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Eric King

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Eric King recorded 44 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with CLV, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

1.8

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

44

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Eric King's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2005
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 4, 2005

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2005

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
DETROITLIONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 13, 2009

Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 13, 2009

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
HOUSTONTEXANS
TENNESSEETITANS
SEP 21, 2008

Houston Texans vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2008

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2007
NEW YORKJETS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 23, 2007

New York Jets vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2007

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 11, 2005

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2005

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Eric King's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2005
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 4, 2005

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2005

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 passes defended

Regular Season
2008
TENNESSEETITANS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 9, 2008

Tennessee Titans vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2008

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Eric King's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFKING—Eric King
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

2005–2015

02
TENKING—Eric King
TENJOHNSON28Chris Johnson
TENBULLUCK53Keith Bulluck

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

03
DETKING—Eric King
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

1999–2017

04
CLEKING—Eric King
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh 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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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons44 career games65 career solo tacklesDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 156Jersey: 430 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 2, 2005Most recent: Jan 2, 2011

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