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Leonard Wheeler

Retired

Carolina Panthers · DB

Leonard Wheeler recorded 91 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

91

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Leonard Wheeler's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1997
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 3, 1998

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1997
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 27, 1997

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Wild Card · Dec 27, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 16, 1997

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
CAROLINAPANTHERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 12, 1997

Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 12, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
CAROLINAPANTHERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 27, 1998

Carolina Panthers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 27, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Leonard Wheeler's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 1 interception · 12 interception return yards

Regular Season
1992
CINCINNATIBENGALS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 8, 1992

Cincinnati Bengals vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 8, 1992

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Leonard Wheeler's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2002

01
CINWHEELER—Leonard Wheeler
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
LACWHEELER—Leonard Wheeler
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

1992–2000

03
MINWHEELER—Leonard Wheeler
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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Franchise era

1995–2001

04
CARWHEELER—Leonard Wheeler
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

8 NFL seasons91 career games2 career sacksJersey: 372 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1992Most recent: Dec 27, 1998

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