Here’s some big news for NFL stat heads: the team at Pro Football Reference announced that they have gone back to log sacks before they were officially recorded in 1982, giving a more comprehensive history of pro football’s greatest pass rushers. But it’s a tough break for New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan, who finds himself a bit further behind Rickey Jackson in his quest for the franchise sacks record.
The PFR researchers found that Jackson bagged 8.0 sacks in his 1981 rookie year, raising his career total with the Saints to 123.