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Shawn Springs

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New England Patriots · CB

Shawn Springs recorded 164 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks.

▶Best highlights

3.1

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

164

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Shawn Springs's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1999
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 1, 1999

Seattle Seahawks vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1999

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Regular Season
2004
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 26, 2004

Washington Commanders vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 26, 2004

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
2007
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 5, 2008

Washington Commanders vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2008

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2003
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 4, 2004

Seattle Seahawks vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2004

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 9, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Shawn Springs's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 12, 2000

Seattle Seahawks vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2000

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2007
CHICAGOBEARS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DEC 6, 2007

Chicago Bears vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2007

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2007
DALLASCOWBOYS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DEC 30, 2007

Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2007

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2007
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 4, 2007

Washington Commanders vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2007

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 57 interception return yards

Regular Season
2004
GREEN BAYPACKERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 31, 2004

Green Bay Packers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2004

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Shawn Springs's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1998

01
SEASPRINGS—Shawn Springs
SEALARGENT—Steve Largent
SEAWARNER—Curt Warner

Ground Chuck reaches the AFC title game

Seattle Seahawks · The Chuck Knox years

Knox's physical style produced the franchise's first playoffs and a 1983 run to the AFC Championship Game before years of ownership uncertainty.

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Franchise era

1999–2009

02
SEASPRINGS—Shawn Springs
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

03
WASSPRINGS—Shawn Springs
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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Franchise era

2007–2013

04
NESPRINGS—Shawn Springs
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 199813 NFL seasons164 career games439 career solo tackles9 career sacksDrafted by: SEADraft pick: 3Jersey: 294 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Aug 31, 1997Most recent: Jan 3, 2010

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