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James Willis

Retired

Seattle Seahawks · LB

James Willis recorded 90 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Seattle Seahawks, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

0.1

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

90

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to James Willis's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 9, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1996
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 29, 1996

Philadelphia Eagles vs San Francisco 49ers

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1995
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 7, 1996

Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1995
DETROITLIONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 30, 1995

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Dec 30, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1997
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 2, 1997

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from James Willis's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 3 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
DENVERBRONCOS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 14, 1999

Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1999

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1997
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 2, 1997

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1997

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
1999
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 26, 1999

Kansas City Chiefs vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1999

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1997
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
BALTIMORERAVENS
NOV 16, 1997

Philadelphia Eagles vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped James Willis's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2007

01
GBWILLIS—James Willis
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

02
PHIWILLIS—James Willis
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1999–2009

03
SEAWILLIS—James Willis
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons90 career games6 career solo tackles2 career sacksJersey: 954 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Jan 9, 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