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Darrell Russell

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Washington Commanders · DT

Darrell Russell recorded 77 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders.

▶Best highlights

1.3

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

77

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Darrell Russell's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 31, 1999

Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

6 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2000
BALTIMORERAVENS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 14, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Oakland Raiders

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 2001

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 14, 1999

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1999

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 15, 1998

Seattle Seahawks vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 25, 1998

Cincinnati Bengals vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Darrell Russell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 8 total tackles · 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2001
ARIZONACARDINALS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 2, 2001

Arizona Cardinals vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2001

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 sacks · 4 quarterback hits

Regular Season
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 31, 1999

Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

6 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2000
OAKLANDRAIDERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 3, 2000

Oakland Raiders vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2001
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 15, 2001

Oakland Raiders vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2001

3 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Darrell Russell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2001

01
LVRUSSELL—Darrell Russell
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

02
WASRUSSELL—Darrell Russell
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Career accomplishments

1× first-team All-Pro2× Pro Bowl selection6 NFL seasons77 career games72 career solo tackles29 career sacksDrafted by: OAKDraft pick: 2Jersey: 962 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Aug 31, 1997Most recent: Dec 21, 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