Tony Dorsett Football League
04-27-2081
#90|Merlin Patton Defensive End
Retired (2010, Age 36)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating 46  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (09-23-2044) Potential 98
Age at Death 69 Born 10-26-1974 in Chattanooga, TN
Drafted Round 2, Pick 26 (1998) Experience 11 Years (232 Wks)
College Carolina Coast College, 1998 Salary 845 ($130.455M/2081 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power 15 Catching 31 Pass Cover 20 Kick Power 5
Throw Acc 1 Pass Blocking 9 Run Cover 56 Kick Acc 25
Carrying 15 Run Blocking 24 Tackling 46 Kick Return 2
        Pursuit 51    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed 32 Stamina 26 Execution 45 Agility 63
Strength 50 Health 1 Aggressiveness 29 Hands 41
Jumping 48     Attitude 92 Break Tackle 1
ROLES
QB 15 C 17 DT 43 SS 38 K 1 GUN 33
WR 21 G 26 DE 46 FS 32 P 3 KR 19
HB/TB 22 T 29 ILB 43 CB 33 LS 9 KRB 21
FB 19 TE 22 OLB 42 H 16 HT 38 KOS 6
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1994 College 58   0/4   2/9               4/9 2/8         0/2 1/8 1/1   4/15 1/2   15/58
1995 College 73   0/4   3/11               2/9 3/16         0/2 8/13 1/3   2/13 0/2   19/73
1996 College 70 1/1 6/10 2/4 1/7               1/10 3/10         1/2 2/10     3/15 0/1   20/70
1997 College 76 0/1 3/5 1/1 0/6               2/13 4/15         0/2 2/13 0/2   2/14 3/4   17/76
1998 Position 37       1/4               2/12 0/10           0/3     0/8     3/37
1998 Drills 23 0/1 0/3 0/1 2/3                 1/2         0/1 1/3 2/3   1/3 1/3   8/23
1998 Declines 0       -1/0                                         -1/0
1999 Position 58   0/3   0/3               3/12 2/12           3/16     0/12     8/58
1999 Drills 24     8/13 2/5                                 -4/0   0/6   6/24
2000 Position 50   0/2   2/8               2/14 0/14           0/3     0/9     4/50
2000 Drills 22     7/10 2/9                                 -1/0   1/3   9/22
2000 Declines 0                                               -1/0 -1/0
2001 Position 60   0/1   2/6               0/18 1/12           2/11     0/12     5/60
2001 Drills 24     10/13 1/2                                 -5/0   0/9   6/24
2001 Declines 0             -1/0                           -2/0       -3/0
2002 Position 59   0/3   1/6               1/12 1/10           1/15     0/13     4/59
2002 Drills 24     6/8 1/7                                 -2/0   0/9   5/24
2002 Declines 0 -2/0                   -1/0 -2/0 -2/0                 -1/0     -8/0
2003 Position 58   0/5   2/9               0/15 0/12           0/6     0/11     2/58
2003 Drills 24     6/14 4/7                                 -3/0   0/3   7/24
2003 Declines 0 -3/0     -1/0     -1/0           -3/0     -1/0       -1/0     -1/0 -1/0 -12/0
2004 Position 60   0/3   1/9               1/18 0/10           0/8     0/12     2/60
2004 Drills 27     8/12 0/5                                 -1/0   1/10   8/27
2004 Declines 0 -5/0 -3/0   -1/0 -1/0   -4/0   -1/0 -1/0 -2/0   -2/0   -2/0     -2/0 -1/0 -4/0 -2/0 -2/0 -3/0 -1/0 -37/0
2005 Position 57   0/2   1/11               0/8 0/12           0/7     0/17     1/57
2005 Drills 26     1/9 3/11                                 -3/0   1/6   2/26
2005 Declines 0 -8/0 -3/0     -3/0     -2/0 -1/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -4/0   -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0 -6/0 -48/0
2006 Position 30   0/2   0/1               0/5 0/9           0/3     0/10     0/30
2006 Drills 26 1/3 0/4 0/1 0/2                 0/4           0/5 0/1   0/4 0/2   1/26
2006 Declines 0 -14/0 -4/0         -5/0 -2/0 -2/0 -1/0 -7/0 -2/0 -3/0 -6/0 -1/0 -1/0   -6/0 -6/0 -2/0 -4/0 -2/0 -1/0 -5/0 -74/0
2007 Position 36   0/3   0/2               0/9 1/9           0/5     0/8     1/36
2007 Drills 25 0/1 0/2 1/3 0/2                 1/3         0/2 0/1 0/3   0/5 0/3   2/25
2007 Declines 0 -21/0 -6/0   -4/0 -2/0   -3/0 -4/0 -4/0 -4/0 -4/0 -7/0 -6/0 -4/0 -4/0 -8/0 -1/0 -3/0 -6/0 -4/0 -6/0 -4/0 -2/0 -10/0 -117/0
2008 Position 39       0/1               0/15 0/13           0/2     0/8     0/39
2008 Drills 26 0/4 0/1 0/2 0/2                 0/1         0/1 0/1 0/5   0/3 0/6   0/26
2008 Declines 0 -22/0 -6/0   -7/0 -3/0   -1/0 -6/0 -4/0 -7/0 -4/0 -5/0 -4/0 -7/0 -10/0 -7/0 -2/0 -8/0 -7/0 -7/0 -7/0 -6/0 -5/0 -9/0 -144/0
2009 Position 23   0/4                   0/6 0/6                 0/7     0/23
2009 Drills 26 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1                 0/9         0/2 0/1 0/3   0/4 0/3   0/26
2009 Declines 0 -31/0 -10/0   -3/0 -7/0   -6/0 -6/0 -5/0 -8/0 -9/0 -5/0 -8/0 -9/0 -6/0 -5/0 -2/0 -10/0 -6/0 -11/0 -8/0 -6/0 -4/0 -1/0 -166/0
2010 Position 10   0/1                   0/3 0/5                 0/1     0/10
2010 Drills 26 0/1 0/3 1/2 0/4                 0/3         0/4 0/4 0/2   0/1 0/2   1/26
2010 Declines 0 -37/0 -8/0   -5/0 -5/0   -10/0 -5/0 -4/0 -5/0 -3/0 -12/0 -7/0 -7/0 -7/0 -4/0   -7/0 -5/0 -10/0 -6/0 -9/0 -5/0   -161/0
Total -141/13 -31/66 51/94 9/153 -21/0   -31/0 -25/0 -21/0 -27/0 -32/0 -16/188 -20/205 -33/0 -32/0 -27/0 -7/0 -37/18 -13/138 -36/23 -57/0 -20/205 -15/74 -34/0 -616/1177

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-2011Merlin Patton has retired from football.
10-05-2009The Boston Vulcans have waived Merlin Patton.
09-27-2009The Boston Vulcans have moved Jim Howard to the active roster. The Boston Vulcans have moved Merlin Patton to the inactive roster.
10-02-2006The Boston Vulcans have moved Merlin Patton to the active roster. The Boston Vulcans have moved Donnell Gravelle to the inactive roster.
08-14-2006The Boston Vulcans have acquired Merlin Patton from the waiver wire.
08-07-2006The British Columbia Chargers have waived Merlin Patton.
01-31-2005The British Columbia Chargers have placed Merlin Patton on the trade block.
12-10-2000Merlin Patton of the British Columbia Chargers is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 18 days.
08-10-1998The British Columbia Chargers have moved Bryce Lucas, Merlin Patton, and Randy Nydall to the active roster.