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Casey Fitzsimmons

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Detroit Lions · TE

Casey Fitzsimmons recorded 77 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions.

▶Best highlights

8.8

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

77

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Casey Fitzsimmons's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2003
ST. LOUISRAMS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 28, 2003

St. Louis Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2003

4 rec · 36 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2003
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 7, 2003

San Diego Chargers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2003

3 rec · 9 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
DETROITLIONS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 8, 2009

Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2009

6 rec · 41 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2005
BALTIMORERAVENS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 9, 2005

Baltimore Ravens vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2005

1 rec · 2 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 26, 2009

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2009

5 rec · 38 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Casey Fitzsimmons's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 41 receiving yards · 6 receptions · 11 targets

Regular Season
2009
DETROITLIONS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 8, 2009

Detroit Lions vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2009

6 rec · 41 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
2008
DETROITLIONS
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 7, 2008

Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2008

1 rec · 1 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Casey Fitzsimmons's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2008

01
DETFITZSIMMONS—Casey Fitzsimmons
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

02
DETFITZSIMMONS—Casey Fitzsimmons
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

7 NFL seasons77 career games88 career receptions677 career receiving yards5 career receiving touchdowns43 career solo tacklesJersey: 820 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2003Most recent: Dec 6, 2009

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