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Drayton Florence

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Carolina Panthers · CB

Drayton Florence recorded 145 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

3.0

tackles/gm

6

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

145

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Drayton Florence's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2011
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 25, 2011

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2011

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2010
BUFFALOBILLS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 5, 2010

Buffalo Bills vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2010

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Regular Season
2013
ATLANTAFALCONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 3, 2013

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 3, 2013

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2007
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 13, 2008

San Diego Chargers vs Indianapolis Colts

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2008

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2006
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
JAN 14, 2007

New England Patriots vs San Diego Chargers

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2007

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Drayton Florence's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2010
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 12, 2010

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 12, 2010

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 interceptions · 40 interception return yards

Regular Season
2010
BUFFALOBILLS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 5, 2010

Buffalo Bills vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2010

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2012
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 2, 2012

Indianapolis Colts vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2012

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2011
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 18, 2011

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2011

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Drayton Florence's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2009

01
LACFLORENCE—Drayton Florence
LACTOMLINSON21LaDainian Tomlinson
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Los Angeles Chargers · Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

02
JAXFLORENCE—Drayton Florence
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

03
BUFFLORENCE—Drayton Florence
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

2009–2020

04
DETFLORENCE—Drayton Florence
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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Franchise era

2011–2017

05
CARFLORENCE—Drayton Florence
CARNEWTON1Cam Newton
CARKUECHLY59Luke Kuechly

A 15–1 MVP season defines the peak

Carolina Panthers · Cam and Luke

Newton and Kuechly became the faces of a powerful, fast roster that won three straight division titles and reached Super Bowl 50.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons145 career games357 career solo tacklesDrafted by: SDDraft pick: 46Jersey: 296 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 14, 2003Most recent: Jan 12, 2014

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