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Donnell Woolford

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · CB

Donnell Woolford recorded 127 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

6

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

127

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Donnell Woolford's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1997
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 3, 1998

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 3, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1994
CHICAGOBEARS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 7, 1995

Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 7, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1994
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 1, 1995

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 1, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1991
DALLASCOWBOYS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 29, 1991

Dallas Cowboys vs Chicago Bears

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1990
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 13, 1991

Chicago Bears vs New York Giants

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Donnell Woolford's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1996
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 24, 1996

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 34 interception return yards

Regular Season
1997
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 12, 1997

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 12, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Donnell Woolford's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1982–1992

01
CHIWOOLFORD—Donnell Woolford
CHIPAYTON34Walter Payton
CHISINGLETARY50Mike Singletary

Defense, personality and one overwhelming champion

Chicago Bears · The 1985 Bears

Mike Ditka and Buddy Ryan assembled a defense of historic speed and intimidation that dominated the 1985 postseason and remained dangerous for years.

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Franchise era

1993–2003

02
CHIWOOLFORD—Donnell Woolford
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

03
CINWOOLFORD—Donnell Woolford
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

1992–2006

04
PITWOOLFORD—Donnell Woolford
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

05
NYJWOOLFORD—Donnell Woolford
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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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 19949 NFL seasons127 career games3 career sacksJersey: 216 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 1989Most recent: Jan 3, 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