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New York Jets: Mark Gastineau wants his sack record back from Michael Strahan

The New York Sack Exchange may be looking to make one more acquisition.

Legendary New York Jets defensive lineman Mark Gastineau is looking to reclaim the NFL’s single-season sack record. Gastineau was king of the quarterback takedown by earning 22 sacks in 1984. A New Yorker on the other side of the Meadowlands, Michael Strahan, broke the record during the Giants’ 2001-02 campaign.

The final portion of Strahan’s tally remains controversial. In the season finale against the Green Bay Packers, opposing quarterback Brett Favre fell down on a broken play.