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Iheanyi Uwaezuoke

Retired

Carolina Panthers · WR

Iheanyi Uwaezuoke recorded 58 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

6.4

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

6

playoff games

58

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Iheanyi Uwaezuoke's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1996
DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 10, 1996

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1996

2 rec · 39 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Conference Championship
1997
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 11, 1998

Green Bay Packers vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 11, 1998

2 rec · 14 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1997
ATLANTAFALCONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 21, 1997

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1997

3 rec · 41 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Wild Card
1999
DETROITLIONS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
JAN 8, 2000

Detroit Lions vs Washington Commanders

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

1 rec · 5 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1998
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 25, 1998

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 25, 1998

1 rec · 35 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Iheanyi Uwaezuoke's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 41 receiving yards

Regular Season
1997
ATLANTAFALCONS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 21, 1997

Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1997

3 rec · 41 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 3 receptions

Regular Season
1997
DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 2, 1997

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1997

3 rec · 29 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
1996
DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 10, 1996

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 10, 1996

2 rec · 39 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 4 targets

Regular Season
1997
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 21, 1997

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1997

1 rec · 16 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Iheanyi Uwaezuoke's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1991–1998

01
SFUWAEZUOKE—Iheanyi Uwaezuoke
SFYOUNG8Steve Young
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

A quarterback transition preserves greatness

San Francisco 49ers · Steve Young takes the baton

Young escaped Montana's shadow with an MVP peak and six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, extending the dynasty into another generation.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

02
MIAUWAEZUOKE—Iheanyi Uwaezuoke
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

03
DETUWAEZUOKE—Iheanyi Uwaezuoke
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

1995–2001

04
CARUWAEZUOKE—Iheanyi Uwaezuoke
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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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons58 career games29 career receptions374 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdowns10 career solo tacklesJersey: 896 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 22, 1996Most recent: Dec 17, 2000

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