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SCHROEDER AGREES TO TERMS WITH LIONS
Detroit Lions Press Release
posted 03/14/02
 | | Bill Schroeder |
The Detroit Lions announced today they have terminated its contract with WR Johnnie Morton and have agreed to terms with unrestricted free agents WR Bill Schroeder, S Lamar Campbell and G Matt Joyce. Terms were not disclosed.
Schroeder, 6-3, 205, played the last five seasons with the Green Bay Packers, and participated in 74 games (50 starts). Overall, Schroeder grabbed 225 receptions for 3,435 yards (15.3 avg.) and scored 20 touchdowns. Last season, he started 14 contests and collected 53 receptions for 918 yards and had a career-high nine touchdown receptions. Schroeder ranked second in the NFL in 2001 with a 17.32 yards per catch average.
Schroeder was originally drafted in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Packers. His initial three years in the league consisted of two years on the Packers' practice squad ('94 and '96) and one season on the New England Patriots Injured Reserve list (1995). He spent the 1997 off-season in the World League and played in 15 contests, mainly on special teams, with the Packers during the '97 NFL regular season.
During the 1998 campaign, Schroeder was the team's third receiver and played in 13 games (three starts). That season, he caught 31 receptions for 452 yards and one touchdown, however Schroeder was sidelined the final three games due to a broken right collarbone. In 1999, he started all 16 games and collected 74 receptions for 1,051 yards and five touchdowns. He followed the '99 season with another impressive year in 2000 by garnering 65 catches for 999 yards and four touchdowns.
Schroeder was a standout receiver for one season (1993) at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosee. He snared 30 passes for 752 yards (25.1 avg.) and eight touchdowns as Eagles won the Wisconsin State University Conference Championship. He also enjoyed an excellent track career at UW-La Crosse, as he garnered NCAA Division III All-America honors 17 times. He captured Division III titles in the triple jump in 1992 and the long jump in 1993, and eight school track records.
courtesy Detroit Lions
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