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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Did you know who are the All-Time NFL Leaders in Sacks?




Bruce Bernard Smith (born June 18, 1963) is a former American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was a member of the Buffalo Bills teams that played in four consecutive Super Bowls as AFC champions. The holder of the career record for quarterback sacks, Smith was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009, his first year of eligibility.[1]







2Reggie White198


Reginald Howard "Reggie" White (December 19, 1961 – December 26, 2004), nicknamed "The Minister of Defense", was a professional American football player who played defensive end for 15 seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers becoming one of the most decorated players in NFL history. He also played for two seasons in the United States Football League for the Memphis Showboats. The 2-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 13-time Pro Bowl and 12-time All-Pro selection holds 2nd place all-time amongst career sack leaders with 198.5 (behind Bruce Smith's 200 career sacks) and was selected to the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team and the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team. During his professional career, he became famous not only for his outstanding play, but also for his Christian ministry as an ordained Evangelical minister. This led to his aforementioned nickname, "The Minister of Defense". White was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006, two years after his death.






3Kevin Greene160


Kevin Darwin Greene (born July 31, 1962 in Schenectady, New York) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League for 15 years and who retired after the 1999 NFL season. Greene is currently the outside linebackers coach for the Green Bay Packers.











4Chris Doleman151














5Richard Dent138½







6John Randle137½











7Leslie O'Neal133½









Lawrence Taylor133½










9Rickey Jackson128









 


10Derrick Thomas127½











 


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