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Marcus Dell Gastineau (born November 20, 1956) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons with the New York Jets. During his NFL career, he was named Defensive Player of the Year in 1982 and was the first player to lead the league in sacks in consecutive seasons.
Mark Gastineau held the NFL sack record for 17 years. Focus on Sport/Getty. Mark Gastineau playing for the New York Jets in 1986. Gastineau first earned the title of NFL sack leader in 1983 with ...
In November 1981, Gastineau, Klecko, Salaam and Lyons were invited to ring the ceremonial opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, which served as the inspiration for their nickname. [1] Gastineau and Klecko competed to see which defensive end could record the most sacks. [4] In 1981, the Jets led the league with 66 sacks. [5]
Cindy Ord/Getty; Al Pereira/WireImage. Former NFL player Brett Favre attends SiriusXM At Super Bowl LVI on February 11, 2022 in Los Angeles, California; Former New York Jets star Mark Gastineau at ...
Defensive end Mark Gastineau, #99, celebrates during an NFL football game circa 1986. Gastineau played for the Jets from 1979 to 1988.
Gastineau set an NFL record with 22 sacks in 1984, but Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan broke the mark when he sacked Favre in 2002 in a game between the Giants and Packers. It was a controversial play on which many have accused Favre of purposely taking the sack so Strahan could set the single-season record with 22 1/2.
Days before the Jets’ ESPN documentary premiered, former defensive end Mark Gastineau’s feud with Brett Favre made waves on social media on Tuesday. At a Chicago sports memorabilia show last ...
Selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft, he played his entire professional career for the NFL's New York Jets. He was a member of the Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange," the team's dominant front four in 1981 and 1982 that also featured Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam and Joe Klecko. Following his playing career, he spent 22 years as a ...