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DeMeco Ryans

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Philadelphia Eagles · ILB

DeMeco Ryans recorded 139 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Philadelphia Eagles, HST, Houston Texans.

▶Best highlights

5.9

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

139

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to DeMeco Ryans's most significant indexed performances.

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

PHILADELPHIAEAGLES

New Orleans Saints vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2014

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Houston Texans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2006

14 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round

BALTIMORERAVENS

Houston Texans vs Baltimore Ravens

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2012

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

CINCINNATIBENGALS

Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2012

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

ARIZONACARDINALS

PHILADELPHIAEAGLES

Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2013

9 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from DeMeco Ryans's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 14 total tackles

Houston Texans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2006

14 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 sack

PHILADELPHIAEAGLES

MINNESOTAVIKINGS

Philadelphia Eagles vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2013

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

PHILADELPHIAEAGLES

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2012

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2009

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

PHILADELPHIAEAGLES

New Orleans Saints vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 11, 2015

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped DeMeco Ryans's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2002–2010

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

2013–2020

A backup quarterback completes the first Super Bowl title

Philadelphia Eagles · The Philly Special

Chip Kelly's tempo gave way to Doug Pederson's adaptable offense, and Foles finished a remarkable 2017 postseason by outdueling New England.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2007, 2009NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year · 200611 NFL seasons139 career games580 career solo tackles14 career sacksCollege: AlabamaDrafted by: HOUDraft pick: 33Jersey: 593 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2006Most recent: Jan 3, 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