Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#86|Ricky Bird Wide Receiver
Dallas Cowboys (2006, Age 34)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Retired (2006) Potential A+
Age 40 Born 06-01-1972 in Columbus, OH
Drafted Round 1, Pick 6 (1994) Experience 13 Years (260 Wks)
College College of Texas, 1994 Salary 845 ($1.118M/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D- Catching B+ Pass Cover C- Kick Power F 
Throw Acc C- Pass Blocking F  Run Cover D- Kick Acc D+
Carrying C+ Run Blocking F  Tackling D+ Kick Return C+
        Pursuit F     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C+ Stamina C  Execution B+ Agility B-
Strength C+ Health F  Aggressiveness C  Hands C+
Jumping B      Attitude A  Break Tackle B 
ROLES
QB D+ C D  DT C- SS D+ K F  GUN B-
WR B- G D+ DE D+ FS C- P D- KR C+
HB/TB C  T C- ILB C- CB C  LS D+ KRB C 
FB C  TE C  OLB C- H C  HT B  KOS D-
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 
1990 College 58 0/1 0/1   0/8     1/4 2/5         1/3       1/3 3/5 3/3 0/4   5/11 1/8 0/2 17/58
1991 College 68 0/2 1/4 0/2 2/8     0/5 5/8         2/3       0/2 3/7 1/3 1/4   1/12 1/2 2/6 19/68
1992 College 60 2/3   1/1 2/7     4/8 3/8         2/2       1/4 2/7 1/3 3/7   1/2 1/5 2/3 25/60
1993 College 60 1/1 3/3 0/1 3/7     2/4 7/9         1/1       0/1 2/9 1/4 1/1   4/13 3/4 1/2 29/60
1994 Position 28       1/2     0/2 3/7                 0/1 2/6   1/3   0/3 0/1 1/3 8/28
1994 Drills 25 0/1 2/3 0/2                   2/4           0/4 1/3   1/4 1/4   7/25
1995 Position 32       1/3     1/6 5/11                   0/6   0/1   0/3 0/2   7/32
1995 Drills 26 1/3 0/4   0/1                 1/2         0/2 0/4 1/3   1/5 1/2   5/26
1995 Declines 0                                       -1/0         -1/0
1996 Position 31       1/5     0/6 0/6                 0/1 0/3   0/1   0/4 0/4 0/1 1/31
1996 Drills 24 0/3 1/3 2/2 0/1                 0/2         0/1 1/6 0/2   0/3 0/1   4/24
1996 Declines 0                                         -1/0       -1/0
1997 Position 40       2/4     0/5 1/12                 0/3 0/3   0/2   0/2 0/4 0/5 3/40
1997 Drills 25 0/3 0/3 3/6 0/1                 0/1           0/5 0/3   0/1 0/2   3/25
1997 Declines 0                   -1/0               -1/0         -1/0 -1/0 -4/0
1998 Position 38   0/1   2/5     0/5 1/12                 0/2 0/4   0/1   0/1 0/3 0/4 3/38
1998 Drills 25 0/1 0/1 2/3 0/1                 0/3         0/2 0/2 0/2   0/4 0/6   2/25
1998 Declines 0                     -1/0                           -1/0
1999 Position 33   0/5   1/1     0/2 0/9                 0/2 0/3   0/2   0/4 0/2 1/3 2/33
1999 Drills 23 0/4 0/2 1/1 1/2                 0/3         0/2 0/3 0/4   0/2     2/23
1999 Declines 0 -3/0                               -2/0   -1/0 -1/0         -7/0
2000 Position 41   0/2   0/3     0/3 1/13                 0/3 0/4   0/3   0/5 0/2 0/3 1/41
