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Gary Reasons

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Cincinnati Bengals · ILB

Gary Reasons recorded 134 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

11

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

134

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Gary Reasons's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXV
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 27, 1991

Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXV · Jan 27, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXI
DENVERBRONCOS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 25, 1987

Denver Broncos vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXI · Jan 25, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1990
NEW YORKGIANTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 20, 1991

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 20, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1986
W
WSH
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 11, 1987

WSH vs New York Giants

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
1990
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 13, 1991

Chicago Bears vs New York Giants

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Gary Reasons's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1989
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 24, 1989

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 24, 1989

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1990
NEW YORKGIANTS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NOV 11, 1990

New York Giants vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Gary Reasons's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

01
NYGREASONS—Gary Reasons
NYGTAYLOR56Lawrence Taylor
NYGSIMMS11Phil Simms

Defense restores the franchise

New York Giants · Parcells, Taylor and two titles

Taylor changed offensive protection, Parcells shaped a physical roster and the Giants won Super Bowls XXI and XXV in distinctly different ways.

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Franchise era

1991–2003

02
NYGREASONS—Gary Reasons
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

03
CINREASONS—Gary Reasons
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1986, 19909 NFL seasons134 career games2 career rushing yards4 career sacksJersey: 011 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1984Most recent: Dec 27, 1992

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