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Dewayne White

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Detroit Lions · DE

Dewayne White recorded 75 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

2.3

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

75

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dewayne White's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2007
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 21, 2007

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2007

7 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 26, 2008

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2008

6 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
DETROITLIONS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 19, 2008

Detroit Lions vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2008

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 14, 2008

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2008

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2007
DETROITLIONS
CHICAGOBEARS
OCT 28, 2007

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2007

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dewayne White's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 7 total tackles · 3 sacks · 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2007
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 21, 2007

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2007

7 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2008
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 26, 2008

Washington Commanders vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2008

6 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2009
ST. LOUISRAMS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 1, 2009

St. Louis Rams vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 1, 2009

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dewayne White's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1996–2004

01
TBWHITE—Dewayne White
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

2005–2013

02
TBWHITE—Dewayne White
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

1999–2008

03
DETWHITE—Dewayne White
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

04
DETWHITE—Dewayne White
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 seasons75 career games123 career solo tackles25 career sacksDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 64Jersey: 990 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 14, 2003Most recent: Jan 3, 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