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Wali Rainer

Retired

Houston Texans · LB

Wali Rainer recorded 97 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

4.6

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

97

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Wali Rainer's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 29, 2000

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2000

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1999
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 5, 1999

Cleveland Browns vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1999

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
HOUSTONTEXANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 27, 2002

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 27, 2002

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 4, 2001

Cleveland Browns vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2001

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
OCT 13, 2002

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Oct 13, 2002

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Wali Rainer's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 14 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 31, 1999

Cleveland Browns vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

14 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2002
HOUSTONTEXANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 27, 2002

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 27, 2002

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 15, 2002

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2002

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 4, 2001

Cleveland Browns vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2001

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2000
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 29, 2000

Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2000

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Wali Rainer's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2017

01
CLERAINER—Wali Rainer
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

02
PITRAINER—Wali Rainer
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

03
WASRAINER—Wali Rainer
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

1997–2006

04
NYJRAINER—Wali Rainer
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

1997–2004

05
TENRAINER—Wali Rainer
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

06
INDRAINER—Wali Rainer
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

07
PHIRAINER—Wali Rainer
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

08
JAXRAINER—Wali Rainer
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

09
HOURAINER—Wali Rainer
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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Franchise era

1999–2008

10
DETRAINER—Wali Rainer
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons97 career games310 career solo tackles4 career sacksDrafted by: CLVDraft pick: 124Jersey: 580 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Jan 1, 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