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John Carlson

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Arizona Cardinals · TE

John Carlson recorded 83 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with ARZ, Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks.

▶Best highlights

27.2

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

83

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Carlson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2009
ST. LOUISRAMS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 13, 2009

St. Louis Rams vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 13, 2009

6 rec · 95 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2013
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 7, 2013

Washington Commanders vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 7, 2013

7 rec · 98 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 20, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2009

7 rec · 86 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Wild Card
2010
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 8, 2011

New Orleans Saints vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2011

3 rec · 17 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2008
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 7, 2008

New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2008

8 rec · 69 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Carlson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 105 receiving yards

Regular Season
2008
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 27, 2008

Seattle Seahawks vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2008

6 rec · 105 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 8 receptions

Regular Season
2008
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 7, 2008

New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2008

8 rec · 69 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Wild Card
2010
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 8, 2011

New Orleans Saints vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2011

3 rec · 17 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 10 targets

Regular Season
2010
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DENVERBRONCOS
SEP 19, 2010

Seattle Seahawks vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Sep 19, 2010

5 rec · 48 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 reception of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2009
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OCT 18, 2009

Arizona Cardinals vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 18, 2009

2 rec · 55 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Carlson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2009

01
SEACARLSON—John Carlson
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Franchise era

2010–2016

02
SEACARLSON—John Carlson
SEAWILSON3Russell Wilson
SEASHERMAN25Richard Sherman

Defense, competition and a first championship

Seattle Seahawks · The Legion of Boom

Pete Carroll built a young, physical roster that overwhelmed Denver in Super Bowl XLVIII and returned the next year before a goal-line interception.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

03
MINCARLSON—John Carlson
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

04
ARICARLSON—John Carlson
ARIPALMER3Carson Palmer
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald

Aggressive offense meets an elite secondary

Arizona Cardinals · The Arians contender

Bruce Arians unlocked Palmer's best late-career football and built a 13-win team that reached the 2015 NFC Championship Game.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons83 career games210 career receptions2,256 career receiving yards15 career receiving touchdowns16 career solo tacklesDrafted by: SEADraft pick: 38Jersey: 894 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2008Most 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