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Wardell Rouse

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · LB

Wardell Rouse recorded 16 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 2 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

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indexed seasons

16

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Wardell Rouse's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1995
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 22, 1995

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1995

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 23, 1995

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 23, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 17, 1995

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
GREEN BAYPACKERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 10, 1995

Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 3, 1995

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Wardell Rouse's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 0.5 sacks

Regular Season
1995
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 22, 1995

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1995

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Wardell Rouse's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1995

01
TBROUSE—Wardell Rouse
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1996–2004

02
TBROUSE—Wardell Rouse
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.

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Career accomplishments

2 NFL seasons16 career games1 career sacksJersey: 520 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Dec 23, 1995

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