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John Copeland

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Cincinnati Bengals · NT

John Copeland recorded 99 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

0.7

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

99

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1995
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 17, 1995

Cincinnati Bengals vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1995

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 19, 1999

San Diego Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1999

2 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
CINCINNATIBENGALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 28, 1999

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1999

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 1, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2000

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 10, 1999

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 26, 2000

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2000

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1995
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 17, 1995

Cincinnati Bengals vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1995

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
1999
CINCINNATIBENGALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 28, 1999

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 28, 1999

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
1999
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 19, 1999

San Diego Chargers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1999

2 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
1999
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 2, 2000

Cincinnati Bengals vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2002

01
CINCOPELAND—John Copeland
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

1986–2000

02
LACCOPELAND—John Copeland
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

03
MINCOPELAND—John Copeland
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

1993–2000

04
NECOPELAND—John Copeland
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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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons99 career games58 career solo tackles24 career sacksJersey: 920 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Dec 24, 2000

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