He’s a Super Freak: Julius Peppers, at age 37, still amazes teammates

Posted Aug 4, 2017
Julius Peppers is a Super Freak. Even at 37, the once-and-again Carolina Panther absolutely freaks people out – even the best players on his own team. At 6-foot-7 and 295 pounds, Peppers is larger than almost everyone else on any football field he steps on – a mostly silent superhuman who is the NFL’s fifth-leading sacker of all time and the leader among all active players. (Charlotte Observer)

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