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Dezmen Southward

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Carolina Panthers · DB

Dezmen Southward recorded 12 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons.

▶Best highlights

1.9

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

2

indexed seasons

12

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Dezmen Southward's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2014
ATLANTAFALCONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 16, 2014

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2014

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 9, 2014

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2014

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
ATLANTAFALCONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 21, 2014

Atlanta Falcons vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2014

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
ATLANTAFALCONS
BALTIMORERAVENS
OCT 19, 2014

Atlanta Falcons vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2014

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
ATLANTAFALCONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 28, 2014

Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2014

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dezmen Southward's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 4 total tackles

Regular Season
2014
ATLANTAFALCONS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 28, 2014

Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2014

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 interception · 1 pass defended

Regular Season
2014
CLEVELANDBROWNS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 23, 2014

Cleveland Browns vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2014

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dezmen Southward's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2008–2014

01
ATLSOUTHWARD—Dezmen Southward
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Franchise era

2015–2020

02
ATLSOUTHWARD—Dezmen Southward
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLJONES11Julio Jones

A historic offense reaches the brink

Atlanta Falcons · The explosive Super Bowl team

Ryan won MVP in Kyle Shanahan's offense and Atlanta built a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI before New England completed the defining comeback.

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Franchise era

2012–2018

03
INDSOUTHWARD—Dezmen Southward
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

2011–2017

04
CARSOUTHWARD—Dezmen Southward
CARNEWTON1Cam Newton
CARKUECHLY59Luke Kuechly

A 15–1 MVP season defines the peak

Carolina Panthers · Cam and Luke

Newton and Kuechly became the faces of a powerful, fast roster that won three straight division titles and reached Super Bowl 50.

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Franchise era

2018–present

05
CARSOUTHWARD—Dezmen Southward
CARMCCAFFREY22Christian McCaffrey
CARBURNS53Brian Burns

The old core leaves before a successor settles

Carolina Panthers · Searching for the next foundation

Injuries ended Newton's first run and Carolina entered a prolonged rebuild marked by quarterback turnover, coaching changes and a search for durable young cornerstones.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons12 career games16 career solo tackles1 career sacksCollege: WisconsinDrafted by: ATLJersey: 370 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 28, 2014Most recent: Oct 4, 2015

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