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John Gilmore

Retired

New Orleans Saints · TE

John Gilmore recorded 77 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

7.2

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

77

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Gilmore's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2006
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 17, 2006

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2006

2 rec · 8 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Super Bowl
XLI
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CHICAGOBEARS
FEB 4, 2007

Indianapolis Colts vs Chicago Bears

Super Bowl XLI · Feb 4, 2007

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2008
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 14, 2008

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2008

2 rec · 41 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2010
CAROLINAPANTHERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 14, 2010

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 14, 2010

3 rec · 52 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2010
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 5, 2010

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2010

2 rec · 6 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Gilmore's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 52 receiving yards

Regular Season
2010
CAROLINAPANTHERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 14, 2010

Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 14, 2010

3 rec · 52 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 4 receptions

Regular Season
2008
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 2, 2008

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2008

4 rec · 40 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2006
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 17, 2006

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2006

2 rec · 8 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 5 targets

Regular Season
2002
CHICAGOBEARS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 9, 2002

Chicago Bears vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2002

2 rec · 24 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Gilmore's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2003

01
CHIGILMORE—John Gilmore
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

02
CHIGILMORE—John Gilmore
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

2005–2013

03
TBGILMORE—John Gilmore
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2006–2011

04
NOGILMORE—John Gilmore
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOCOLSTON12Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons77 career games56 career receptions556 career receiving yards6 career receiving touchdowns19 career solo tacklesDrafted by: NODraft pick: 196Jersey: 892 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Dec 1, 2002Most recent: Dec 18, 2011

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