finalyear debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date heightin image_size heightft pastteamsnote undraftedyear number image college statlabel debutteam name caption nflnew birth_place weight position article_title
2010 1995 210 3,270 24 234 new york jets 17 december 1971 1 125 6 yes 1994 49 tony_richardson . jpg auburn receptions all-purpose yards total tds games kansas city chiefs tony richardson richardson during 2009 new york jets training camp tonyrichardson/2502655 frankfurt , germany 238 fullback tony richardson -lrb- american football -rrb-

tony richardson -lrb- american football -rrb-

antonio `` tony '' richardson -lrb- born december 17 , 1971 -rrb- is a former american football fullback who played in the national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- for sixteen seasons .
he played college football for auburn university .
he was signed by the dallas cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 1994 .
a three-time pro bowl selection , richardson played for the nfl 's minnesota vikings , kansas city chiefs and new york jets .
he is considered one of the best fullbacks in nfl history having blocked for 1,000 yards rushers in nine consecutive nfl seasons in addition to leading the kansas city chiefs in rushing yards in 2000 .
during those seasons he paved the way for the success of running backs such as : priest holmes , larry johnson , chester taylor , adrian peterson , thomas jones and ladanian tomlinson .
