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John Abraham

Retired

Arizona Cardinals · OLB

John Abraham recorded 185 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 15 rostered seasons with ARZ, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

2.6

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

185

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Abraham's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2001
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 4, 2001

New York Jets vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2001

5 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2003
NEW YORKJETS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 26, 2003

New York Jets vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2003

8 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 15, 2011

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2011

5 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2004
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 10, 2004

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2004

6 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
ST. LOUISRAMS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 8, 2013

St. Louis Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2013

6 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Abraham's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2004
NEW YORKJETS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 28, 2004

New York Jets vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2004

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 sacks

Regular Season
2001
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 4, 2001

New York Jets vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2001

5 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2013
ST. LOUISRAMS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 8, 2013

St. Louis Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2013

6 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2008
ATLANTAFALCONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 21, 2008

Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2008

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2013
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 17, 2013

Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2013

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Abraham's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2006

01
NYJABRAHAM94John Abraham
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

2002–2007

02
ATLABRAHAM55John Abraham
ATLVICK—Michael Vick
ATLDUNN28Warrick Dunn

The league's most electric quarterback

Atlanta Falcons · The Michael Vick experience

Vick's speed changed defensive geometry and delivered the first road playoff win at Lambeau, but the era ended abruptly before its potential was resolved.

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Franchise era

2008–2014

03
ATLABRAHAM55John Abraham
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

04
ARIABRAHAM55John Abraham
ARIPALMER3Carson Palmer
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald

Aggressive offense meets an elite secondary

Arizona Cardinals · The Arians contender

Bruce Arians unlocked Palmer's best late-career football and built a 13-win team that reached the 2015 NFC Championship Game.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013First-team All-Pro · 2001, 2008, 20102× first-team All-Pro15 NFL seasons185 career games381 career solo tackles134 career sacksDrafted by: NYJDraft pick: 13Jersey: 556 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 2000Most recent: Dec 29, 2013

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