Curtis Greer should be Cardinals’ all-time sack leader

Pro Football Reference now has sack totals before 1982 and that would make Curtis Greer, not Freddie Joe Nunn, the Cardinals’ all-time leader.

The NFL began to officially track sacks in 1982. It is based on the stats compiled beginning that year that the Arizona Cardinals have made their all-time and single-season sack records.

However, while it is not official yet, Pro Football Reference has tracked and compiled sacks before 1982. It changes the record books a little bit for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals officially recognize Freddie Joe Nunn as the all-time sack leader with 66.5 career sacks with the team.

Curtis Greer, a standout pass rusher for the team in the 1980s, is fifth with 50.5.

However, he began his career in 1980, two years before sacks were counted.

If his totals from 1980 and 1981 counted — he had 6.5 and 12.5 sacks respectively those two years — he would have 69.5, three more than Nunn’s career total.

Chandler Jones, in second place all-time in franchise history with 61 sacks with the Cardinals, is actually in third place and would need 9 in 2021 to be the all-time sack leader.

Based on new sacks totals for players before 1982, defensive tackle Bob Rowe, who played for the Cardinals from 1967-1975, would be fifth all-time with 54.5 sacks.

Chuck Walker, who played from 1964-1972, would be seventh in franchise history with 50.5.

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