Player Steve DeBerg
Seasons 1984-87, 1992-93
College San Jose State
How acquired Trade - Denver - 1984 Plan B Free agent 1992 - Kansas City
How left Trade - Kansas City - 1988 Released during 1993 season
Height 6-3
Weight 205
Date of birth 19-Jan-54
Pos QB
No 17
Games 64
Starts 37
Had two separate spells with the Bucs and was a fan favourite during all his years in Tampa Bay. Originally came to the Bucs in 1984 in a trade with the Broncos where he had been replaced by John Elway, having previously been succeeded by Joe Montana in San Francisco. Won the starting job a month into the 1984 season and led the first Buc offense to ever finish in the top-10 of the NFL rankings. Was replaced by Steve Young late in 1985 and was then traded at the end of the 1987 season. Returned to the Bucs in 1992 and spent the next two seasons as a back-up first to Vinny Testaverde and then Craig Erickson. Finished his NFL career with Atlanta in 1998 and was part of their Super Bowl team that season.
1984
1
1985
1
1986
1
1987
1
1992
1
1993
1
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
16
13
11
11
16
2
12
8
6
2
3
1
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Rushing
No
Yards
Avg
LG
TD
1984
28
59
2.1
14
2
1985
9
28
3.1
13
0
1986
2
1
0.5
1
1
1992
8
-8
-1.0
0
0
1993
3
3
1.0
4
0
Total
50
83
1.7
14
3
Passing
Att
Com
Yards
Int
TD
Rating
1984
509
308
3,554
18
19
79.3
1985
370
197
2,488
18
19
71.3
1986
96
50
610
12
5
49.7
1987
275
159
1,890
7
14
85.3
1992
125
76
710
4
3
71.1
1993
39
23
186
3
1
47.6
Total
1,414
813
9,439
62
61
73.9