A deep dive into Julius Peppers' NFL career sack numbers

Posted Feb 1, 2019
It doesn’t require a statistical breakdown to quantify what a disruptive defensive force Julius Peppers was throughout his NFL career. Yet one statistic will stand synonymous with his career. The sack. Peppers finished his 17-year career with 159.5 sacks to his credit, the fourth most since that stat became official in 1982. Here’s a breakdown of that very big number. (Carolina Panthers)

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