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William Gay

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Pittsburgh Steelers · FS

William Gay recorded 161 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, ARZ, Arizona Cardinals.

▶Best highlights

3.3

tackles/gm

13

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

161

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to William Gay's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLV
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
FEB 6, 2011

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl XLV · Feb 6, 2011

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XLIII
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
FEB 1, 2009

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Super Bowl XLIII · Feb 1, 2009

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 24, 2013

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2013

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2014
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 14, 2014

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2014

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2014
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 26, 2014

Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 26, 2014

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from William Gay's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
2013
BUFFALOBILLS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 10, 2013

Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2013

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2017
CINCINNATIBENGALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 22, 2017

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 22, 2017

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2011
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 13, 2011

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2011

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2017
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 31, 2017

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2017

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 52 interception return yards

Regular Season
2014
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
DEC 14, 2014

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2014

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped William Gay's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2007–2021

01
PITGAY—William Gay
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

2004–2012

02
ARIGAY—William Gay
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Franchise era

2013–present

03
NYGGAY—William Gay
NYGBECKHAM13Odell Beckham Jr.
NYGBARKLEY26Saquon Barkley

One playoff breakthrough amid repeated resets

New York Giants · Searching after the champions

The title core aged, Beckham supplied a spectacular interlude and changing front offices struggled to construct a durable successor.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 200812 NFL seasons161 career games420 career solo tackles8 career sacksCollege: LouisvilleDrafted by: PITJersey: 2513 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2007Most recent: Dec 31, 2017

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