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Hugh Douglas

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Philadelphia Eagles · DE

Hugh Douglas recorded 127 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

1.5

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

127

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Hugh Douglas's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1998
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 18, 1998

Philadelphia Eagles vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1998

0 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2000
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 31, 2000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 31, 2000

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 14, 1996

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1996

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 17, 1995

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 17, 1995

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2001
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 19, 2002

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 19, 2002

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Hugh Douglas's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2002
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 28, 2002

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2002

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4.5 sacks

Regular Season
1998
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 18, 1998

Philadelphia Eagles vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1998

0 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2000
CHICAGOBEARS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 22, 2000

Chicago Bears vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2000

6 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2000
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 17, 2000

Philadelphia Eagles vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2000

6 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2003
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 16, 2003

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2003

4 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Hugh Douglas's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1996

01
NYJDOUGLAS—Hugh Douglas
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

1996–2004

02
TBDOUGLAS—Hugh Douglas
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

03
NYJDOUGLAS—Hugh Douglas
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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Franchise era

1986–1998

04
PHIDOUGLAS—Hugh Douglas
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

1999–2012

05
PHIDOUGLAS—Hugh Douglas
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

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

2000–2010

06
JAXDOUGLAS—Hugh Douglas
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

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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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2000, 2001, 2002First-team All-Pro · 2000NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year · 199510 NFL seasons127 career games158 career solo tackles80 career sacksDrafted by: NYJDraft pick: 16Jersey: 536 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Dec 27, 2004

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