bruce smith holds the record for most sacks in a career.
who holds the record for most sacks in a career?
bruce smith
in week 4, peppers helped the panthers defeat the new england patriots 33-30. peppers had another dominant performance recording 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 qb hits, and nearly had another sack and forced fumble right before halftime as he helped to disrupt patriots quarterback tom brady, (who suffered an ac joint sprain in his left shoulder on one of peppers sacks, but was able to finish the game) and the new england offense throughout the game, despite playing through a right shoulder injury of his own that he had in a brace. for his efforts, peppers was named the nfc defensive player of the week for the seventh time in his storied career. in week 5, peppers recorded a sack of lions quarterback matthew stafford and also had a big 4th down tackle for a 4-yard loss which resulted in a turnover on downs. the panthers would defeat the lions by a score of 27–24. in week 6 against the philadelphia eagles, peppers recorded his 150th career sack, making him the fifth player in nfl history to achieve that milestone. he also forced a fumble on the same play, which gave him 48 career forced fumbles and tied him for second most all time with former defensive end john abraham. however, the panthers lost 28–23. in week 8 win against tampa bay, peppers recorded his 151st sack, moving him past chris doleman for fourth most all-time. peppers also recorded his 49th career forced fumble on the same play, which moved him into sole possession of second place on the all-time forced fumbles list. the sack also gave peppers 7.5 sacks for the season, tying him with bruce smith for the most seasons with at least 7 sacks (15). in week 15 against the green bay packers, peppers recorded a half sack late in the fourth quarter on a fourth down play against quarterback aaron rodgers, helping the panthers ultimately win 31–24. the half sack gave peppers 10 sacks on the season and 10 total seasons with double digit sacks, becoming only the fourth player in nfl history to achieve that milestone. peppers also became only the third player in nfl history at age 37 or older to record at least 10 sacks in a season.
julius peppers
fuller was selected by the philadelphia stars of the usfl in the 1984 usfl player draft. he was also selected with the 21st selection in the first round of the 1984 nfl supplemental draft of usfl and cfl players by the los angeles rams. fuller decided to play in the usfl with the stars, where he played for two seasons, winning two usfl championships and playing with future nfl players such as bart oates and sam mills. fuller was granted free agency by the usfl in 1986 and his rights were subsequently traded by the rams to the houston oilers where he started his career in the nfl. after recording a total of 3 sacks in his first two seasons, fuller emerged in 1988 and tied for the team lead in sacks with 8.5. he was described as the most improved defensive player on the team by head coach jerry glanville. after recording 14.5 sacks over 1989 and 1990, fuller finished tied for second in the nfl with 15 sacks in 1991, and was named to his first pro bowl. he followed that up by recording eight and ten sacks, respectively in 1992 and 1993. after the 1993 season fuller signed a three-year $8 million contract as a free agent with the philadelphia eagles, in part out of a desire to be closer to his off–season home in virginia. he subsequently played three stellar seasons in 1994, 1995, and 1996. he recorded 9.5 sacks in his first season there (1994) and set a team record for most consecutive games with a sack at seven. fuller had 13 sacks in each of the following two seasons (1995 and 1996), and was named to the pro bowl in each of his three seasons with the eagles. after the 1996 season fuller signed a two-year $5.6 million contract with the san diego chargers, while there his production steeply declined. after two seasons, in which he recorded three sacks each, fuller retired following the 1998 season. by the time his nfl career ended fuller had recorded 100.5 sacks becoming one of the few players in nfl history to record more than 100 sacks.
william fuller (american football)