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Sam Aiken

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Cleveland Browns · WR

Sam Aiken recorded 66 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with CLV, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

10.4

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

66

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Sam Aiken's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2009
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 6, 2009

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2009

1 rec · 81 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 25, 2009

New England Patriots vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 25, 2009

2 rec · 66 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 30, 2009

New England Patriots vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2009

7 rec · 90 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2004
ST. LOUISRAMS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 21, 2004

St. Louis Rams vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2004

2 rec · 61 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2004
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 2, 2005

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2005

4 rec · 52 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Sam Aiken's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 90 receiving yards · 7 receptions · 10 targets

Regular Season
2009
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 30, 2009

New England Patriots vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2009

7 rec · 90 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 1 receiving touchdown · 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2009
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 6, 2009

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2009

1 rec · 81 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Sam Aiken's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFAIKEN—Sam Aiken
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

2007–2013

02
NEAIKEN—Sam Aiken
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

03
CLEAIKEN—Sam Aiken
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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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons66 career games48 career receptions684 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdowns30 career solo tacklesDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 127Jersey: 851 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 12, 2003Most recent: Oct 10, 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