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Hank Poteat

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Cleveland Browns · FS

Hank Poteat recorded 96 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with CLV, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

1.9

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

96

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Hank Poteat's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXIX
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
FEB 6, 2005

New England Patriots vs Philadelphia Eagles

Super Bowl XXXIX · Feb 6, 2005

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2006
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 7, 2007

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2007

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2002
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2003

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2003

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2004
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 23, 2005

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2005

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2005
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 14, 2006

New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2006

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Hank Poteat's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2006
NEW YORKJETS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 3, 2006

New York Jets vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2006

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 interception · 2 passes defended

Regular Season
2008
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 14, 2008

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2008

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2008
NEW YORKJETS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 7, 2008

New York Jets vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2008

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 41 interception return yards

Regular Season
2008
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 9, 2008

St. Louis Rams vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2008

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Hank Poteat's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

01
PITPOTEAT—Hank Poteat
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

1996–2004

02
TBPOTEAT—Hank Poteat
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

2001–2006

03
NEPOTEAT—Hank Poteat
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

04
NYJPOTEAT—Hank Poteat
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

2007–2010

05
NYJPOTEAT—Hank Poteat
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

06
CLEPOTEAT—Hank Poteat
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 200410 NFL seasons96 career games133 career solo tackles3 career sacksDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 77Jersey: 237 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 3, 2000Most recent: Jan 3, 2010

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