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Stephen Starring

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · WR

Stephen Starring recorded 84 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

24.2

rec yds/gm

-0.0

rush yds/gm

5

playoff games

84

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Stephen Starring's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1984
W
WSH
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 23, 1984

WSH vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1984

7 rec · 98 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1984
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 2, 1984

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 2, 1984

3 rec · 105 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1983
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 25, 1983

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1983

2 rec · 108 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Super Bowl
XX
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1986

Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XX · Jan 26, 1986

2 rec · 39 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1983
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 4, 1983

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 4, 1983

2 rec · 81 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Stephen Starring's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 108 receiving yards

Regular Season
1983
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 25, 1983

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1983

2 rec · 108 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 7 receptions

Regular Season
1984
W
WSH
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 23, 1984

WSH vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 23, 1984

7 rec · 98 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
1987
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 28, 1987

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 28, 1987

2 rec · 53 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Stephen Starring's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1992

01
NESTARRING—Stephen Starring
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

1959–1988

02
DETSTARRING—Stephen Starring
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

03
TBSTARRING—Stephen Starring
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons84 career games-3 career rushing yards120 career receptions2,029 career receiving yards11 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 05 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Dec 18, 1988

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