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William Gaines

Retired

Washington Commanders · DT

William Gaines recorded 51 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, WSH, Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

51

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to William Gaines's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1995
W
WSH
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 10, 1995

WSH vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1995

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
W
ARIZONACARDINALS
WSH
SEP 3, 1995

Arizona Cardinals vs WSH

Regular Season · Sep 3, 1995

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
W
WSH
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 7, 1997

WSH vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
W
LOS ANGELESRAMS
WSH
NOV 30, 1997

Los Angeles Rams vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 30, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
W
NEW YORKGIANTS
WSH
NOV 23, 1997

New York Giants vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from William Gaines's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1995
W
WSH
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 10, 1995

WSH vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1995

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped William Gaines's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1999

01
MIAGAINES—William Gaines
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

1993–2011

02
WASGAINES—William Gaines
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

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

1986–2000

03
LACGAINES—William Gaines
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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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons51 career games2 career sacksJersey: 950 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1994Most recent: Dec 7, 1997

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