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TBCANNON—

John Cannon

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · DE

John Cannon recorded 122 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

1

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

122

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Wild Card
1982
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 9, 1983

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 9, 1983

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
NEW YORKJETS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 16, 1984

New York Jets vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1990
DALLASCOWBOYS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 21, 1990

Dallas Cowboys vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1990

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
GREEN BAYPACKERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 3, 1989

Green Bay Packers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 3, 1989

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 18, 1988

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1988

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1984
NEW YORKJETS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 16, 1984

New York Jets vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1984
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 2, 1984

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 2, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1982

01
TBCANNON—John Cannon
TBSELMON—Lee Roy Selmon
TBWILLIAMS17Doug Williams

A defense gives the creamsicles credibility

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · From 0–26 to the NFC title game

After losing its first 26 games, Tampa Bay reached the 1979 NFC Championship Game behind Selmon and one of the league's best defenses.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

02
TBCANNON—John Cannon
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons122 career games22 career sacksJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1982Most recent: Dec 30, 1990

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