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tony sCheffLer
Tight End
Western Michigan 7th Year
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 255
Born: 2/15/83 Chelsea, Mich.
Draft: ‘06, R2 (61)-Den Acquired: ‘10, T-Den
Complete biographical information available on Detroitlions.com.
MANE FACTS
¾ Has a website: Tonyscheffler88.com.
¾ Growing up in Chelsea, Michigan, scheffler was a lions fan all the way
through his college career and up until he was drafted by Denver. He
was able to go to a lot of the games and even participated in the punt,
pass and kick contest at the silverdome.
¾ scheffler is a big fan of reality TV shows, in particular Jersey Shore,
and often gets sucked into watching shows like The Hills and the Real
Housewives with his wife.
¾ Goes through the same routine prior to every game using the same
athletic tape and stretches. scheffler also listens to country music to
mellow out and goes through his iPhone to look at pictures of his daughters,
which helps him appreciate what got him to where he is today.
¾ Was a huge sports card collector growing up and just recently got back
into the hobby, including having a large collection of sports memorabilia.
¾ sometime in the near future scheffler would like to open up a gym in
the area as part of his plan to give back to the kids and the community.
¾ scheffler is hoping for a long and successful career in Detroit and looks
forward to being imbedded in the area, passing along to kids what he’s
learned over the years.
TRANSACTIONS
¾ signed three-year contract extension (through 2013) with lions
october 16, 2010.
¾ acquired via trade by the Detroit lions from the Denver Broncos
apr. 19, 2010.
¾ selected by in Denver the second round (61st overall) of 2006 Nfl Draft.
PRO
Tight end Tony scheffler was acquired by Detroit from Denver in a three-team
trade in april 2010 after having spent the previous four years of his career
with the Broncos. finished 2009 season tied for fourth on the club with 31
receptions while ranking third on the team with 416 receiving yards through
15 games played with nine starts.
¾ Versatile tight end who can play on the line, in the slot and out wide
in the lions offense.
¾ led all Nfl tight ends and set a Denver single-season record for tight
ends with a 16.1 yards per reception average in 2008 that helped him
register a career-high 645 receiving yards (40 receptions), which ranked
eighth in the league at his position.
¾ Placed second on the Broncos in receptions (49) and receiving yards
(549) in 2007, ranking 10th and 11th, respectively, in the league among
his position group in those categories.
¾ set a Broncos record for touchdown receptions (four) by a rookie tight
end in 2006 and recorded 18 catches for 286 yards (15.9 avg.) during
his first professional season.
¾ owns eight receptions of at least 30 yards for his career, including a
personal-best 72-yard grab that he made on Monday Night football
at oakland (9/8/08).
2012:
¾ Played an instrumental part in the lions’ 27-23 come-from-behind
win over the st. louis rams (9/9) in the team’s season home opener,
catching five passes for 30 yards.
¾ Caught one pass for 13 yards in the lions’ 27-19 loss at san francisco
(9/16) in Week 2.
¾ inactive for Week 3 at Tennessee (9/23) with a calf injury.
¾ returned to action in Week 4 vs. Minnesota (9/30) and caught one
pass for 16 yards.
¾ finished third on the team in receiving yards with 81 in Week 6 at
Philadelphia (10/14), recording three receptions on the day including
a key catch (57 yards) late in the game in the lions’ comeback win
over the eagles.
¾ 57-yarder was second longest of his career (longest since joining
the lions).
¾ Caught one pass for six yards in Week 7 at Chicago (10/22).
¾ finished with four receptions for 46 yards, his longest going for 20
yards, in the lions’ 28-24 win vs. seattle in Week 8 (10/28). scheffler
and Te Brandon Pettigrew combined for 11 catches and 120 yards in
the lions win and helped spark the offense’s success after losing Wr
Nate Burleson to injury.
¾ Caught two passes for 28 yards in the lions’ 31-14 win at Jacksonville
in Week 9 (11/4).
¾ Had two receptions for 22 yards, his longest receptions going for 16
yards, in Week 11 vs. Green Bay (11/18).
¾ Caught five passes for 57 yards in Week 12 vs. Houston on Thanksgiving
Day (11/22).
¾ finished second on the team in receiving with three catches for 55 yards
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in Week 13 vs. indianapolis (12/2).
¾ Caught his first touchdown pass of the season on a three-yard strike
from QB Matthew stafford and finished with three catches for 20 yards
in Week 14 at Green Bay (12/9).
¾ Caught three passes for 36 yards, his longest going for 29 yards, in
Week 15 at arizona (12/16).
2011: one of the team’s two starting tight ends. registered 26 receptions
for 347 yards and 6 touchdowns on the year.
