Conitnuing in the defensive building, I will select Carl Eller. A fixture of the famed "Purple People Eaters"
In one three-season period from 1975 to 1977, Eller recorded 44 sacks, according to unofficial statistics (sacks did not become an official NFL statistic until 1982).
Eller was named first- or second-team All-Pro every year from 1967 through 1973. He was All-NFL or All-NFC from 1968 through 1973 and then All-NFC again in 1975. In 1971, he won the George Halas Award as the NFL defensive player of the year and was selected to play in six Pro Bowls (1969-1972, 1974, and 1975).
Simply put, Eller is one of the best defensive linemen of, not only his era, but any era.
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