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Al Woods

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New York Jets · DT

Al Woods recorded 127 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

2.2

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

127

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Al Woods's most significant indexed performances.

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

CLEVELANDBROWNS

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2013

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers

Wild Card · Jan 14, 2023

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

TENNESSEETITANS

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

Tennessee Titans vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 19, 2021

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2019

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

NEW ORLEANSSAINTS

Seattle Seahawks vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2022

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Al Woods's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 8 total tackles

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS

Seattle Seahawks vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Nov 29, 2021

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

CLEVELANDBROWNS

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2013

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2022

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

SEATTLESEAHAWKS

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2021

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Al Woods's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2013

Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

Ben Roethlisberger

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

2010–2016

Richard 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

2005–2015

Explosive rushing bridges changing quarterbacks

Tennessee Titans · From CJ2K to another rebuild

Johnson's 2,006-yard season supplied the peak as Tennessee cycled through coaches and quarterbacks after the McNair core.

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Franchise era

2016–2021

A throwback runner controls modern playoff games

Tennessee Titans · Henry's power contender

Henry's rushing titles and Tannehill's revival carried Tennessee to the 2019 AFC Championship Game and consecutive division titles.

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Franchise era

2012–2018

A generational successor carries immediate turnarounds

Indianapolis Colts · Andrew Luck's brilliant sprint

Luck reached the playoffs in each of his first three seasons and authored a massive comeback, but accumulated injuries led to his sudden retirement.

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Franchise era

2017–2021

The defense changes while the winning continues

Seattle Seahawks · Wilson carries the transition

The Legion dispersed, but Wilson's deep passing and Wagner's consistency kept Seattle in the playoffs until the partnership reached its limit.

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Franchise era

2019–present

Trevor Lawrence

Josh Hines-Allen

Another top pick tries to make winning durable

Jacksonville Jaguars · The Lawrence rebuild

Jacksonville reset again, then Lawrence led a remarkable playoff comeback and a division title while the organization continued building around him.

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Franchise era

2022–present

Devon Witherspoon

Draft capital starts a new chapter

Seattle Seahawks · After the Wilson trade

Seattle received a vast package for Wilson, watched Smith revive his career and began the franchise's first coaching transition in fourteen years.

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Franchise era

2011–present

Muhammad Wilkerson

Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Career accomplishments

14 NFL seasons127 career games146 career solo tackles10 career sacksCollege: Louisiana StateDrafted by: NODraft pick: 123Jersey: 961 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 7, 2010Most recent: Oct 8, 2023

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