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Ryan Russell

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · DE

Ryan Russell recorded 18 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

1.1

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

2

indexed seasons

18

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ryan Russell's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2017
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 31, 2017

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2017

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 24, 2017

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2017

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 27, 2016

Seattle Seahawks vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2016

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 18, 2017

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2017

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2017
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 26, 2017

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2017

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ryan Russell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 3 total tackles

Regular Season
2017
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 26, 2017

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2017

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2017
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 31, 2017

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 31, 2017

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2016
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 27, 2016

Seattle Seahawks vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2016

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ryan Russell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
DALRUSSELL—Ryan Russell
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

2014–2019

02
TBRUSSELL—Ryan Russell
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–present

03
BUFRUSSELL—Ryan Russell
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

4 NFL seasons18 career games15 career solo tackles3 career sacksCollege: PurdueDrafted by: DALJersey: 590 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 20, 2016Most recent: Dec 31, 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