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Melvin Tuten

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Carolina Panthers · OT

Melvin Tuten recorded 37 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

0.1

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

37

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Melvin Tuten's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1995
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 10, 1995

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 10, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1995
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 19, 1995

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
CHICAGOBEARS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 22, 2002

Chicago Bears vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2002

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
ATLANTAFALCONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 24, 2002

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2002

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 29, 2002

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2002

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Melvin Tuten's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 total tackle

Regular Season
2002
CHICAGOBEARS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 22, 2002

Chicago Bears vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2002

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Melvin Tuten's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2002

01
CINTUTEN—Melvin Tuten
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

02
LACTUTEN—Melvin Tuten
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

03
DENTUTEN—Melvin Tuten
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Franchise era

1995–2001

04
CARTUTEN—Melvin Tuten
CARMILLS51Sam Mills
CARGREENE91Kevin Greene

The second season reaches the NFC title game

Carolina Panthers · An expansion team arrives early

Carolina won its division and reached the 1996 NFC Championship Game in only its second season before the original core receded.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

05
CARTUTEN—Melvin Tuten
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons66 career games2 career receptions12 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsDrafted by: CINDraft pick: 69Jersey: 730 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1995Most recent: Dec 29, 2002

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.