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Shawn Knight

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Arizona Cardinals · DE

Shawn Knight recorded 31 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with Phoenix Cardinals, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

3

indexed seasons

31

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Shawn Knight's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1989
DENVERBRONCOS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 16, 1989

Denver Broncos vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
ARIZONACARDINALS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 10, 1989

Arizona Cardinals vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 10, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
NOV 26, 1989

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 26, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
W
ARIZONACARDINALS
WSH
OCT 8, 1989

Arizona Cardinals vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1989
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 1, 1989

Los Angeles Chargers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1989

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Shawn Knight's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1987–1999

01
NOKNIGHT—Shawn Knight
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

1983–1992

02
DENKNIGHT—Shawn Knight
DENELWAY7John Elway
DENMECKLENBURG—Karl Mecklenburg

Three AFC championships establish the standard

Denver Broncos · Elway carries Denver west

Elway's arm, movement and late-game nerve repeatedly pulled Denver through the AFC even when the Super Bowl exposed the roster's limits.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARIKNIGHT—Shawn Knight
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons31 career gamesJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1987Most recent: Dec 16, 1989

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