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Dwayne Rudd

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · LB

Dwayne Rudd recorded 99 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, CLV, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

3.1

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

99

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dwayne Rudd's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 6, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 16, 2000

Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1999
DALLASCOWBOYS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 9, 2000

Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2002
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2003

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2003

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2000
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 14, 2001

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 2001

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dwayne Rudd's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 13 total tackles

Divisional Round
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 6, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2002
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 8, 2002

Cleveland Browns vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2002

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 12, 1999

Minnesota Vikings vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1999

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 11, 2001

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2001
BALTIMORERAVENS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 21, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2001

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dwayne Rudd's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2000

01
MINRUDD—Dwayne Rudd
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

02
CLERUDD—Dwayne Rudd
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

1996–2004

03
TBRUDD—Dwayne Rudd
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

7 NFL seasons99 career games220 career solo tackles12 career sacksDrafted by: MINDraft pick: 20Jersey: 579 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Aug 31, 1997Most recent: Dec 28, 2003

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