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Robert Massey

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New York Giants · DB

Robert Massey recorded 133 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

7

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

133

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Robert Massey's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1997
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 27, 1997

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Wild Card · Dec 27, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 12, 1997

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 4, 1997

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 28, 1996

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1995
DETROITLIONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 30, 1995

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 30, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Robert Massey's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 2 interceptions · 72 interception return yards

Regular Season
1992
W
WSH
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 4, 1992

WSH vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Robert Massey's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1987–1999

01
NOMASSEY—Robert Massey
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

02
ARIMASSEY—Robert Massey
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

03
DETMASSEY—Robert Massey
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

04
MIAMASSEY—Robert Massey
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

1993–2000

05
NEMASSEY—Robert Massey
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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Franchise era

1995–1999

06
JAXMASSEY—Robert Massey
JAXBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

Four straight playoff trips and two AFC title games

Jacksonville Jaguars · The expansion rocket

Tom Coughlin built an expansion roster with extraordinary speed, upsetting Denver in 1996 and going 14–2 three years later.

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Franchise era

1983–1998

07
SEAMASSEY—Robert Massey
SEALARGENT—Steve Largent
SEAWARNER—Curt Warner

Ground Chuck reaches the AFC title game

Seattle Seahawks · The Chuck Knox years

Knox's physical style produced the franchise's first playoffs and a 1983 run to the AFC Championship Game before years of ownership uncertainty.

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Franchise era

1991–2003

08
NYGMASSEY—Robert Massey
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 19929 NFL seasons133 career gamesJersey: 447 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 1989Most recent: Dec 27, 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