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Rich Owens

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Seattle Seahawks · DE

Rich Owens recorded 42 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

2.2

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

42

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Rich Owens's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 9, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

3 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 15, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 25, 1999

Miami Dolphins vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 25, 1999

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NOV 21, 1999

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Nov 21, 1999

5 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 19, 1999

San Diego Chargers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 19, 1999

2 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Rich Owens's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 7 total tackles · 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
1999
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 5, 1999

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1999

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1.5 sacks · 2 quarterback hits

Wild Card
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 9, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

3 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
1999
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 19, 1999

San Diego Chargers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 19, 1999

2 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Rich Owens's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2011

01
WASOWENS—Rich Owens
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

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

1983–1999

02
MIAOWENS—Rich Owens
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

2000–2015

03
MIAOWENS—Rich Owens
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

04
KCOWENS—Rich Owens
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

1999–2009

05
SEAOWENS—Rich Owens
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons42 career games60 career solo tackles12 career sacksDrafted by: WASDraft pick: 152Jersey: 672 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1999Most recent: Nov 17, 2002

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