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Dante Wesley

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Dante Wesley recorded 73 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

1.3

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

73

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dante Wesley's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXVIII
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 1, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVIII · Feb 1, 2004

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2006
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 14, 2007

Seattle Seahawks vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2007

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2003
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 10, 2004

Carolina Panthers vs St. Louis Rams

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 2004

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2006
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 21, 2007

New Orleans Saints vs Chicago Bears

Conference Championship · Jan 21, 2007

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2005
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 22, 2006

Carolina Panthers vs Seattle Seahawks

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2006

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dante Wesley's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
2003
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 7, 2003

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2003

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 passes defended

Regular Season
2008
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 8, 2008

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2008

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2008
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 9, 2008

Carolina Panthers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2008

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dante Wesley's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2002–2010

01
CARWESLEY—Dante Wesley
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

02
CHIWESLEY—Dante Wesley
CHIURLACHER54Brian Urlacher
CHIHESTER23Devin Hester

Takeaways and special teams reach the Super Bowl

Chicago Bears · Urlacher and Lovie's defense

Lovie Smith restored the defense-first formula, and Hester's return brilliance helped the 2006 Bears reach Super Bowl XLI.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

03
DETWESLEY—Dante Wesley
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons73 career games86 career solo tackles2 career sacksDrafted by: CARDraft pick: 100Jersey: 338 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 6, 2002Most recent: Oct 17, 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