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Several organizations give out NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards. The Associated Press (AP) has been giving the award since 1972; Pro Football Writers of America/Pro Football Weekly since 1970; and Sporting News has announced winners since 2008. The Newspaper Enterprise Association was the originator of the award in 1966. However, it ...
Career defensive records Statistic Record Player Bears career Ref Sacks 124.5 Richard Dent: 1983–93; 1995 Tackles 1,488 Mike Singletary: 1981-1992 [1] Takeaways 50 Gary Fencik: 1976–87 [2] Defensive touchdowns 9 Charles Tillman: 2003–2014 Interceptions 38 Gary Fencik: 1976–87 Interceptions return yards 675 Charles Tillman: 2003–2014
In 2015, he became the first player in NFL history to be selected first-team All-Pro at two different positions, defensive end and outside linebacker, in the same season. In 2018, Mack was traded to the Chicago Bears for two first-round draft picks and signed a six-year, $141 million extension, becoming the highest-paid defensive player in NFL ...
Butkus has been repeatedly ranked among the top players in NFL history, being named the ninth-best player in NFL history by The Sporting News in 1999, [76] the tenth-best by the NFL Network in its The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players series in 2010, [77] and the eighth-best by the New York Daily News in 2014. [78]
It's hard to know where to cut off the list of contenders for the greatest defensive player ever. J.J. Watt, Lawrence Taylor and Donald, the three players to win NFL Defensive Player of the Year ...
Urlacher quickly established himself as one of the NFL's most productive defensive players, winning the NFL Rookie of the Year Award. During his career, he was selected to eight Pro Bowls, recognized as a first-team All-Pro four times, and won NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2005. [1]
In honor of the team centennial anniversary, on May 20, 2019, the Chicago Bears have unveiled the Top 100 players in franchise history, as voted on by Hall of Fame writers Don Pierson and Dan Pompei, two of the most famous journalists that have ever covered the club in their long history. [32]
Here are the top 10 Bears defensive players and what their PFF grades were following their Week 7 win vs. Patriots.