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Danny Shelton

DT

#71

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 27

Weight: 335 lbs

College: Washington

2020 SEASON

  • TCKLS
    4
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT

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Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2 @Packers L 21 - 42 5 2 3 0 0 0
1 Bears L 23 - 27 3 2 1 0 0 0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2015 Cleveland Browns 16 15 36 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Cleveland Browns 16 16 57 30 27 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Cleveland Browns 14 14 31 18 13 0 1 0
2018 New England Patriots 13 1 20 9 11 0 0 0
2019 New England Patriots 16 14 55 24 31 3 0 1
2020 Detroit Lions 2 2 8 4 4 0 0 0
TOTAL 77 62 207 104 103 4.5 0 1 0 0 NaN 0 0 1 0

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