Defense & Fumbles
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | AV |
| 2002 | 24 | MIN | DB | 27 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 25 | MIN | FS | 27 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 185 | 0 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 95 | 78 | 17 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2004 | 26 | MIN | FS | 27 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 82 | 62 | 20 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005 | 27 | CLE | FS | 27 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 70 | 47 | 23 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2006 | 28 | CLE | FS | 27 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 29 | SEA | FS | 25 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 68 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 30 | SEA | FS | 25 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 72 | 55 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 31 | 2TM | DB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| HOU | DB | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| JAX | DB | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Career | 120 | 95 | 16 | 300 | 0 | 50 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 479 | 375 | 104 | 7 | 2 | 37 | |||||
| 3 yrs | MIN | 48 | 34 | 11 | 244 | 0 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 201 | 159 | 42 | 3 | 13 | |||||
| 2 yrs | CLE | 28 | 28 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 122 | 90 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| 2 yrs | SEA | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 140 | 115 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| 1 yr | HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | JAX | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty |
| 2004 | 26 | MIN | FS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 29 | SEA | FS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1 yr | MIN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | SEA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Rushing & Receiving
- * Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader
| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Total Yds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 26 | MIN | FS | 27 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | 28 | CLE | FS | 27 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 120 | 95 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 yrs | MIN | 48 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | CLE | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | SEA | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 yr | JAX | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Brian Russell?
Brian Russell is 46 years old.
When was Brian Russell born?
Brian Russell was born on February 5, 1978.
Where was Brian Russell born?
Brian Russell was born in West Covina, CA.
How tall is Brian Russell?
Brian Russell is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.
How much did Brian Russell weigh when playing?
Brian Russell weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.
Is Brian Russell in the Hall of Fame?
Brian Russell has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
How many games did Brian Russell play?
Brian Russell played 120 games over his career.
How many interception return yards did Brian Russell have?
Brian Russell had 300 interception return yards over his career.
When did Brian Russell retire?
Brian Russell last played in 2009.
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