Dwight Stone - #83 - WR-KR - East Tennessee State - Profile

A blazing WR and top-notch special teams player who is a threat to make a big play anytime he steps on the field ...has missed just 3 games over the course of his 13-year career and has a current streak of 88 consecutive games played dating back to the middle of the 1994 season...a veteran of 204 regular season career games (53 starts) and 8 postseason contests (1 start) ...provides veteran leadership, a contagious work ethic and inspired special teams plays evidenced by his 114 career special teams tackles...has seen a lot of action as a kickoff return man throughout his career, registering 161 returns for 3,384 yards (20.9 avg.), with a career long of 92t and 1TD... in the receiving department he has 154 receptions for 2,478yards, a 16.1avg. and 12 TD... saw some playing time early in his career as a RB and ran an end-around and a reverse in 1999...for his career rushing he is 99 -587-5.9 avg.1TD...signed by the Jets as a FA on 8/7/99... played from 1995-98 with CAR...signed with CAR on 5/15/95 as a UFA from PIT spent 1997-94 with the PIT after signing as a rookie free agent in 1987...he was the only rookie free agent to make the Steelers opening day roster in 1987.