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Derrick L. Alexander

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Cleveland Browns · DE

Derrick L. Alexander recorded 73 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

0.6

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

73

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Derrick L. Alexander's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1996
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 28, 1996

Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1996

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
CINCINNATIBENGALS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 15, 1998

Cincinnati Bengals vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 5, 1998

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 5, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 28, 1997

Philadelphia Eagles vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1997

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 7, 1997

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 7, 1997

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Derrick L. Alexander's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 4 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 28, 1999

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1999

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1998
CINCINNATIBENGALS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 15, 1998

Cincinnati Bengals vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
1999
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 19, 1999

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 19, 1999

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
1999
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 3, 1999

New England Patriots vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1999

3 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Derrick L. Alexander's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2000

01
MINALEXANDER—Derrick L. Alexander
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

02
CINALEXANDER—Derrick L. Alexander
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

03
CLEALEXANDER—Derrick L. Alexander
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons73 career games30 career solo tackles20 career sacksJersey: 944 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 1995Most recent: Dec 26, 1999

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history