2000 Drills 25 0/2 0/4 0/1 0/6                 0/1         0/2 0/3     0/2 0/4   0/25
2000 Declines 0 -3/0 -1/0   -1/0     -1/0   -1/0                 -2/0   -1/0 -1/0       -11/0
2001 Position 38   0/1   1/2     1/4 0/13                 0/3 0/7   0/1   0/3 0/1 0/3 2/38
2001 Drills 25 1/5 0/1 1/1 0/3                 0/3         0/1 0/4 1/3   0/2 0/2   3/25
2001 Declines 0 -8/0 -2/0   -1/0   -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -4/0 -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -3/0   -1/0   -2/0 -1/0   -1/0 -2/0 -2/0 -2/0 -3/0 -41/0
2002 Position 52   0/5   2/7     0/1 0/11                 0/1 0/11   0/1   0/4 0/7 1/4 3/52
2002 Drills 26 0/2 0/4 1/1 1/3                 1/2         0/2 0/1 0/1   0/6 0/4   3/26
2002 Declines 0 -8/0 -3/0     -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -1/0 -3/0   -1/0 -2/0   -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -3/0 -3/0 -44/0
2003 Position 53   0/9   0/5     1/4 1/13                 0/2 0/4   0/1   0/6 0/1 0/8 2/53
2003 Drills 25 0/1 0/2 1/2 0/5                 0/4         1/3 0/3 0/1   0/3 1/1   3/25
2003 Declines 0 -17/0 -3/0   -1/0   -1/0 -5/0 -5/0   -3/0 -4/0 -3/0 -5/0   -3/0 -1/0 -1/0 -6/0 -2/0 -1/0 -6/0 -4/0 -2/0 -5/0 -78/0
2004 Position 40   1/1   2/4     0/1 0/16                 0/3 0/4   0/1   0/6 0/2 0/2 3/40
2004 Drills 25 1/5   0/1 0/2                 0/5         0/2 0/4 0/2   0/2 0/2   1/25
2004 Declines 0 -20/0 -7/0   -4/0 -5/0 -3/0 -4/0 -3/0     -5/0 -4/0 -6/0 -3/0 -2/0 -2/0   -9/0 -5/0 -5/0 -9/0 -7/0 -4/0 -6/0 -113/0
2005 Position 25   0/1   0/3     0/2 1/8                 0/1 0/3   0/1   0/1 0/1 2/4 3/25
2005 Drills 26 0/2 0/3 0/3 0/2                 0/2         0/1 0/4 0/4   0/3 0/2   0/26
2005 Declines 0 -27/0 -3/0   -5/0 -7/0 -4/0 -3/0 -7/0     -5/0 -6/0 -8/0   -10/0 -3/0 -2/0 -9/0 -5/0 -4/0 -7/0 -6/0 -3/0 -8/0 -132/0
2006 Position 36       0/4     0/2 0/13                   0/5   0/3   0/6 0/1 1/2 1/36
2006 Drills 24 0/4 0/1 0/1 0/2                 0/2           0/2 0/4   0/5 1/3   1/24
2006 Declines 0 -30/0 -10/0   -6/0 -6/0 -5/0 -4/0 -5/0     -6/0 -5/0 -6/0   -3/0 -9/0 -3/0 -9/0 -4/0 -6/0 -8/0 -7/0 -5/0 -8/0 -145/0
Total -110/43 -21/64 12/28 4/107 -19/0 -16/0 -9/64 7/174 -6/0 -8/0 -26/0 -21/0 -21/43 -4/0 -22/0 -15/0 -9/32 -26/109 -10/58 -12/69 -36/0 -14/128 -10/83 -23/55 -415/1057

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-2007Ricky Bird has retired from the Dallas Cowboys.
01-05-2003Ricky Bird of the Dallas Cowboys is injured with a finger fracture and is expected to be out for approximately 12 days.
08-29-1999Ricky Bird of the Dallas Cowboys is injured with a shoulder muscle strain and is expected to be out for approximately 20 days.
08-21-1994The Dallas Cowboys have moved Ricky Bird to the active roster. The Dallas Cowboys have moved George "Wheels" Wedel to the inactive roster.