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Keenan McCardell

Retired

Washington Commanders · WR

Keenan McCardell recorded 206 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 17 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans.

▶Best highlights

55.2

rec yds/gm

0.1

rush yds/gm

14

playoff games

206

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Keenan McCardell's most significant indexed performances.

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

LOS ANGELESRAMS

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1996

16 rec · 232 rec yds · 0 rec TD

NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

New England Patriots vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1997

11 rec · 152 rec yds · 2 rec TD

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Kansas City Chiefs vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2001

7 rec · 132 rec yds · 1 rec TD

SAN DIEGOCHARGERS

Dallas Cowboys vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2005

9 rec · 123 rec yds · 2 rec TD

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Seattle Seahawks vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2000

6 rec · 156 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Keenan McCardell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 232 receiving yards · 16 receptions · 20 targets

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

LOS ANGELESRAMS

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1996

16 rec · 232 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

SAN DIEGOCHARGERS

New York Giants vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2005

4 rec · 80 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 2 receptions of 40+ yards

TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2003

3 rec · 119 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Keenan McCardell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1992

Keenan McCardell

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

1985–1995

Keenan McCardell

Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

Keenan McCardell

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

1995–1999

Keenan McCardell

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

1999–2017

Keenan McCardell

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

Keenan McCardell

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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Franchise era

1992–2002

Keenan McCardell

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

1992–2007

Keenan McCardell

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

Keenan McCardell

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

Keenan McCardell

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

Keenan McCardell

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

Keenan McCardell

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

Keenan McCardell

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

1996–2004

Keenan McCardell

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

2001–2009

Keenan McCardell

LaDainian Tomlinson

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Los Angeles Chargers · Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1996, 2003Super Bowl champion · 200217 NFL seasons206 career games16 career rushing yards883 career receptions11,378 career receiving yards63 career receiving touchdowns16 career solo tacklesDrafted by: WASDraft pick: 326Jersey: 8014 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 11, 1992Most recent: Dec 6, 2007

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