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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
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, [77] the tenth-best by the NFL Network in its The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players series in 2010, [78] and the eighth-best by the New York Daily News in 2014. [79]
Hampton also tied his own career-best of 11½ sacks in 1984. The Bears' defense was the tops in the league in 1984 and he was part of the defense that set the NFL record for most sacks in a season, with 72, and is the co-holder of the record for most sacks in a game with 12. The latter occurred against the Detroit Lions on December 16, 1984.
Here are the top 10 Bears defensive players and what their PFF grades were following their Week 5 loss vs. Vikings.
Here's a look at how Bears players have graded out with PFF through the first nine weeks of the 2021 season. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2005) NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2000) 4× First-team All-Pro (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006) Second-team All-Pro ; 8× Pro Bowl (2000–2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011) NFL solo tackles leader (2002) NFL 2000s All-Decade Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team ; 100 greatest Bears of All-Time; Consensus All-American
The Chicago Bears defensive line remains one of the most respected in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus.