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DENSHORT—

Laval Short

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · DT

Laval Short recorded 19 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 2 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

2

indexed seasons

19

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Laval Short's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1981
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 2, 1982

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 2, 1982

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1981
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 20, 1981

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1981

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1981
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 13, 1981

Los Angeles Chargers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1981

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1981
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 6, 1981

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1981

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1981
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NOV 29, 1981

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1981

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Laval Short's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1973–1982

01
DENSHORT—Laval Short
DENGRADISHAR—Randy Gradishar
DENJACKSON—Tom Jackson

Defense sends Denver to its first Super Bowl

Denver Broncos · The Orange Crush

A swarming defense and a roaring home crowd transformed the Broncos, culminating in the franchise's first Super Bowl trip after the 1977 season.

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Franchise era

1976–1982

02
TBSHORT—Laval Short
TBSELMON—Lee Roy Selmon
TBWILLIAMS17Doug Williams

A defense gives the creamsicles credibility

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · From 0–26 to the NFC title game

After losing its first 26 games, Tampa Bay reached the 1979 NFC Championship Game behind Selmon and one of the league's best defenses.

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Career accomplishments

2 NFL seasons19 career gamesJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1980Most recent: Jan 2, 1982

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