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Jonathan Vilma

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New Orleans Saints · OLB

Jonathan Vilma recorded 125 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

5.4

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

125

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jonathan Vilma's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLIV
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
FEB 7, 2010

New Orleans Saints vs Indianapolis Colts

Super Bowl XLIV · Feb 7, 2010

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2004
NEW YORKJETS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
JAN 8, 2005

New York Jets vs San Diego Chargers

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2005

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2004
NEW YORKJETS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 2, 2005

New York Jets vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2005

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2012
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 30, 2012

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2012

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2004
NEW YORKJETS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 15, 2005

New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2005

15 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jonathan Vilma's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 15 total tackles

Divisional Round
2004
NEW YORKJETS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 15, 2005

New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2005

15 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2012
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 18, 2012

New Orleans Saints vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2012

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2012
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 5, 2012

Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2012

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2010
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 12, 2010

St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2010

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2008
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 30, 2008

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2008

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jonathan Vilma's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2006

01
NYJVILMA—Jonathan Vilma
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

2007–2010

02
NYJVILMA—Jonathan Vilma
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2006–2011

03
NOVILMA—Jonathan Vilma
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOCOLSTON12Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

04
NOVILMA—Jonathan Vilma
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2005, 2009, 2010Super Bowl champion · 2009NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year · 200410 NFL seasons125 career games415 career solo tackles11 career sacksDrafted by: NYJDraft pick: 12Jersey: 519 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2004Most recent: Nov 3, 2013

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