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LARGILLEN—

John Gillen

Retired

New England Patriots · LB

John Gillen recorded 28 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

1

playoff games

3

indexed seasons

28

career games

Five defining games

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

Wild Card
1982
ARIZONACARDINALS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 8, 1983

Arizona Cardinals vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1983
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 20, 1983

Cleveland Browns vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1983
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 13, 1983

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 13, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1983
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 6, 1983

Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 6, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1983
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 30, 1983

New England Patriots vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 30, 1983

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARIGILLEN—John Gillen
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

02
LARGILLEN—John Gillen
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1976–1992

03
NEGILLEN—John Gillen
NEHANNAH—John Hannah
NEGROGAN—Steve Grogan

Strong running teams reach the first Super Bowl

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

New England produced several excellent teams and reached Super Bowl XX before ownership turmoil and a near-relocation threatened the franchise.

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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons28 career gamesJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1981Most recent: Nov 20, 1983

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