Glyn Milburn

Glyn Curt Milburn (born February 19, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and return specialist for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Stanford Cardinal, he was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1993 NFL draft. He also played for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, and San Diego Chargers. He holds the NFL record for most all-purpose yards gained in a single game with 404 on December 10, 1995. He was also the Chicago Bears all-time leading kick returner with 4,596 yards. He was selected to the Pro Bowl twice in 1995 and 1999, and was named first-team All-Pro in 1999. After his playing career ended, he was the General Manager and the Director of Player Personnel for the Austin Wranglers in the Arena Football League from 2004 to 2008.

College career Milburn attended the University of Oklahoma in 1988 and Stanford University from 1990 to 1992.

Professional career Denver Broncos Milburn was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round (43rd overall) of the 1993 NFL draft. He tied the Broncos' franchise record for kick returns in a playoff game with 6 against the Los Angeles Raiders on January 9, 1994. In 1995, he set the Broncos' franchise records for kick return yards in a season with 1,269, and total return yards in a season with 1,623. On December 10, 1995, he set an NFL record for all-purpose yards in a game with 404 total yards.

Detroit Lions By the end of the 1995 season, Terrell Davis had established himself as the Broncos starting running back, and Milburn was traded to the Detroit Lions for second- (58th overall) and seventh-round picks in the 1996 NFL draft. Milburn played in 32 regular season games for the Lions.

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers acquired Milburn in a trade with the Lions in April 1998. He participated in the Packers preseason activities, but on August 29, 1998, he was traded to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a seventh round draft pick (later used to select wide receiver Donald Driver).

Chicago Bears Playing for the Bears from 1998 to 2001, Milburn set the franchise record for kickoff return yards with 4,596, though he was eventually passed by Devin Hester.

San Diego Chargers On November 9, 2001, the San Diego Chargers signed Milburn. He played in six games and was used primarily as a punt returner.

NFL career statistics Receiving Stats Year Team GP Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FD Fum Lost 1993 DEN 16 38 300 7.9 50 3 13 2 1 1994 DEN 16 77 549 7.1 33 3 29 0 0 1995 DEN 16 22 191 8.7 23 0 9 0 0 1997 DET 16 5 77 15.4 43 0 2 0 0 1998 CHI 16 4 37 9.3 13 0 2 0 0 1999 CHI 16 20 151 7.6 22 0 7 1 0 2000 CHI 16 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 0 0 2001 CHI 4 3 9 3.0 7 0 0 0 0 Career 116 170 1,322 7.8 50 6 62 3 1

Returning Stats Year Team GP PRet Yds TD FC Lng KRet Yds TD Lng 1993 DEN 16 40 425 0 11 54 12 188 0 26 1994 DEN 16 41 379 0 4 44 37 793 0 40 1995 DEN 16 31 354 0 17 44 47 1,269 0 86 1996 DET 16 34 284 0 19 33 64 1,627 0 65 1997 DET 16 47 433 0 26 40 55 1,315 0 69 1998 CHI 16 25 291 1 15 93 62 1,550 2 94 1999 CHI 16 30 346 0 19 54 61 1,426 0 93 2000 CHI 16 35 300 0 26 25 63 1,468 0 382001 CHI 4 4 33 0 3 20 6 152 0 37 SD 6 17 139 0 4 19 0 0 0 0 Career 138 304 2,984 1 144 93 407 9,788 2 94

Rushing Stats Year Team GP Att Yds Avg Lng TD FD Fum Lost 1993 DEN 16 52 231 4.4 26 0 14 1 1 1994 DEN 16 58 201 3.5 20 1 10 1 1 1995 DEN 16 49 266 5.4 29 0 10 1 1 1998 CHI 16 4 8 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 1999 CHI 16 16 102 6.4 49 1 5 0 0 2000 CHI 16 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0 0 2001 CHI 4 3 3 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 Career 100 183 817 4.5 49 2 39 3 3