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John Booty

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · SAF

John Booty recorded 102 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

102

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Booty's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1995
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 1, 1995

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
1992
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 10, 1993

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1992
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 3, 1993

Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 3, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1993
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 24, 1993

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 24, 1993

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1993
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 10, 1993

New England Patriots vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1993

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Booty's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1995
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 1, 1995

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 36 interception return yards

Regular Season
1994
W
WSH
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 18, 1994

WSH vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Booty's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1996

01
NYJBOOTY—John Booty
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

02
PHIBOOTY—John Booty
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARIBOOTY—John Booty
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1991–2003

04
NYGBOOTY—John Booty
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

05
TBBOOTY—John Booty
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons102 career games1 career receptions48 career receiving yards4 career sacksJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1988Most recent: Oct 15, 1995

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