Trace Armstrong
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Trace Armstrong | |
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Date of birth | October 5, 1965 |
Place of birth | Bethesda, Maryland |
Position(s) | Defensive End |
College | Florida |
NFL Draft | 1989 / Round 1/ Pick 12 |
Pro Bowls | 1 |
Statistics | |
Team(s) | |
1989-1994 1995-2000 2001-2003 |
Chicago Bears Miami Dolphins Oakland Raiders |
Raymond Lester Armstrong, III (born October 5, 1965 in Bethesda, Maryland) is a former American Football defensive End who was a first-round draft pick in 1989. He played for three teams in his 15-year career in the National Football League. He was President of the NFL Players Association. He led the American League in quaterback sacks in 2000 with the Miami Dolphins. He was the 20th player in NFL history to record 100 career quarterback sacks and finished his career with a totoal of 106 officially recorded. After the 2003 season, he was released from the Oakland Raiders after failing a physical due to several substantial injuries incurred while in Oakland and retired from the NFL afterwards. [1]
Preceded by Brad Muster & Wendell Davis |
Bears 1st round draft pick with Donnell Woolford 1989 |
Succeeded by Mark Carrier |