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Eric Westmoreland

Retired

Cleveland Browns · LB

Eric Westmoreland recorded 35 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with CLV, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

2.2

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

35

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Eric Westmoreland's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2002
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 24, 2002

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2002

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 16, 2001

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2001

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 8, 2002

Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 8, 2002

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 6, 2002

Philadelphia Eagles vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
BUFFALOBILLS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 18, 2001

Buffalo Bills vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 18, 2001

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Eric Westmoreland's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2002
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 8, 2002

Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 8, 2002

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2002
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 24, 2002

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2002

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2004
CLEVELANDBROWNS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 12, 2004

Cleveland Browns vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2004

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Eric Westmoreland's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2007

01
GBWESTMORELAND—Eric Westmoreland
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

02
BUFWESTMORELAND—Eric Westmoreland
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

03
KCWESTMORELAND—Eric Westmoreland
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

04
JAXWESTMORELAND—Eric Westmoreland
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

05
PITWESTMORELAND—Eric Westmoreland
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

06
NYJWESTMORELAND—Eric Westmoreland
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

1997–2004

07
TENWESTMORELAND—Eric Westmoreland
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

08
INDWESTMORELAND—Eric Westmoreland
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

09
CLEWESTMORELAND—Eric Westmoreland
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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Franchise era

1999–2012

10
PHIWESTMORELAND—Eric Westmoreland
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

11
HOUWESTMORELAND—Eric Westmoreland
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons35 career games59 career solo tackles2 career sacksDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 73Jersey: 560 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 7, 2001Most recent: Jan 2, 2005

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