Gary Reasons is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Reasons in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Reasons's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1984 | 22 | NYG | 16 | — | 71 | 53 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 23 | NYG | 16 | — | 55 | 45 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 24 | NYG | 16 | — | 66 | 46 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 25 | NYG | 10 | — | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | NYG | 16 | — | 50 | 33 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | NYG | 16 | — | 67 | 39 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 28 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 29 | NYG | 16 | — | 60 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 30 | CIN | 12 | — | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 418 | 256 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
76 career value over replacement — #1535 all-time of 4,695. 9.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #105 (Rd 4) · NYG · 1984 · +22.3 vs expected KV-H
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