GREEN BAY – It’s practically a given he’s going to get there. His track record says so.
Entering his 15th NFL season, Packers’ pass rusher Julius Peppers is a mere half-dozen sacks away from cracking the NFL’s all-time top five.
He finished 2015 with 136 career sacks, tying Jared Allen for ninth on the list. In fifth is Michael Strahan at 141½, with Jason Taylor (139½), Richard Dent (137½) and John Randle (137½) in between.
Those are some big names to jump, but while Peppers says he doesn’t give it much thought, count pass-rush partner Clay Matthews among those paying attention to a teammate he calls a “model of consistency.