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\ud83d\udca3 PASS RUSHER ELITES \ud83d\udca3
These aren\u2019t just linebackers \u2014 they\u2019re heat-seeking missiles off the edge.
If your QB saw these guys coming\u2026 it was already too late. \ud83d\udc10\ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd25 NFL OUTSIDE LB GOATS \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc4a Lawrence Taylor \u2013 Giants
\u2022 2\u00d7 Super Bowl Champion
\u2022 10\u00d7 Pro Bowl | 8\u00d7 All-Pro
\u2022 3\u00d7 Defensive Player of the Year
\u2022 1986 NFL MVP (unreal for a defender)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u26a1 Derrick Thomas \u2013 Chiefs
\u2022 9\u00d7 Pro Bowl
\u2022 Single-game sack record: 7
\u2022 126.5 sacks in 11 seasons
\u2022 1990 Walter Payton Man of the Year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd76\ufe0f Von Miller \u2013 Broncos
\u2022 2\u00d7 Super Bowl Champion
\u2022 Super Bowl 50 MVP
\u2022 8\u00d7 Pro Bowl | 3\u00d7 All-Pro
\u2022 130.5+ sacks and climbing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd28 DeMarcus Ware \u2013 Cowboys
\u2022 Super Bowl 50 Champion
\u2022 9\u00d7 Pro Bowl | 4\u00d7 All-Pro
\u2022 138.5 career sacks
\u2022 All-time Cowboys sack leader<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udca5 Kevin Greene \u2013 Rams\/Steelers
\u2022 160.0 sacks \u2014 most ever by an OLB
\u2022 5\u00d7 Pro Bowl | HOF \u201816
\u2022 Relentless motor through age 37<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc10\ud83c\udfc8Tag your favorite pass rusher. Debate welcomed. \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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