He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 1994.

He was the last remaining active member of the Chargers' Super Bowl XXIX team, as well as their infamous 2000 season, where they went 1–15.

Binn surpassed Junior Seau and Russ Washington with his 201st career game played as a Charger on November 19, 2006, making him the all-time leader.

[3] Binn suffered a hamstring injury in Week 1 of 2010 that ended his team-record streak of 179 consecutive games played.

[4][5] On January 13, 2012, Binn signed with the Denver Broncos, one day before their playoff game against the New England Patriots.