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Keith Byars

Retired

New York Jets · FB

Keith Byars recorded 189 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with New York Jets, New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles.

▶Best highlights

16.4

rush yds/gm

30.0

rec yds/gm

13

playoff games

189

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Keith Byars's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1988
W
WSH
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 4, 1988

WSH vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1988

65 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 6 rec

Regular Season
1993
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 25, 1993

Miami Dolphins vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 25, 1993

77 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 7 rec

Regular Season
1989
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 29, 1989

Philadelphia Eagles vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1989

93 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1988
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 10, 1988

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1988

86 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 5 rec

Divisional Round
1988
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 31, 1988

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1988

34 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 9 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Keith Byars's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 127 rushing yards

Regular Season
1986
ARIZONACARDINALS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 7, 1986

Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

127 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1989
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DENVERBRONCOS
OCT 29, 1989

Philadelphia Eagles vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 29, 1989

93 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 133 receiving yards

Regular Season
1990
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 30, 1990

Indianapolis Colts vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1990

-1 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 12 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Keith Byars's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1986–1998

01
PHIBYARS—Keith Byars
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

1983–1999

02
MIABYARS—Keith Byars
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1993–2000

03
NEBYARS—Keith Byars
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

04
NYJBYARS—Keith Byars
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny 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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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 199313 NFL seasons189 career games119 career passing yards6 career passing touchdowns3,109 career rushing yards23 career rushing touchdowns610 career receptions5,661 career receiving yards31 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 4113 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1986Most recent: Jan 17, 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