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E.J. Gaines

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Buffalo Bills · CB

E.J. Gaines recorded 41 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams, St. Louis Rams, SL.

▶Best highlights

4.5

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

41

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to E.J. Gaines's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2017
BUFFALOBILLS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 7, 2018

Buffalo Bills vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2018

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 31, 2017

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2017

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
BUFFALOBILLS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 26, 2017

Buffalo Bills vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2017

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
DEC 24, 2016

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2016

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
ARIZONACARDINALS
ST. LOUISRAMS
DEC 11, 2014

Arizona Cardinals vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2014

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from E.J. Gaines's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
2016
LOS ANGELESRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 27, 2016

Los Angeles Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2016

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2018
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 30, 2018

Cleveland Browns vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2018

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career highs: 3 passes defended · 1 interception return yards

Regular Season
2017
DENVERBRONCOS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 24, 2017

Denver Broncos vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2017

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2017
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 31, 2017

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2017

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped E.J. Gaines's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2005–2016

01
LARGAINES—E.J. Gaines
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

2017–present

02
BUFGAINES—E.J. Gaines
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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Franchise era

2018–present

03
CLEGAINES—E.J. Gaines
CLEGARRETT95Myles Garrett
CLECHUBB24Nick Chubb

A playoff breakthrough opens another complicated chapter

Cleveland Browns · Talent returns, stability does not

Cleveland ended its long playoff-win drought in 2020 and built an elite defense around Garrett, but quarterback decisions have kept the era unsettled.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons41 career games155 career solo tacklesCollege: MissouriDrafted by: STLDraft pick: 188Jersey: 281 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2014Most recent: Nov 4, 2018

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