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Dean Wells

Retired

New England Patriots · LB

Dean Wells recorded 126 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

1.4

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

126

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dean Wells's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1997
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 23, 1997

Kansas City Chiefs vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 24, 1996

Oakland Raiders vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1996

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
CAROLINAPANTHERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 3, 2000

Carolina Panthers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 3, 2000

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
CAROLINAPANTHERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 12, 1999

Carolina Panthers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 12, 1999

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1999
ST. LOUISRAMS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 5, 1999

St. Louis Rams vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1999

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dean Wells's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
CAROLINAPANTHERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 26, 1999

Carolina Panthers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1999

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1997
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 23, 1997

Kansas City Chiefs vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 23, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2000
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 29, 2000

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
NEW YORKJETS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 28, 2001

New York Jets vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2001

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2000
DALLASCOWBOYS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 1, 2000

Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 1, 2000

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dean Wells's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1998

01
SEAWELLS—Dean Wells
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

1997–2006

02
NYJWELLS—Dean Wells
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1995–2001

03
CARWELLS—Dean Wells
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

9 NFL seasons126 career games127 career solo tackles3 career sacksJersey: 950 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Jan 6, 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