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WASGRANT—

Darryl Grant

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · DT

Darryl Grant recorded 141 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, WSH, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

16

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

141

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Darryl Grant's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XVIII
W
OAKLANDRAIDERS
WSH
JAN 22, 1984

Oakland Raiders vs WSH

Super Bowl XVIII · Jan 22, 1984

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXII
W
DENVERBRONCOS
WSH
JAN 31, 1988

Denver Broncos vs WSH

Super Bowl XXII · Jan 31, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XVII
W
MIAMIDOLPHINS
WSH
JAN 30, 1983

Miami Dolphins vs WSH

Super Bowl XVII · Jan 30, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1987
W
WSH
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 10, 1988

WSH vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1988

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1984
W
CHICAGOBEARS
WSH
DEC 30, 1984

Chicago Bears vs WSH

Divisional Round · Dec 30, 1984

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Darryl Grant's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1988
W
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
WSH
SEP 18, 1988

Philadelphia Eagles vs WSH

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1988

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1989
W
WSH
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 17, 1989

WSH vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Darryl Grant's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1992

01
WASGRANT—Darryl Grant
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

02
TBGRANT—Darryl Grant
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

03
LACGRANT—Darryl Grant
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

11 NFL seasons141 career games27 career sacksJersey: 016 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1981Most recent: Dec 14, 1991

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