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Dexter McCleon

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Dexter McCleon recorded 134 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with HST, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, SL, St. Louis Rams.

▶Best highlights

2.3

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

134

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dexter McCleon's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXIV
ST. LOUISRAMS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 30, 2000

St. Louis Rams vs Tennessee Titans

Super Bowl XXXIV · Jan 30, 2000

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXVI
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 3, 2002

St. Louis Rams vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVI · Feb 3, 2002

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2003
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 11, 2004

Indianapolis Colts vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2004

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2001
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 27, 2002

Philadelphia Eagles vs St. Louis Rams

Conference Championship · Jan 27, 2002

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2000
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 30, 2000

St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Dec 30, 2000

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dexter McCleon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2001
ST. LOUISRAMS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 9, 2001

St. Louis Rams vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2001

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2004
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 19, 2004

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2004

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Divisional Round
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 16, 2000

Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2000

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2006
HOUSTONTEXANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 3, 2006

Houston Texans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2006

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 43 interception return yards

Regular Season
2001
ATLANTAFALCONS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 6, 2002

Atlanta Falcons vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Jan 6, 2002

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dexter McCleon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1990–1998

01
LARMCCLEON—Dexter McCleon
LAREVERETT11Jim Everett
LARBETTIS36Jerome Bettis

A franchise changes cities while rebuilding

Los Angeles Rams · Decline and the move to St. Louis

The final Anaheim teams faded before Georgia Frontiere moved the club to St. Louis, where Bruce became the first piece of a sudden offensive leap.

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Franchise era

1999–2004

02
LARMCCLEON—Dexter McCleon
LARWARNER13Kurt Warner
LARFAULK28Marshall Faulk

Speed and spacing transform the league

Los Angeles Rams · The Greatest Show on Turf

Warner's emergence, Faulk's versatility and a deep receiving corps produced two Super Bowls and the championship after the 1999 season.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1999–2012

03
KCMCCLEON—Dexter McCleon
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

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

2002–2010

04
HOUMCCLEON—Dexter McCleon
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 199910 NFL seasons134 career games264 career solo tackles5 career sacksDrafted by: SLDraft pick: 40Jersey: 208 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Aug 31, 1997Most recent: Dec 31, 2006

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