He recorded 30 sacks in 1983–84 and 37.5 in a 41-game stretch of the strike-shortened 1982 season and from 1983 to 1985, whose total was the second best in the National Football League for that period, behind Dexter Manley of the Washington Redskins. In 1983, he had 16 sacks, second in the National Football Conference, behind future Pro Football Hall of Famer Fred Dean.
In 1983–84 and from 1983 to 1985, including a shortened season in 1982, he accumulated 30 sacks and 37.5 sacks respectively, ranking second-best in the National Football League for that period, behind Dexter Manley of the Washington Redskins. In 1983, with 16 sacks, he was ranked second in the National Football Conference, trailing only future Pro Football Hall of Famer Fred Dean.