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Pass-rusher Dante Fowler has big plans after signing a three-year, $48 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons.
"In order to be elite, you have to put up double digits (in sacks) every year," Fowler told reporters during a conference call Thursday. "That's my job. The goal is to beat [Michael] Strahan's record."
Strahan is the NFL's all-time leader in single-season sacks with 22.5 in 2001 with the New York Giants.
Fowler added: "My mentality is to be one of the best pass-rushers in the NFL, one of the best linebackers.