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Brandon Short

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New York Giants · OLB

Brandon Short recorded 89 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Carolina Panthers.

▶Best highlights

3.5

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

89

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Brandon Short's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2006
NEW YORKGIANTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 15, 2006

New York Giants vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2006

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2002
NEW YORKGIANTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 5, 2003

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2003

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2006
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 7, 2007

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2007

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2005
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 22, 2006

Carolina Panthers vs Seattle Seahawks

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2006

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2005
CAROLINAPANTHERS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 15, 2006

Carolina Panthers vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2006

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Brandon Short's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 13 total tackles

Regular Season
2002
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 28, 2002

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2002

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2006
NEW YORKGIANTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 15, 2006

New York Giants vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2006

7 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
TENNESSEETITANS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 1, 2002

Tennessee Titans vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Wild Card
2006
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 7, 2007

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2007

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2003
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 2, 2003

New York Giants vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2003

11 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Brandon Short's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1991–2003

01
NYGSHORT—Brandon Short
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

02
CARSHORT—Brandon Short
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

03
NYGSHORT—Brandon Short
NYGMANNING10Eli Manning
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan

Road playoff resilience topples New England twice

New York Giants · Eli's two impossible runs

Manning's late-game calm and a deep pass rush produced two unlikely championships, including the upset of an 18–0 Patriots team.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons89 career games211 career solo tackles10 career sacksDrafted by: NYGDraft pick: 105Jersey: 547 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 2000Most recent: Jan 7, 2007

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