athlore
HomeDiscoverLibrarySign inCreate account
↗
⌂Home◎Discover⌕Library
NYGROBERTS0

William Roberts

Retired

New York Jets · G

William Roberts recorded 195 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, New York Giants.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

14

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

195

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to William Roberts's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXI
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 26, 1997

Green Bay Packers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXI · Jan 26, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

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
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 12, 1997

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1996
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 5, 1997

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped William Roberts's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

01
NYGROBERTS—William Roberts
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.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1991–2003

02
NYGROBERTS—William Roberts
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.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1993–2000

03
NEROBERTS—William Roberts
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1985–1996

04
BUFROBERTS—William Roberts
BUFKELLY12Jim Kelly
BUFTHOMAS34Thurman Thomas

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1996–2004

05
TBROBERTS—William Roberts
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1997–2006

06
NYJROBERTS—William Roberts
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.

Read the era story →

Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1990Super Bowl champion · 1986, 199013 NFL seasons195 career gamesJersey: 6914 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1984Most recent: Nov 23, 1997

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