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Bruce Gradkowski

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · QB

Bruce Gradkowski recorded 37 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders, CLV, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

109.6

pass yds/gm

8.9

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

37

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bruce Gradkowski's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2009
OAKLANDRAIDERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 6, 2009

Oakland Raiders vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2009

308 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
HOUSTONTEXANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 3, 2010

Houston Texans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2010

278 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Regular Season
2006
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 8, 2006

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 8, 2006

225 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 15, 2006

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2006

184 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2006
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 5, 2006

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2006

185 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bruce Gradkowski's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 308 passing yards · 3 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
2009
OAKLANDRAIDERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 6, 2009

Oakland Raiders vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2009

308 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 25 completions

Regular Season
2006
CINCINNATIBENGALS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 15, 2006

Cincinnati Bengals vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2006

184 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 2 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2010
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 28, 2010

Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2010

252 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 30 rushing yards

Regular Season
2009
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 26, 2009

Oakland Raiders vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2009

200 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bruce Gradkowski's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2013

01
TBGRADKOWSKI—Bruce Gradkowski
TBBARBER20Ronde Barber
TBWILLIAMS24Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

02
CLEGRADKOWSKI—Bruce Gradkowski
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

2002–2015

03
LVGRADKOWSKI—Bruce Gradkowski
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Franchise era

2011–2019

04
CINGRADKOWSKI—Bruce Gradkowski
CINDALTON14Andy Dalton
CINGREEN18A.J. Green

Dalton and Green make winning routine

Cincinnati Bengals · Five straight playoff trips

A young core reached the postseason in each of its first five seasons together, though it could not secure the franchise's first playoff win in decades.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

05
PITGRADKOWSKI—Bruce Gradkowski
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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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons37 career games4,057 career passing yards21 career passing touchdowns329 career rushing yardsJersey: 51 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 10, 2006Most recent: Jan 3, 2015

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

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.