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Lonnie Young

Retired

New York Jets · DB

Lonnie Young recorded 147 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with New York Jets, San Diego Chargers, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

147

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Lonnie Young's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1991
NEW YORKJETS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 29, 1991

New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1991

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1994
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 9, 1994

Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 9, 1994

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1993
NEW YORKJETS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 2, 1994

New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Jan 2, 1994

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 14, 1986

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 14, 1986

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
ARIZONACARDINALS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 7, 1986

Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Lonnie Young's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1985
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 8, 1985

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 32 interception return yards

Regular Season
1989
ARIZONACARDINALS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 24, 1989

Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 24, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Lonnie Young's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARIYOUNG—Lonnie Young
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

02
LARYOUNG—Lonnie Young
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARIYOUNG—Lonnie Young
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

04
NYJYOUNG—Lonnie Young
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

05
LACYOUNG—Lonnie Young
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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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons147 career games4 career sacksJersey: 441 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1985Most recent: Dec 22, 1996

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