Count them. Since being drafted 12th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012, star defensive tackle Fletcher Cox has racked up 285 tackles, 34 sacks, 11 pass deflections, seven forced fumbles and two defensive touchdowns. Throw in one pretty cool ‘Thriller’ dance after an opening day scoop and score that ended a five-game losing streak to the Washington Redskins, and you have a pretty awesome looking stat line.
What gets forgotten about is he’s done all of that with offensive coordinators typically devising schemes to neutralize his impact. More often than not, it doesn’t work.