Career
He played tailback, wide receiver, punt returner, and kick returner. The 5 ft 11 in (180 m), 175 lb (79 kg) running back from Louisiana State University was selected by the New England Patriots with the 97th pick in the 1988 NFL Draft. He played mostly special teams for the New England Patriots.
In 1988 he placed 5th in kick return average in the National Football League with 23.7 yards per game
In 1988 he had a 95 yard kick return for a touchdown at Indianapolis.
Was the 6th longest kick return in team history
In 1990 he led the New England Patriots with 25 kickoff returns with an average of 20.6 yards per return
Fourth on Patriots all-time kickoff return yards list with 1,834 career return yards
Led the New England Patriots in both punt returns and kick returns in 1990
Sammy ran an average of 21.4 yards per carry his senior year.
