Will Witherspoon

Retired

Los Angeles Rams · OLB

Will Witherspoon recorded 168 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with St. Louis Rams, SL, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers.

Best highlights

4.9

tackles/gm

playoff games

indexed seasons

168

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Will Witherspoon's most significant indexed performances.

Carolina Panthers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVIII · Feb 1, 2004

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Philadelphia Eagles vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2009

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Carolina Panthers vs New York Giants

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2006

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship

Carolina Panthers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2004

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

New York Jets vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2005

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Will Witherspoon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 14 total tackles

Arizona Cardinals vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2007

14 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 5 quarterback hits

Seattle Seahawks vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2007

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

San Francisco 49ers vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Sep 26, 2013

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Tennessee Titans vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2012

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

St. Louis Rams vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2013

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Will Witherspoon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2002–2010

Will Witherspoon

Steve Smith

Julius 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

2005–2016

Will Witherspoon

Steven Jackson

Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

Will Witherspoon

Donovan McNabb

Brian 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

2005–2015

Will Witherspoon

Chris Johnson

Keith Bulluck

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Will Witherspoon

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

NFL appearances

Will Witherspoon

Start here

Career highs

Franchise eras

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history