Lawrence Taylor Was the Apex Predator of the NFL

Posted May 18, 2023
The accolades are there—eight-time All-Pro, three-time defensive player of the year, one of only two defensive players to ever be named the league MVP—but in some ways, they diminish Lawrence Taylor because they make him sound like other great players. And he wasn’t. He was all his own. There’s no way to recount all the miracles LT performed on the field. (Esquire)

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