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David Merritt

Retired

Arizona Cardinals · OLB

David Merritt recorded 38 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, PHO.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

3

indexed seasons

38

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to David Merritt's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1995
DALLASCOWBOYS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 25, 1995

Dallas Cowboys vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 25, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
ARIZONACARDINALS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 9, 1995

Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
NEW YORKGIANTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 30, 1995

New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 30, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
ATLANTAFALCONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 26, 1995

Atlanta Falcons vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
ARIZONACARDINALS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 19, 1995

Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped David Merritt's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1999

01
MIAMERRITT—David Merritt
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

1988–2003

02
ARIMERRITT—David Merritt
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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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons38 career gamesJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Dec 25, 1995

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