John Lynch
Former strong safety John Lynch started out playing with Tampa Bay before signing with the Denver Broncos. His reputation caused the San Diego Chargers tight end, Antonio Gates, to avoid certain parts of the field! Furthermore, he admitted this technique was to avoid the infamous Lynch. However, you don’t need to worry about Lynch’s bold moves on the field now. At last, he retired and moved on to general managing.
John Lynch
Bruce Smith
Buffalo Bills defense end Smith proved indispensable to his team. His Bills teammate, Fred Smerlas explained the nature of Smith’s playing skills, “There are good players, very good players, great players, exceptional players and ridiculous players. Bruce is a ridiculous player.” Smith holds the record for most quarterback sacks in the NFL history at 200 sacks! Now, that’s a lot of tackling.
Bruce Smith
Conrad Dobler
Firstly, this next one may not be a defensive player, but as Sports Illustrated’s “Pro Football’s Dirtiest Player,” how could we skip him? Conrad Dobler’s tactics may not have been admired as much as some of our other choices on this list. Sportswriter Paul Zimmerman explained what differentiated Dobler, “Conrad Dobler was mean dirty. He tried to hurt people in a bad way…he made teams that he played on better. He played hurt, didn’t complain, but he was a filthy, filthy player.”
Conrad Dobler