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Fernando Bryant

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Fernando Bryant recorded 110 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

3.9

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

110

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Fernando Bryant's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship

TENNESSEETITANS

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2000

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Miami Dolphins vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

Indianapolis Colts vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2004

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

GREEN BAYPACKERS

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Green Bay Packers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2001

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

CLEVELANDBROWNS

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Cleveland Browns vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2001

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Fernando Bryant's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

Indianapolis Colts vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2004

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2007

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2007

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2007

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 26 interception return yards

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2002

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Fernando Bryant's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1995–1999

Fernando Bryant

Four straight playoff trips and two AFC title games

Jacksonville Jaguars · The expansion rocket

Tom Coughlin built an expansion roster with extraordinary speed, upsetting Denver in 1996 and going 14–2 three years later.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

Fernando Bryant

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

Fernando Bryant

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

1992–2007

Fernando Bryant

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

Fernando Bryant

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

Fernando Bryant

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

Fernando Bryant

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

Fernando Bryant

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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Franchise era

2000–2006

Fernando Bryant

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

Fernando Bryant

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

Fernando Bryant

Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

Fernando Bryant

Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

Fernando Bryant

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

Fernando Bryant

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

Fernando Bryant

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

Fernando Bryant

Ben Roethlisberger

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 200810 NFL seasons110 career games365 career solo tacklesDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 26Jersey: 312 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Nov 20, 2008

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