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Vikings edge rusher Danielle Hunter could be the NFL's cleanest player despite his position

Danielle Hunter has played in 118 NFL games, including playoffs, sacked the quarterback 86½ times and has never once been penalized for roughing the passer or unnecessary roughness.

Think about that.

When that sinks in, think about a stat that's even harder to believe about a game-wrecking edge rusher who's trying to walk a fine line in a flag-happy league that makes no apologies for favoring the offensive side of the ball in general and quarterbacks in particular:

The NFL has never fined Hunter.

For anything. Ever.

"I try to play the right way," Hunter said.