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Corey Wootton

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Detroit Lions · DE

Corey Wootton recorded 51 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

1.6

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

51

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Corey Wootton's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2012
GREEN BAYPACKERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 16, 2012

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2012

5 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2010
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
CHICAGOBEARS
JAN 16, 2011

Seattle Seahawks vs Chicago Bears

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2011

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
CHICAGOBEARS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 7, 2012

Chicago Bears vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2012

2 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 4, 2013

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2013

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 9, 2012

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2012

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Corey Wootton's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 5 total tackles · 1.5 sacks

Regular Season
2012
GREEN BAYPACKERS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 16, 2012

Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2012

5 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2013
CHICAGOBEARS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 1, 2013

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2013

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2012
CHICAGOBEARS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 7, 2012

Chicago Bears vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2012

2 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2013
CHICAGOBEARS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 29, 2013

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2013

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Corey Wootton's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2004–2012

01
CHIWOOTTON—Corey Wootton
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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Franchise era

2013–present

02
CHIWOOTTON—Corey Wootton
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

2014–2021

03
MINWOOTTON—Corey Wootton
MINSMITH22Harrison Smith
MINHUNTER99Danielle Hunter

A complete roster produces the Minneapolis Miracle

Minnesota Vikings · Zimmer's defense

Mike Zimmer built an elite defense, and Stefon Diggs's last-second touchdown sent the 2017 Vikings to the NFC Championship Game.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

04
DETWOOTTON—Corey Wootton
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons51 career games60 career solo tackles12 career sacksCollege: NorthwesternJersey: 991 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 10, 2010Most recent: Dec 28, 2014

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