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Hardy Nickerson

Retired

Green Bay Packers · MLB

Hardy Nickerson recorded 225 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 16 rostered seasons with Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

1.3

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

16

indexed seasons

225

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Hardy Nickerson's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2002
ATLANTAFALCONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 4, 2003

Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2003

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1999
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 23, 2000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs St. Louis Rams

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1996
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 22, 1996

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1996

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
CINCINNATIBENGALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
SEP 18, 1988

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1988

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1999
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 15, 2000

Washington Commanders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Hardy Nickerson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 13 total tackles

Regular Season
2001
BALTIMORERAVENS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 25, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2001

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1996
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 22, 1996

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 22, 1996

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 8, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2002

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2002
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 1, 2002

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 9, 2001

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2001

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Hardy Nickerson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITNICKERSON56Hardy Nickerson
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

02
PITNICKERSON56Hardy Nickerson
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

03
TBNICKERSON56Hardy Nickerson
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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Franchise era

1996–2004

04
TBNICKERSON56Hardy Nickerson
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

05
JAXNICKERSON56Hardy Nickerson
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

06
CINNICKERSON56Hardy Nickerson
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

07
GBNICKERSON56Hardy Nickerson
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

08
BUFNICKERSON56Hardy Nickerson
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

09
TENNICKERSON56Hardy Nickerson
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

10
CLENICKERSON56Hardy Nickerson
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

11
KCNICKERSON56Hardy Nickerson
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

12
BALNICKERSON56Hardy Nickerson
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALREED20Ed Reed

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999First-team All-Pro · 1993, 199716 NFL seasons225 career games179 career solo tackles21 career sacksDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 122Jersey: 568 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1987Most recent: Jan 4, 2003

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