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Derrek Tuszka

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Los Angeles Chargers · LB

Derrek Tuszka recorded 25 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos.

▶Best highlights

1.5

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

3

indexed seasons

25

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Derrek Tuszka's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2021
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 16, 2022

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Wild Card · Jan 16, 2022

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2021
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 3, 2022

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2022

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2021
TENNESSEETITANS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 19, 2021

Tennessee Titans vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2021

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2022
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NOV 20, 2022

Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 20, 2022

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2022
DENVERBRONCOS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 17, 2022

Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2022

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Derrek Tuszka's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 3 total tackles

Regular Season
2022
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NOV 20, 2022

Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 20, 2022

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2021
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 3, 2022

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2022

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Wild Card
2021
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 16, 2022

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Wild Card · Jan 16, 2022

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2021
TENNESSEETITANS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 19, 2021

Tennessee Titans vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2021

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Derrek Tuszka's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2016–present

01
DENTUSZKA—Derrek Tuszka
DENSIMMONS31Justin Simmons
DENSURTAIN—Patrick Surtain II

A champion defense waits for offensive continuity

Denver Broncos · The quarterback carousel

The defense remained capable after Manning retired, but repeated quarterback and coaching changes turned the search for a successor into the era's central story.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

02
PITTUSZKA—Derrek Tuszka
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

2017–present

03
LACTUSZKA—Derrek Tuszka
LACHERBERT10Justin Herbert
LACALLEN13Keenan Allen

Herbert's arm begins another reset

Los Angeles Chargers · Back in Los Angeles

The Chargers returned to Los Angeles and found Herbert, whose immediate production renewed the promise and pressure surrounding the franchise.

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Franchise era

2022–present

04
TENTUSZKA—Derrek Tuszka
TENSIMMONS98Jeffery Simmons
TENLEVIS8Will Levis

The power core gives way to a younger roster

Tennessee Titans · The next Tennessee reset

The Titans began moving on from the Henry–Tannehill team and rebuilding around Simmons, new skill talent and another quarterback search.

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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons25 career games18 career solo tackles2 career sacksCollege: North Dakota StateDrafted by: DENDraft pick: 254Jersey: 591 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 14, 2020Most recent: Jan 8, 2023

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