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Tommy Vardell

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San Francisco 49ers · FB

Tommy Vardell recorded 5 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

1.2

rush yds/gm

7.2

rec yds/gm

0

playoff games

5

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Tommy Vardell's most significant indexed performances.

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1999

1 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

San Francisco 49ers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1999

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

ARIZONACARDINALS

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1999

5 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

San Francisco 49ers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2000

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

TENNESSEETITANS

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

Tennessee Titans vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1999

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Tommy Vardell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 5 rushing yards

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

ARIZONACARDINALS

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 27, 1999

5 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career highs: 1 rushing touchdown · 5 carries

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 19, 1999

1 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 17 receiving yards

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

San Francisco 49ers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1999

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 2 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Tommy Vardell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1995

Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1991–1998

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

1989–1998

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons87 career games1,427 career rushing yards18 career rushing touchdowns119 career receptions1,010 career receiving yards3 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 440 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Jan 3, 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

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