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Chris Claiborne

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New York Giants · LB

Chris Claiborne recorded 98 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with New York Giants, St. Louis Rams, SL, Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

5.1

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

98

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Chris Claiborne's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 9, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2005

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2004
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 24, 2004

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2004

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2001
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 14, 2001

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2001

9 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1999
DETROITLIONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 8, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 16, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2005

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Chris Claiborne's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 13 total tackles · 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 22, 2002

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2002

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2001
DETROITLIONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 14, 2001

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2001

9 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2002
DETROITLIONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 8, 2002

Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2002

10 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2005
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
ST. LOUISRAMS
OCT 30, 2005

Jacksonville Jaguars vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2005

4 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2004
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 24, 2004

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2004

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Chris Claiborne's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2008

01
DETCLAIBORNE—Chris Claiborne
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

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

2001–2013

02
MINCLAIBORNE—Chris Claiborne
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

2005–2016

03
LARCLAIBORNE—Chris Claiborne
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

04
NYGCLAIBORNE—Chris Claiborne
NYGMANNING10Eli Manning
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan

Road playoff resilience topples New England twice

New York Giants · Eli's two impossible runs

Manning's late-game calm and a deep pass rush produced two unlikely championships, including the upset of an 18–0 Patriots team.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons98 career games329 career solo tackles15 career sacksDrafted by: DETDraft pick: 9Jersey: 523 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Nov 26, 2006

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