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CLEHUGHES—

John Hughes

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New Orleans Saints · DT

John Hughes recorded 54 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, CLV, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

2.2

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

54

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Hughes's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2015
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 20, 2015

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2015

4 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SEP 16, 2012

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2012

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
CLEVELANDBROWNS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 22, 2013

Cleveland Browns vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 9, 2012

Kansas City Chiefs vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2012

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 18, 2012

Cleveland Browns vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2012

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Hughes's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2014
CLEVELANDBROWNS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 28, 2014

Cleveland Browns vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2014

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1.5 sacks · 2 quarterback hits · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2015
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEP 20, 2015

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2015

4 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2015
CLEVELANDBROWNS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 5, 2015

Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2015

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Hughes's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2017

01
CLEHUGHES—John Hughes
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

02
TBHUGHES—John Hughes
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

03
NOHUGHES—John Hughes
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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Franchise era

2017–present

04
BUFHUGHES—John Hughes
BUFALLEN17Josh Allen
BUFDIGGS14Stefon Diggs

Arm strength, movement and a restored contender

Buffalo Bills · The Josh Allen revival

Sean McDermott restored the playoffs, Allen developed into an elite quarterback and Buffalo became a permanent part of the AFC championship conversation.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons54 career games56 career solo tackles6 career sacksCollege: CincinnatiDrafted by: CLEJersey: 910 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 16, 2012Most recent: Dec 17, 2017

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