¾ scheffler’s 6 touchdown receptions are tied for the fourth-highest
single-season tally by a tight end in team history and the most since
Te David sloan had 7 touchdowns in 2001.
¾ His 6 touchdown catches in 2011 combined with Te Brandon Pettigrew’s
5 touchdown receptions, the duo are the second pair of lions tight ends
in team history to each register 5 touchdown catches each in a season.
in 1976, Hall of fame Te Charlie sanders and Te David Hill each recorded
5 touchdown receptions that season.
COLLEGE
Played 35 career games with 21 starts at Western Michigan, totaling 117
receptions for 1,345 yards (11.5 avg.) with 13 touchdowns. finished career
ranked second among tight ends in both receptions and receiving yards
in school history.
¾ Two-time first-team all-MaC choice as a starter at tight end during
his final two seasons after beginning his career as a wide receiver.
¾ Placed fourth in voting for the John Mackey award (nation’s best tight
end) as a senior, posting a career-high 57 receptions for 670 yards (11.8
avg.) with nine touchdowns.
PERSONAL
attended Chelsea High school in Chelsea, Michigan, where he played wide
receiver. Named a Detroit News Dream Team selection at Chelsea, setting
a school single-season record for receiving yards (1,340) in 2000.
¾ 67 catches with 16 TDs as senior, helping school post an 11-1 record.
¾ excelled away from football, starting on the school’s basketball team
and earning all-state honors as a first baseman on the baseball squad.
¾ lettered three times (2003-05) on Western Michigan’s baseball team,
posting a .293 career batting average with 7 Hrs and 41 rBi in 79 games.
¾ Cousin of former Purdue University basketball player steve scheffler,
who played seven seasons (1991-97) in the NBa and spent time on the
Denver Nuggets in 1992.
¾ Born on february 15, 1982, in Morenci, Michigan.
SCHEFFLER’S SINGLE-GAME BESTS
receptions: ....................................................................................................7(four times) last at Min 9/26/10
receiving yards: .................................................................................................................... 101 at sD 10/19/09
longest reception:.................................................................................................................... 72 at oak 9/8/08
receiving Touchdowns:.......................................................................................2 (twice) last vs. sD 9/14/08
rushing attempts: .............................................................................................1 (twice) last at Car 12/14/08
rushing yards: .......................................................................................................................... 3 vs. ind 10/29/06
SCHEFFLER’S CAREER STATISTICS
RECEIVING RUSHING
Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2006 Den 13 5 18 286 15.9 29 4 1 3 3.0 3 0
2007 Den 16 7 49 549 11.2 41 5 0 0 0.0 0 0
2008 Den 13 6 40 645 16.1 72 3 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
2009 Den 15 9 31 416 13.4 52 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
2010 Det 15 4 45 378 8.4 25 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
2011 Det 15 5 27 347 12.9 36t 6 0 0 0.0 - 0
2012 Det 13 4 33 410 12.4 57 1 0 0 0 - 0
Totals 85 35 216 2684 12.4 72 22 2 2 1.0 3 0
POSTSEASON RECEIVING RUSHING
Year Tm G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2011 Det 1 1 1 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 - 0
Totals 1 1 1 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 - 0
2012 (Det) RECEIVING RUSHING
Date Opp G S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Att Yds Avg Lg TD TotY
9/9 sTl 1 0 5 30 6.0 10 0 0 0 0.0 - 0 30
9/16 at sf 1 0 1 13 13.0 13 0 0 0 0.0 - 0 13
9/23 at Ten 0 0 iNaCTiVe
9/30 MiN 1 0 1 16 16.0 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 16
10/14 at Phi 1 0 3 81 27.0 57 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 81
10/22 at Chi 1 1 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 - 0 6
10/28 sea 1 0 4 46 11.5 20 0 0 0 0.0 - 0 46
11/4 at Jax 1 0 2 28 14.0 28 0 0 0 0.0 - 0 28
11/11 at Min 1 0 0 0 -- - 0 0 0 00 - 0 0
11/18 GB 1 1 2 22 11.0 16 0 0 0 0.0 - 0 22
11/22 HoU 1 0 5 57 11.4 14 0 0 0 0.0 - 0 57
12/2 iND 1 1 3 55 18.3 39 0 0 0 0.0 - 0 55
12/9 at GB 1 1 3 20 6.7 13 1 0 0 0.0 - 0 20
12/16 at ari 1 0 3 36 12.0 29 0 0 0 0.0 - 0 36
12/22 aTl
12/30 CHi
Totals 13 4 33 410 12.4 57 1 0 0 0.0 - 0 410