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Ziggy Hood

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Miami Dolphins · DT

Ziggy Hood recorded 108 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

1.8

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

108

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ziggy Hood'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

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2010
BALTIMORERAVENS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 15, 2011

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2011

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2011
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 8, 2012

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2012

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2010
NEW YORKJETS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 23, 2011

New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2011

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
DETROITLIONS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 17, 2013

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2013

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ziggy Hood's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2012
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 9, 2012

San Diego Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2012

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2016
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
BALTIMORERAVENS
OCT 9, 2016

Washington Commanders vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2016

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2013
DETROITLIONS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NOV 17, 2013

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2013

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2011
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 25, 2011

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2011

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2016
CLEVELANDBROWNS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
OCT 2, 2016

Cleveland Browns vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2016

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ziggy Hood's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2007–2021

01
PITHOOD—Ziggy Hood
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

2011–2016

02
JAXHOOD—Ziggy Hood
JAXPOSLUSZNY51Paul Posluszny
JAXSHORTS84Cecil Shorts

Quarterback misses stall a young roster

Jacksonville Jaguars · The long rebuild

Repeated top draft picks failed to create momentum until the defense accumulated enough talent for a sudden breakthrough.

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Franchise era

2013–present

03
CHIHOOD—Ziggy Hood
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Franchise era

2012–2022

04
WASHOOD—Ziggy Hood
WASGRIFFIN10Robert Griffin III
WASKERRIGAN91Ryan Kerrigan

A spectacular rookie season gives way to a decade of change

Washington Commanders · RGIII's spark and the identity crisis

Griffin's 2012 offense electrified the league before injury, while the franchise later changed its name and continued cycling through quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2016–present

05
MIAHOOD—Ziggy Hood
MIATAGOVAILOA1Tua Tagovailoa
MIAHILL10Tyreek Hill

Tua, Hill and Waddle stretch every blade of grass

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Miami accumulated draft capital, built the league's fastest skill group and returned to the playoffs behind Mike McDaniel's motion-heavy offense.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

06
NOHOOD—Ziggy Hood
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOKAMARA41Alvin Kamara

A brilliant draft restores balance

New Orleans Saints · One last contender

A deep young core won four straight division titles, though the Minneapolis Miracle and a controversial NFC title-game loss defined its closest chances.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons108 career games108 career solo tackles14 career sacksCollege: MissouriDrafted by: PITJersey: 764 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 11, 2009Most recent: Dec 23, 2018

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