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Donte Whitner

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Donte Whitner recorded 156 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Washington Redskins, CLV, Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

5.1

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

156

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Donte Whitner's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLVII
BALTIMORERAVENS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
FEB 3, 2013

Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XLVII · Feb 3, 2013

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 25, 2012

San Francisco 49ers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2012

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2009
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 20, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2009

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2011
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 14, 2012

New Orleans Saints vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2012

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2013
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 12, 2014

San Francisco 49ers vs Carolina Panthers

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2014

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Donte Whitner's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 16 total tackles

Regular Season
2010
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 28, 2010

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2010

16 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2014
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 2, 2014

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 2, 2014

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2011
DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEP 18, 2011

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2011

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2016
CAROLINAPANTHERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DEC 19, 2016

Carolina Panthers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2016

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 76 interception return yards

Regular Season
2009
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 20, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2009

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Donte Whitner's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFWHITNER—Donte Whitner
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

2011–2014

02
SFWHITNER—Donte Whitner
SFWILLIS52Patrick Willis
SFGORE21Frank Gore

A ferocious defense reaches three NFC title games

San Francisco 49ers · Harbaugh's instant contender

Jim Harbaugh immediately unlocked a loaded roster, reaching Super Bowl XLVII and three straight conference championship games.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

03
CLEWHITNER—Donte Whitner
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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Franchise era

2012–2022

04
WASWHITNER—Donte Whitner
WASGRIFFIN10Robert Griffin III
WASKERRIGAN91Ryan Kerrigan

A spectacular rookie season gives way to a decade of change

Washington Commanders · RGIII's spark and the identity crisis

Griffin's 2012 offense electrified the league before injury, while the franchise later changed its name and continued cycling through quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2012, 2013, 20142× Pro Bowl selection11 NFL seasons156 career games545 career solo tackles3 career sacksCollege: Ohio StateDrafted by: BUFDraft pick: 8Jersey: 398 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2006Most recent: Dec 24, 2016

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