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Anthony Pleasant

Retired

New England Patriots · DE

Anthony Pleasant recorded 192 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

0.6

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

192

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Anthony Pleasant's most significant indexed performances.

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

St. Louis Rams vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVI · Feb 3, 2002

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2001
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 27, 2002

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 27, 2002

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1993
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 2, 1994

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Jan 2, 1994

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 4, 2001

New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2001

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 29, 1998

Carolina Panthers vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Anthony Pleasant's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 4 total tackles

Regular Season
2002
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 29, 2002

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2002

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
1993
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 2, 1994

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Jan 2, 1994

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Conference Championship
2001
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 27, 2002

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 27, 2002

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2001
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 4, 2001

New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2001

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 16, 2001

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2001

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Anthony Pleasant's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1995

01
CLEPLEASANT—Anthony Pleasant
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—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

1996–1999

02
BALPLEASANT—Anthony Pleasant
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALOGDEN75Jonathan Ogden

A new franchise drafts its defensive spine

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

The Ravens used their first draft to select Lewis and Ogden, giving a young franchise two Hall of Fame pillars before the wins arrived.

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Franchise era

1997–2001

03
ATLPLEASANT—Anthony Pleasant
ATLANDERSON32Jamal Anderson
ATLTUGGLE58Jessie Tuggle

A power run carries Atlanta to the Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons · The Dirty Birds

The 1998 Falcons went 14–2, stunned Minnesota in overtime and reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history behind Anderson and a veteran defense.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

04
NYJPLEASANT—Anthony Pleasant
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

05
SFPLEASANT—Anthony Pleasant
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

2001–2006

06
NEPLEASANT—Anthony Pleasant
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2001, 200314 NFL seasons192 career games67 career solo tackles58 career sacksDrafted by: CLEDraft pick: 73Jersey: 987 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 9, 1990Most recent: Nov 3, 2003

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