A little more than 18 years ago, Michael Strahan broke Mark Gastineau’s NFL single-season sack record.
Gastineau hasn’t let it go.
Strahan’s record of 22.5 sacks in a single season is impressive, yet controversial. With Strahan needing one more sack to pass Gastineau and time running out on the 2001 season, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre changed a play in the huddle and rolled to his right, where he slid down to give Strahan a very easy sack.
The way Strahan got his final sack certainly tainted the record. It certainly is a sore spot for Gastineau, who held onto his feelings until this week.