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Archie

Archie

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Awards and highlights
2× Super Bowl champion (XLVII, LIV)
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2011)
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2003)
First-team All-Pro (2011)
Second-team All-Pro (2008)
7× Pro Bowl (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017)
NFL forced fumbles leader (2011)
Butkus Award (pro) (2011)
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2003)
Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor
Ted Hendricks Award (2002)
Lombardi Award (2002)
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (2002)
Bill Willis Trophy (2002)
Morris Trophy (2002)
Unanimous All-American (2002)
Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (2002)
2× First-team All-Pac-10 (2001, 2002)
Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (2000)
NFL record
Most career tackles for loss: 202
 

Archie

Archie

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pretty good company

how many of these guys not in Canton

NFL Defensive Player of the Year Winners

Season

Player

Position

Team

1971

Alan Page

DT

Minnesota Vikings

1972

Joe Greene

DT

Pittsburgh Steelers

1973

Dick Anderson

S

Miami Dolphins

1974

Joe Greene

DT

Pittsburgh Steelers

1975

Mel Blount

CB

Pittsburgh Steelers

1976

Jack Lambert

LB

Pittsburgh Steelers

1977

Harvey Martin

DE

Dallas Cowboys

1978

Randy Gradishar

LB

Denver Broncos

1979

Lee Roy Selmon

DE

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1980

Lester Hayes

CB

Oakland Raiders

1981

Lawrence Taylor

LB

New York Giants

1982

Lawrence Taylor

LB

New York Giants

1983

Doug Betters

DE

Miami Dolphins

1984

Kenny Easley

S

Seattle Seahawks

1985

Mike Singletary

LB

Chicago Bears

1986

Lawrence Taylor

LB

New York Giants

1987

Reggie White

DE

Philadelphia Eagles

1988

Mike Singletary

LB

Chicago Bears

1989

Keith Millard

DT

Minnesota Vikings

1990

Bruce Smith

DE

Buffalo Bills

1991

Pat Swilling

LB

New Orleans Saints

1992

Cortez Kennedy

DT

Seattle Seahawks

1993

Rod Woodson

CB

Pittsburgh Steelers

1994

Deion Sanders

CB

San Francisco 49ers

1995

Bryce Paup

LB

Buffalo Bills

1996

Bruce Smith

DE

Buffalo Bills

1997

Dana Stubblefield

DT

San Francisco 49ers

1998

Reggie White

DE

Green Bay Packers

1999

Warren Sapp

DT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2000

Ray Lewis

LB

Baltimore Ravens

2001

Michael Strahan

DE

New York Giants

2002

Derrick Brooks

LB

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2003

Ray Lewis

LB

Baltimore Ravens

2004

Ed Reed

S

Baltimore Ravens

2005

Brian Urlacher

LB

Chicago Bears

2006

Jason Taylor

DE

Miami Dolphins

2007

Bob Sanders

S

Indianapolis Colts

2008

James Harrison

LB

Pittsburgh Steelers

2009

Charles Woodson

CB

Green Bay Packers

2010

Troy Polamalu

S

Pittsburgh Steelers

2011

Terrell Suggs

LB
 
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