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Defensive end Fred Dean and linebacker Jack " Hacksaw " Reynolds were big contributors up front, making it difficult for the opposing teams to rush the ball ; Dean became a 49er after an in-season trade with the San Diego Chargers and piled up 12 sacks for San Francisco.
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The Newest Inductees are Defensive end Charles Haley, Offensive Lineman Larry Allen, and Wide Receiver Drew Pearson on 6 November 2011 against the Seattle Seahawks during Halftime.
Defensive end Dean also became involved in a hold out and was traded to the 49ers.
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Defensive end Claude Humphrey led the team in sacks with 14 and a half.
Defensive end Dwaine Board anchored the line, recording 10 sacks and 1 fumble recovery.
Defensive end Rulon Jones led the line with 7 sacks.
Defensive end Pierce Holt recorded 10. 5 sacks, as did linebacker Charles Haley.
Their defense was led by defensive end Bruce Smith, who recorded 19 sacks and won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Defensive end Fred Stokes also made a big impact with 6. 5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, and an interception.
Defensive end Tony Tolbert led the team with 7. 5 sacks.
Defensive end Raylee Johnson had two sacks.
Defensive end Chad Hennings recorded 2 sacks.
Pro Bowl defensive end Jevon Kearse anchored the line recording 14. 5 sacks to go along with 10 forced fumbles and was named Defensive Rookie of the Year.
* Julius Peppers – Defensive end formerly of the Carolina Panthers and currently with the Chicago Bears
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Defensive end Derrell Robertson, who had been killed in a December 1994 car accident, was included ; the league was unaware of Robertson's death and included him in the pool of potential draftees, and the Ottawa Rough Riders selected him.
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Defensive positions along the Mulde River were held until the end of hostilities in Europe.
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* Fred Bruney-Former NFL Defensive Back.
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Defensive back Mark Murphy led the NFL with 9 interceptions, while the other starters in the secondary, Vernon Dean, Anthony Washington and Ken Coffey, along with rookie cornerback Darrell Green, combined for 13 interceptions.
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During the 2005 NFL Draft, the Chargers drafted linebacker Shawne Merriman with a draft pick acquired from the Giants in the Eli Manning trade, who would go on to become a selection to the 2006 Pro Bowl and the 2005 Defensive NFL Rookie of the Year Award recipient.
The Giants ' defensive leader was Hall of Fame outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor who led the league with 20½ sacks during the regular season, won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award for the third time in his career, and became just the second defensive player to ever win the NFL Most Valuable Player Award.
Quarterback Matt D ' Orazio was Offensive Player of the Game, wide receiver / defensive back Dennison Robinson took Defensive Player of the Game honors, and fullback / linebacker Bob McMillen was named the Ironman of the Game.
In 2012, the Rush re-signed quarterback Russ Michna, the franchises all-time leading passer, 2011 Second Team All-Arena WR Reggie Gray and 2011 AFL Defensive Player of the Year DB Vic Hall, jack linebacker Kelvin Morris, and offensive lineman T. J. Watkins.
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As a senior, he was named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year and was a First-team All-Pac-10 Conference selection as a linebacker.
He immediately clinched the starting strong side linebacker, playing opposite Jason Taylor — the 2006 Defensive Player of the Year.
In football, he was an All-State kicker, won All-Region honors as a linebacker, kicker, and punter, and was a two-time special teams Most Valuable Player award winner, and was the Defensive MVP as a senior.
While attending Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, California, Banta-Cain won All-League honors playing outside linebacker as a senior, was the League's Defensive Player of the Year as a junior, and gained more than 1, 000 yards as a running back.
Going into 2006, he was named the weakside linebacker starter by Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson.
As a senior in 2001, Foote as a first-team All-American selection by Football News and a second-team selection by The Sporting News as a senior and was a consensus All-Big Ten Conference first team honoree and Defensive Player of the Year, he received the Roger Zatkoff Award, given to the team's top linebacker.
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Jack Lambert was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1976.
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