Robert Spillane
LB
#14
Experience: 8 years
Height: 6-1
Age: 30
Weight: 234 lbs
College: Western Michigan
2025 SEASON
- Solo47
- SCK1
- FF1
- INT2
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiders | L 13 - 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | @Dolphins | W 33 - 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Steelers | L 14 - 21 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Panthers | W 42 - 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | @Bills | W 23 - 20 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | @Saints | W 25 - 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | @Titans | W 31 - 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Browns | W 32 - 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Falcons | W 24 - 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | @Buccaneers | W 28 - 23 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | Jets | W 27 - 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | @Bengals | W 26 - 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | Giants | W 33 - 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | Bills | L 31 - 35 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | @Ravens | W 28 - 24 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | @Jets | W 42 - 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Dolphins | W 38 - 10 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tennessee Titans | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 79 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders | 17 | 17 | 82 | 66 | 148 | 65 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | 17 | 17 | 91 | 67 | 158 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 13 | 13 | 48 | 49 | 97 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 35 | 37 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTAL | 99 | 63 | 349 | 245 | 594 | 295 | 9.5 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 156 | 19.5 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Recorded over 100 tackles in back-to-back seasons: 158 in 2024 and 148 in 2023.
• Spillane's 158 tackles in 2024 set a Raiders single-season record and ranked third in the NFL.
• His 3 interceptions in 2023 tied for fourth in the league among linebackers and were also the most in a single season by a Raiders linebacker since 2007 (Kirk Morrison, 4).
• In 2023, Spillane became the only player in Raiders history (since 1987) to record 100+ tackles, 3.0-plus sacks and 3-plus interceptions in a single season.
• Owns 480 tackles since the beginning of the 2022 season, the third most in the NFL among undrafted defenders, behind only Chicago's LB T.J. Edwards (508) and Pittsburgh Steelers LB Alex Singleton (493).
• Played under Mike Vrabel in Tennessee in 2018.
Seasonal reviews
2025 (13/13, 4/4)
• Started all 13 games he played in and led the team with 97 tackles. Added 1 sack, 2 interceptions, 5 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble.
• Started all four postseason games and registered 18 tackles (6 solo, 12 assists) and 2 passes defensed.
• Named a team captain for the third straight year after serving the last two years as a team captain with Las Vegas.
• Had four games with at least 10 tackles:
• Week 3 vs. Pittsburgh (15)
• Week 4 vs. Carolina (10)
• Week 6 at New Orleans (11)
• Week 8 vs. Cleveland (14)
• Recorded his first sack as a Patriot at Miami (9/14) when he forced QB Tua Tagovailoa out of bounds on a third-and-12 situation in the fourth quarter. The play set up the game-sealing sack by DT Milton Williams immediately after, securing the 33-27 victory for New England.
• Logged 15 tackles (10 solo), 1 interception, 1 pass defensed and 1 tackle for loss vs. Pittsburgh (9/21). He became the only Patriot to record those stats since 2000 and the 10th player in the NFL to do so since 2000. It was his first interception as a Patriot, coming on a QB Aaron Rodgers pass in the third quarter, which he returned 37 yards, the longest interception return of his career. It was also the second-most tackles he has recorded in a game, with his career high of 16 coming vs. the L.A. Chargers on Jan. 5, 2025.
• Finished with 10 tackles (4 solo) vs. Carolina (9/28), his second-consecutive game with double-digit tackles. He became the first Patriots player with consecutive 10-tackle games since LB Ja'Whaun Bentley had a streak of three-straight games with 10 or more tackles in 2022 with 10 tackles at Arizona (12/12), 10 tackles at Las Vegas (12/18) and 11 tackles vs. Cincinnati (12/24).
• Finished with a game-high 8 tackles and a forced a fumble at Buffalo (10/5) after a short reception by WR Keon Coleman that was recovered by S Jaylinn Hawkins at the Buffalo 10-yard line in the first quarter to set up a 30-yard field goal.
• Had his second interception of the season vs. Cleveland (10/26) when he picked off QB Dillon Gabriel in the third quarter on a pass intended for TE David Njoku and returned it 31 yards, helping to set up a 1-yard touchdown pass from QB Drake Maye to WR Stefon Diggs. Became the first Patriots linebacker with 2 interceptions in a single season since LB Jahlani Tavai had 2 interceptions in 2023. Also had his fourth game in 2025 with 10-plus tackles after finishing with a team-leading 14.
• Dressed but did not play vs. Buffalo (12/14) due to a foot injury that limited him during the practice week.
• Inactive at Baltimore (12/21), at the N.Y. Jets (12/18) and vs. Miami (1/4) due to injury.
• Returned to play vs. the L.A. Chargers (1/11/26) in the Wild Card Round, finishing with 6 tackles (2 solo) and 1 pass defensed.
• Logged 2 tackles before leaving the AFC Championship at Denver (1/25/26) in the first quarter with an ankle injury.
• Returned to action in Super Bowl LX vs. Seattle (2/8/26) after suffering an injury early in the AFC Championship Game at Denver (1/25/26).
