I am breaking away from the pattern just a little bit with this one. I was tempted to pass on Geno in this series because there just is not a very deep tradition of badass tackles. I couldn’t get to five names (as in previous polls) before I was scratching at the bottom of the barrel.
Really there is only one name worthy of comparison in the middle of the defensive line.
Tim Krumrie was an amazing force in the middle for the Bengals for all of his 12 year career. He racked up 34.5 sacks and recovered 13 fumbles in that time, and he was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1987 and 1988. Amazingly, he only missed 3 games in his entire career.
Of course, Krumrie’s most memorable moment came in the 1989 Super Bowl when his leg was broken in gut-churning style. True to form, he did not want to be taken to the hospital until the game was over, relenting only when paramedics told him that he was at risk for going into shock. After having a 15″ steel rod put in his leg to repair the damage, he was...
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