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Trai Essex

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Indianapolis Colts · OT

Trai Essex recorded 18 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

18

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Trai Essex's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2007
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2008

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2008

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2010
BALTIMORERAVENS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 15, 2011

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2011

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 16, 2012

Minnesota Vikings vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2012

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 19, 2011

Pittsburgh Steelers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2011

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
CINCINNATIBENGALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 4, 2011

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2011

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Trai Essex's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 total tackle

Wild Card
2007
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2008

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2008

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Trai Essex's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

01
PITESSEX—Trai Essex
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

02
PITESSEX—Trai Essex
PITROETHLISBERGER7Ben Roethlisberger
PITPOLAMALU43Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Franchise era

2012–2018

03
INDESSEX—Trai Essex
INDLUCK12Andrew Luck
INDHILTON13T.Y. Hilton

A generational successor carries immediate turnarounds

Indianapolis Colts · Andrew Luck's brilliant sprint

Luck reached the playoffs in each of his first three seasons and authored a massive comeback, but accumulated injuries led to his sudden retirement.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2005, 20088 NFL seasons18 career gamesDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 93Jersey: 662 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 20, 2005Most recent: Sep 16, 2012

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