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Alstott Timeline

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 9, 2007

Mike Alstott's Career Highlights:

1996: Drafted in the second round, 35th overall, out of Purdue. … Started all 16 games as a rookie and led the team with six touchdowns. … Named NFC Offensive Rookie of the Month for November. … Had a career-high 65 receptions.

1997: Named to his first Pro Bowl as the NFC's leading vote-getter at fullback. … Produced 843 yards from scrimmage and scored 10 touchdowns. … Produced a 31-yard touchdown run against Detroit that stands as the Bucs' longest postseason run.

1998: Played in his second straight Pro Bowl as the NFC's top vote-getter at fullback. … Selected to the Associated Press' All-Pro first team and earned the same honor from USA Today. … Totaled 998 yards from scrimmage and scored nine touchdowns.

1999: Earned his third consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl. … Rushed for a career-best and team-leading 949 yards on a career-high 242 carries. … Accounted for all seven of Tampa Bay's rushing touchdowns and added two TD receptions.

2000: Started all 13 games he played, missing three with a left knee sprain. … Went to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl. … Moved into second place on the team's all-time touchdown list in only his fifth season with the Bucs.

2001: Named to the Pro Bowl for the fifth consecutive season. … Led the Bucs with 680 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. … His 11 total touchdowns ranked second among NFC running backs and tied for second in a single season in club history.

2002: Helped the Bucs to the Super Bowl XXXVII title and made his sixth straight Pro Bowl trip. … Had his streak of 92 straight starts end on Sept. 8 when the Bucs opened the Jon Gruden era in a four-receiver set against New Orleans. … Carried the ball 44 times for 100 yards and four touchdowns in three postseason games.

2003: Played in the first four games before being placed on injured reserve on Oct. 7 because of a neck strain. … Despite the serious injury, he vowed to return to the team for the 2004 season.

2004: Returned to take part in training camp and was in the starting lineup for the Sept. 12 season opener at Washington. … Had only 67 carries in 14 games – he missed two games with a knee injury – as his role in the offense began to diminish.

2005: Played in all 16 games, with seven starts. … Scored touchdowns in four consecutive games, the second-longest streak of his career. … His decisive 2-point conversion run with 58 seconds to play beat the Redskins 36-35 on Nov. 13 and helped spark the Bucs on the way to 11 victories and the NFC South title.

2006: He surpassed 5,000 rushing yards for his career despite not carrying the ball in five games, including four in a row. … Carried a season-high 22 times for 56 yards in the Bucs' Christmas Eve win at Cleveland. … Took photos with his wife, Nicole, and three children, Griffin, Hannah and Lexie, in the tunnel leading to the locker room after the season finale against Seattle in what turned out to be his final game.

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