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Elvis Franks

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New York Jets · DE

Elvis Franks recorded 83 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Los Angeles Raiders, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

3

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

83

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Elvis Franks's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1980
OAKLANDRAIDERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 4, 1981

Oakland Raiders vs Cleveland Browns

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1981

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1983
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 18, 1983

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1983

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1982
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SEP 12, 1982

Cleveland Browns vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1982

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1985
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 5, 1986

New England Patriots vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1986

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1982
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 8, 1983

Cleveland Browns vs Oakland Raiders

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Elvis Franks's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1983
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 18, 1983

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1983

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Elvis Franks's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1984

01
CLEFRANKS—Elvis Franks
CLESIPE—Brian Sipe
CLENEWSOME—Ozzie Newsome

Sipe's late-game offense revives Cleveland

Cleveland Browns · From contention to the Kardiac Kids

The Browns remained competitive after Brown and later found a new identity in Sipe's dramatic 1980 MVP season.

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Franchise era

1979–1987

02
LVFRANKS—Elvis Franks
LVALLEN27Marcus Allen
LVLONG—Howie Long

Two more championships in two cities

Las Vegas Raiders · Flores and the Los Angeles titles

Tom Flores led the first wild-card Super Bowl champion, then Allen's record run powered a dominant title after the move to Los Angeles.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

03
NYJFRANKS—Elvis Franks
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons83 career games10 career sacksJersey: 03 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1980Most recent: Dec 21, 1986

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