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Ozzie Newsome

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Cleveland Browns · TE

Ozzie Newsome recorded 198 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

40.3

rec yds/gm

0.7

rush yds/gm

10

playoff games

198

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Ozzie Newsome's most significant indexed performances.

PHILADELPHIAEAGLES

CLEVELANDBROWNS

Philadelphia Eagles vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1982

8 rec · 122 rec yds · 2 rec TD

CLEVELANDBROWNS

New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1984

14 rec · 191 rec yds · 0 rec TD

LOS ANGELESCHARGERS

CLEVELANDBROWNS

Los Angeles Chargers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1982

10 rec · 140 rec yds · 1 rec TD

CLEVELANDBROWNS

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1981

5 rec · 120 rec yds · 1 rec TD

CLEVELANDBROWNS

CINCINNATIBENGALS

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1983

7 rec · 69 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ozzie Newsome's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 191 receiving yards · 14 receptions

CLEVELANDBROWNS

New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1984

14 rec · 191 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

CLEVELANDBROWNS

New Orleans Saints vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1984

4 rec · 42 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ozzie Newsome's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1984

Sipe's late-game offense revives Cleveland

Cleveland Browns · From contention to the Kardiac Kids

The Browns remained competitive after Brown and later found a new identity in Sipe's dramatic 1980 MVP season.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Career accomplishments

13 NFL seasons198 career games135 career rushing yards2 career rushing touchdowns662 career receptions7,980 career receiving yards47 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 010 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1978Most recent: Dec 30, 1990

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