Jessie Tuggle tackled people. As an asthmatic skinny kid from the middle of nowhere growing up, getting the rare opportunity to watch Tuggle ply his craft was always awe-inspiring to me, and it’s remained awe-inspiring all these years later. He simply was one of the most physical, capable defenders the Falcons have ever had, and he’ll always be recognized as a franchise great.
That tackling, though, is what brings us here today. Like Michael Turner, Tuggle holds a record that no one in franchise history seems likely to break. Unlike Turner, Tuggle’s looks borderline impossible.