Trace Armstrong

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Trace Armstrong
Date of birth October 5, 1965
Place of birth Flag of United States 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