23. Bruce Smith — Bills, Redskins (1985-2003)
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Many football fans — outside of the northeastern part of the United States, anyway — tend to overlook the fact that no NFL player in history has accumulated more sacks than Bruce Smith (since the statistic began being measured in 1982). After being taken with the first overall pick of the 1985 NFL Draft, Smith pulled down opposing quarterbacks 200 times over the course of his 19-year NFL career.
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Playing for the Buffalo Bills for 15 of his 19 NFL seasons, he recorded double-digit sacks in 13 of those 15 seasons. Smith was a two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, four-time AFC Defensive Player of the Year, and eight-time First-Team All-Pro selection.
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