Joey Porter Might Break Sack Record

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With two sacks in this afternoon’s 25-16 win over the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter now has 10.5 on the season and is on a pace to break Michael Strahan’s all-time record of 22.5 sacks (back in 2001). After the game, Joey expressed his enthusiasm as only he can:

“I’ve never really been in a system to where a lot of the defense I’m featured in is so I can go out there and make plays. They put me in a position to make plays a lot and I’ll put that on myself to go out and make the plays. It’s a player-friendly defense that puts me in a lot of opportunities to have one-on-one with the back, one-on-one with the tackle. I’m isolated and in a lot of situations to take advantage. The sombrero’s on me when I have to win those matchups and I’ve been pretty good winning those matchups.”

This is what the Dolphins envisioned when they signed Joey to a five-year, $32 million deal before last season. But we all know what 2007 was about. Amidst a miserable 1-15 season, Joey only contributed 5.5 sacks. But his three sacks in the final three games gave new Dolphins Executive VP of Football Ops Bill Parcells and new head coach Tony Sparano enough reason to figure out that he wasn’t washed up yet. And he probably has Michael Strahan thinking about coming out of retirement.

Source: MiamiDolphins.com, Photo: Newscom