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Clifton Geathers

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Pittsburgh Steelers · DT

Clifton Geathers recorded 16 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks.

▶Best highlights

1.4

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

3

indexed seasons

16

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Clifton Geathers's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 30, 2012

Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2012

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
NEW YORKGIANTS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 25, 2014

New York Giants vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2014

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
DETROITLIONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 8, 2013

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2013

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 27, 2013

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 27, 2013

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 19, 2013

Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 19, 2013

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Clifton Geathers's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 4 total tackles · 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2014
NEW YORKGIANTS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 25, 2014

New York Giants vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2014

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2012
HOUSTONTEXANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 30, 2012

Houston Texans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2012

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2014
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
SEP 14, 2014

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2014

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Clifton Geathers's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
DALGEATHERS—Clifton Geathers
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

02
MIAGEATHERS—Clifton Geathers
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

2010–2016

03
SEAGEATHERS—Clifton Geathers
SEAWILSON3Russell Wilson
SEASHERMAN25Richard 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

2012–2018

04
INDGEATHERS—Clifton Geathers
INDLUCK12Andrew Luck
INDHILTON13T.Y. Hilton

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

2013–2020

05
PHIGEATHERS—Clifton Geathers
PHIFOLES9Nick Foles
PHICOX91Fletcher Cox

A backup quarterback completes the first Super Bowl title

Philadelphia Eagles · The Philly Special

Chip Kelly's tempo gave way to Doug Pederson's adaptable offense, and Foles finished a remarkable 2017 postseason by outdueling New England.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

06
PITGEATHERS—Clifton Geathers
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

2012–2022

07
WASGEATHERS—Clifton Geathers
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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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons16 career games16 career solo tackles1 career sacksCollege: South CarolinaDrafted by: CLEDraft pick: 186Jersey: 960 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 14, 2012Most recent: Sep 25, 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