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John Roper

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Philadelphia Eagles · LB

John Roper recorded 68 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

68

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Roper's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1991
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 8, 1991

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1991

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 5, 1989

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1989

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 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

Wild Card
1990
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 6, 1991

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Wild Card · Jan 6, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
CHICAGOBEARS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 29, 1991

Chicago Bears vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1991

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Roper's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1991
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 8, 1991

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1991

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1989
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 2, 1989

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Roper's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHIROPER—John Roper
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

02
PHIROPER—John Roper
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1989–1999

03
DALROPER—John Roper
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 19935 NFL seasons68 career games18 career sacksJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 1989Most recent: Dec 6, 1993

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