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WASSALAVE'A—

Joe Salave'a

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Washington Commanders · DT

Joe Salave'a recorded 73 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, BLT, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Titans, Tennessee Oilers.

▶Best highlights

1.3

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

73

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Joe Salave'a's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2000
TENNESSEETITANS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 24, 2000

Tennessee Titans vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2000

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2005
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 14, 2006

Washington Commanders vs Seattle Seahawks

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2006

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2005
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 7, 2006

Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2006

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2000
BALTIMORERAVENS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 7, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Tennessee Titans

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 2001

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 23, 2000

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2000

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Joe Salave'a's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
2005
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
OCT 30, 2005

Washington Commanders vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2005

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2000
TENNESSEETITANS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 24, 2000

Tennessee Titans vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2000

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2005
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 13, 2005

Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2005

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Joe Salave'a's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2004

01
TENSALAVE'A—Joe Salave'a
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

2001–2009

02
LACSALAVE'A—Joe Salave'a
LACTOMLINSON21LaDainian Tomlinson
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Los Angeles Chargers · Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

03
WASSALAVE'A—Joe Salave'a
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

8 NFL seasons73 career games66 career solo tackles8 career sacksDrafted by: TENDraft pick: 107Jersey: 955 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1998Most recent: Dec 30, 2006

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