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Van Waiters

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Minnesota Vikings · LB

Van Waiters recorded 80 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

80

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Van Waiters's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1989
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 17, 1989

Minnesota Vikings vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1992
W
WSH
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 2, 1993

WSH vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 2, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1989
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 14, 1990

Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1989
BUFFALOBILLS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 6, 1990

Buffalo Bills vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1988
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 24, 1988

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Wild Card · Dec 24, 1988

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Van Waiters's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1991
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW YORKGIANTS
SEP 22, 1991

Cleveland Browns vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1991

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1990
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 30, 1990

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 30, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Van Waiters's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1995

01
CLEWAITERS—Van Waiters
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—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

1992–2000

02
MINWAITERS—Van Waiters
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons80 career games1 career receptions14 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdowns2 career sacksJersey: 04 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1988Most recent: Jan 2, 1993

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