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Regarded as one of the league’s premier pass rushers after leading the NFC in sacks with 15.5 in 2002... Dominating season culminated with his second trip to the Pro Bowl and his first as a Buccaneer... Named first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press and was honored as the 2002 NFL Alumni Defensive Lineman of the Year... Established an NFL record with two sacks in five consecutive games in 2002... Dangerous pass rusher who has amassed 29.5 sacks in the last 26 games (counting postseason)... Wreaked havoc with two sacks and another takedown on a two-point conversion in the Super Bowl XXXVII victory over the Oakland Raiders... Consummate professional who is one of the club’s hardest and most dedicated workers... Defensive stalwart for the NFL’s top-ranked defense... Has proven equally adept at stopping the run... Must be accounted for on every snap... Tenacious speed rusher who can run down the most elusive of quarterbacks... Durable player who has never missed a game because of injury in his career... Tied his career-high with three sacks at New Orleans (12/1/02)... Set a personal-best mark by registering at least half-a-sack in six consecutive games in 2002... Has reached double-digit sack totals in five of his seven NFL seasons... Has recorded 23 multi-sack games for his career... In just two seasons with Tampa Bay (2001-2002), is already tied for sixth on the club’s all-time sacks list with 26.5... Spent his first five NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals... Led Arizona in sacks in four of his five seasons... Established Arizona club mark with 16.5 sacks in 1999 to earn first Pro Bowl berth... Was a first round draft pick (third overall) by the Cardinals in 1996, posting one of the finest rookie seasons by a defensive end in NFL history... Equaled NFL rookie sack record of 12.5 set by San Diego’s Leslie O’Neal in 1985 and then broken in 1999 by Tennessee’s Jevon Kearse (14.5)... Consensus NFL defensive rookie-of-the-year in 1996... Totaled 78 sacks and 402.5 tackles, 20 forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries, two INTs and 37 passes defensed in his career... Has started in 105 of the 111 games played during his career... Also has started in six playoff contests.