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Tony Parrish

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Tony Parrish recorded 129 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

3.7

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

129

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Tony Parrish's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 19, 2000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2000

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2005
DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 25, 2005

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2005

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Divisional Round
2002
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 12, 2003

San Francisco 49ers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2003

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2002
NEW YORKGIANTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 5, 2003

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2003

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2001
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 19, 2002

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 19, 2002

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tony Parrish's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
2003
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 27, 2003

Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2003

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2005
DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 25, 2005

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2005

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2002
ST. LOUISRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 6, 2002

St. Louis Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2004
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 26, 2004

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2004

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 63 interception return yards

Regular Season
2003
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 21, 2003

San Francisco 49ers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2003

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tony Parrish's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2003

01
CHIPARRISH—Tony Parrish
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

02
SFPARRISH—Tony Parrish
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

03
DALPARRISH—Tony Parrish
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons129 career games371 career solo tackles5 career sacksDrafted by: CHIDraft pick: 35Jersey: 344 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1998Most recent: Jan 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