With 14 sacks, Chandler Jones is closing in on the Cardinals’ franchise record for sacks in a season, which is the 16½ Simeon Rice piled up in 1997.
But it is Jones’ run defense that should draw equal attention, and the NFL-leading 24 tackles for loss the linebacker also has this season.
“Every pass rusher in the NFL doesn’t want to be labeled just a pass rusher,” Jones said.
Some of Jones’ tackles for loss come from his sacks but not all (the definition of a TFL is just what it sounds like – taking a player to the ground behind the line of scrimmage.