Packers linebacker Julius Peppers will turn 37 next month, but he’s still adding to his Hall of Fame résumé.
Peppers sacked Brock Osweiler in today’s win over the Texans, giving him 142.5 sacks in his career. That moves him ahead of Michael Strahan and gives Peppers sole possession of the fifth-most sacks in the NFL since the league began keeping sacks as an official statistic in 1982.
Everyone ahead of Peppers on the all-time list is in the Hall of Fame: Bruce Smith is first with 200 sacks, Reggie White is second with 198, Kevin Greene is third with 160 and Chris Doleman is fourth with 150.5.
Peppers isn’t getting quite as much playing time this year as he did last year: In 2015 he was in on about two-thirds of the Packers’ defensive snaps, while in 2016 he’s playing about half of the Packers’ defensive snaps. But despite the reduction in playing time, Peppers has 6.5 sacks this season. He’s still a big part of the Green Bay defense, and he isn’t giving any indication that he’ll have to retire any time soon.