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Troy Nolan

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Troy Nolan recorded 28 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, HST, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

2.9

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

3

indexed seasons

28

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Troy Nolan's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2010
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 2, 2011

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2011

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2011
OAKLANDRAIDERS
HOUSTONTEXANS
OCT 9, 2011

Oakland Raiders vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2011

1 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 25, 2011

Houston Texans vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2011

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
HOUSTONTEXANS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 18, 2011

Houston Texans vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2011

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
HOUSTONTEXANS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 26, 2010

Houston Texans vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 26, 2010

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Troy Nolan's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2010
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 2, 2011

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2011

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career highs: 2 interceptions · 2 passes defended · 34 interception return yards

Regular Season
2010
HOUSTONTEXANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 3, 2010

Houston Texans vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2010

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Troy Nolan's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2002–2010

01
HOUNOLAN—Troy Nolan
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

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

02
HOUNOLAN—Troy Nolan
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

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

2000–2015

03
MIANOLAN—Troy Nolan
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

04
CHINOLAN—Troy Nolan
CHIURLACHER54Brian Urlacher
CHIHESTER23Devin Hester

Takeaways and special teams reach the Super Bowl

Chicago Bears · Urlacher and Lovie's defense

Lovie Smith restored the defense-first formula, and Hester's return brilliance helped the 2006 Bears reach Super Bowl XLI.

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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons28 career games59 career solo tackles2 career sacksDrafted by: HSTDraft pick: 223Jersey: 430 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2010Most recent: Oct 21, 2012

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