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DETMAXWELL—

Vernon Maxwell

Retired

Seattle Seahawks · OLB

Vernon Maxwell recorded 77 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Colts.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

6

indexed seasons

77

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Vernon Maxwell's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1983
DENVERBRONCOS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 11, 1983

Denver Broncos vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 11, 1983

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
BUFFALOBILLS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 30, 1984

Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1984

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1983
TENNESSEETITANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 18, 1983

Tennessee Titans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1983

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
1983
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 4, 1983

Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 4, 1983

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
DETROITLIONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 16, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1986

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Vernon Maxwell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 3 sacks

Regular Season
1983
DENVERBRONCOS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
SEP 11, 1983

Denver Broncos vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Sep 11, 1983

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1983
TENNESSEETITANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 18, 1983

Tennessee Titans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 18, 1983

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Vernon Maxwell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1972–1983

01
INDMAXWELL—Vernon Maxwell
INDJONES—Bert Jones
INDMITCHELL—Lydell Mitchell

The Sack Pack briefly revives a fading home

Indianapolis Colts · Baltimore's final chapter

Jones's MVP-level peak produced three straight division titles before injuries, instability and stadium conflict preceded the move to Indianapolis.

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Franchise era

1984–1997

02
INDMAXWELL—Vernon Maxwell
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Franchise era

1959–1988

03
DETMAXWELL—Vernon Maxwell
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Franchise era

1983–1998

04
SEAMAXWELL—Vernon Maxwell
SEALARGENT—Steve Largent
SEAWARNER—Curt Warner

Ground Chuck reaches the AFC title game

Seattle Seahawks · The Chuck Knox years

Knox's physical style produced the franchise's first playoffs and a 1983 run to the AFC Championship Game before years of ownership uncertainty.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons77 career games22 career sacksJersey: 00 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Nov 5, 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