Michael Gaines

Retired

Cleveland Browns · TE

Michael Gaines recorded 55 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with CLV, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers.

Best highlights

15.8

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

playoff games

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Michael Gaines's most significant indexed performances.

Green Bay Packers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2005

2 rec · 42 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2008

6 rec · 64 rec yds · 0 rec TD

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2007

4 rec · 20 rec yds · 1 rec TD

New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2007

2 rec · 23 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Minnesota Vikings vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2005

2 rec · 67 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Michael Gaines's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 67 receiving yards

Minnesota Vikings vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 30, 2005

2 rec · 67 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 6 receptions

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2008

6 rec · 64 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 1 receiving touchdown · 2 targets

Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2009

2 rec · 5 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Michael Gaines's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2002–2010

Michael Gaines

Steve Smith

Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

Michael Gaines

Eric Moulds

Fred 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

1999–2008

Michael Gaines

Jason Hanson

Roy 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

1999–2017

Michael Gaines

Joe Thomas

Josh 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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Franchise era

2004–2012

Michael Gaines

Brian Urlacher

Devin 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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Michael Gaines

Start here

Career highs

Franchise eras

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

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

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

Chicago Bears · Urlacher and Lovie's defense

NFL appearances

Michael Gaines

Start here

Career highs

Franchise eras

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

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

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

Chicago Bears · Urlacher and Lovie's defense

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history