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(FILES) Photo dated 15 Nov. 1998 shows Green Bay Packers defensive end Reggie White (R) sacking New York Giants quarterback Kent Graham (L) at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. White, the NFL all-time sack leader, died of a heart attack at his North Carolina home 26 Dec. 2004, one week after his 43rd birthday, according to press reports. Getting your player ready...
Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller turned 32 during the offseason. A look at which players had the most sacks after their 32nd birthday according to the database at Pro Football Reference:
| Player | DzԲ | Comment | |
| Bruce Smith | 1995-2003 | 84 | Had five double-digit sack seasons at age 32 or later |
| Coy Bacon | 1974-81 | 83 | Led the NFL with 21 1/2 sacks for Cincinnati in 1976 (age 34) |
| Kevin Greene | 1994-99 | 75 | Led NFL in sacks at age 32 (14, Steelers) and 34 (14 1/2, Panthers) |
| Chris Doleman | 1993-99 | 74 1/2 | Four years of at least 11 sacks after turning 32 (two Pro Bowls) |
| Reggie White | 1993-2000 | 74 | Four double-digit sack seasons after turning 32, including 16 at age 37 |
| Julius Peppers | 2012-18 | 59 1/2 | Posted 11 sacks for Panthers at age 37 (retired the next year) |
| Claude Humphrey | 1976-81 | 55 1/2 | At age 32, had 14 1/2 sacks; at age 36, had 15 1/2 sacks |
| Rickey Jackson | 1990-95 | 55 1/2 | Made Pro Bowl in age-34 and 35 seasons (25 total sacks) |
| Carl Eller | 1974-79 | 53 | Four years of at least 10 sacks for Vikings in age 32-35 seasons |
| Ed Jones | 1983-89 | 51 1/2 | Jones played until age-38, had 13 sacks in ’85 (age-34 season) |
*Note: Smith, Greene, Doleman, White, Humphrey, Jackson and Eller are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Peppers is not yet eligible.



