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Austen Lane

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Chicago Bears · DE

Austen Lane recorded 27 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars.

▶Best highlights

2.3

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

27

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Austen Lane's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2012
CHICAGOBEARS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 7, 2012

Chicago Bears vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2012

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2011
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 2, 2011

New Orleans Saints vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 2, 2011

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 8, 2012

Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2012

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 21, 2012

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2012

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 16, 2012

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2012

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Austen Lane's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2011
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEP 25, 2011

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2011

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2012
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 8, 2012

Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 8, 2012

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2012
CHICAGOBEARS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 7, 2012

Chicago Bears vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 7, 2012

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2012
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 18, 2012

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2012

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Austen Lane's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2010

01
JAXLANE—Austen Lane
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

02
JAXLANE—Austen Lane
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

2009–2020

03
DETLANE—Austen Lane
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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Franchise era

2013–present

04
CHILANE—Austen Lane
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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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons27 career games43 career solo tackles3 career sacksDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 153Jersey: 730 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 18, 2010Most recent: Nov 10, 2013

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