDICKEY—Lynn Dickey

Two decades of searching after Lombardi

Green Bay Packers · The long road back

Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

02
DETSTANLEY—Walter Stanley
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1981–1992

03
WASSTANLEY—Walter Stanley
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

04
MIASTANLEY—Walter Stanley
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1976–1992

05
NESTANLEY—Walter Stanley
NEHANNAH—John Hannah
NEGROGAN—Steve Grogan

Strong running teams reach the first Super Bowl

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

New England produced several excellent teams and reached Super Bowl XX before ownership turmoil and a near-relocation threatened the franchise.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

06
LACSTANLEY—Walter Stanley
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons85 career games58 career rushing yards130 career receptions2,213 career receiving yards5 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1985Most recent: Dec 27, 1992

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.