In gridiron football, a sack occurs when the quarterback (or another offensive player acting as a passer) is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before...

particularly during war Quarterback sack, tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage in American and Canadian football Sack jacket, another term...

behind the line of scrimmage, it is called a sack. In modern American football, the starting quarterback is usually the leader of the offense, and their...

tackles behind the line of scrimmage, which led the team, included 7.5 quarterback sacks, which ranked second on the team. He also intercepted his first pass...

team, his highest number coming against Iowa State. He allowed one quarterback sack and seven pressures and was flagged for six penalties. During the game...

breakup, and a quarterback hurry. A week later in the SEC season opener against Georgia, Clowney recorded his first career quarterback sack in the second...

interceptions, 20+ quarterback sacks) alongside Charles Woodson, and the only member of the 45/25 club (45+ interceptions, 25+ quarterback sacks). After the...

Lawrence Taylor, caused the NFL to start counting Quarterback sacks as a statistic. Members of the New York Sack Exchange have earned individual honors. The...

2, 2013. He played six games in 2013, recording 18 tackles, three quarterback sacks and a fumble recovery. He was on the reserve list for twelve games...

is currently tied with T. J. Watt for the most NFL single-season quarterback sacks, and helped the Giants win Super Bowl XLII over the New England Patriots...

Cowboys, Ware departed in 2013 as the franchise's all-time leader in quarterback sacks with 117. Ware then played three seasons for the Denver Broncos, with...

Washington gaining a net total of three yards (despite suffering a quarterback sack on first down) before punting the ball back to the Wolverines. Michigan...

limited the Miners to fewer than three yards. He also managed to sack UTEP quarterback Trevor Vittatoe on a 3rd-and-8 in the first quarter for a loss of...

his first year he played defensive end, recording 16 tackles and one quarterback sack. In 2011, he switched to the offensive line. On December 18, 2011,...

one quarterback sack during his senior season and was credited with 32 pancake blocks, while also making 79 tackles on defense, with six quarterback sacks...

All-American and won the Rimington Trophy. He did not allow a single quarterback sack in over 900 snaps in 2018. Bradbury was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings...

finishing the season with 73 tackles (including 12 tackles for loss and 2 quarterback sacks) and quickly became a crowd favorite for pulling double-duty at the...

consensus first-team All-American, after recording 15 quarterback sacks, 21 tackles for loss, and 38 quarterback hurries. Despite an injury early in the eleventh...

made 103 tackles, 22 for loss and 9 quarterback sacks. As a senior, he recorded 105 tackles, 35 for loss and 24 sacks and was chosen to play in the first...

defensive ends of all time, Smith is the NFL's all-time career leader in quarterback sacks with 200. Smith also received 11 Pro Bowl selections and eight first-team...

sacks and three interceptions. As a junior in 2010, he started 11 games, missing two due to an injury, and recorded 45 tackles, one quarterback sack,...

The band also featured ex-NFL star Deacon Jones who coined the term "quarterback sack" and sang on the band's 1975 song "Why Can't We Be Friends?" Eric Burdon...

was credited with coining the phrase "sacking the quarterback". He once stated that a quarterback being sacked devastated the offense in the same way...

injury-abbreviated rookie season he finished with 12 tackles (6 solo), one quarterback sack, one hurry, one pass defended and one fumble return for touchdown....

for quarterback sack yardage with 99 and tied the single season sack record with eleven. He concluded his collegiate career with 24 career sacks, then...

linemen. He totaled 46 tackles, with 10 tackles for a loss and 2 sacks. His 26 quarterback pressures led his team. He also shared the team lead in pass break-ups...

Rookie of the Year honors in his first season and recorded 39+1⁄2 quarterback sacks in his first three seasons, also making three Pro Bowls as well as...

(27 solo) and two quarterback sacks. Gholston played in all 16 games while starting 11 in 2015. He amassed 67 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble...

performance, generating 172 team rushing yards and allowing just one quarterback sack in a 27–10 win. Carman began the 2023 season as the backup right tackle...

was "Pass Rushing Luther," and earned it with 324 tackles and 27.0 quarterback sacks with the Lions. The Lions released him after appearing in only five...