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The Greatest Villain In the History of All 32 NFL Teams

By Erik Lambert

of the New York Jets of the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium on November 22, 2007 in Irving, Texas
of the New York Jets of the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium on November 22, 2007 in Irving, Texas /
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A portrait of Lawrence Taylor, linebacker for the New York Giants during the National Football Conference game against the Phoenix Cardinals on 23 December 1990 at the Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona, United States. The Giants won the game 24 – 12. Visions of Sport. (Photo by Mike Powell/Allsport/Getty Images)
A portrait of Lawrence Taylor, linebacker for the New York Giants during the National Football Conference game against the Phoenix Cardinals on 23 December 1990 at the Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona, United States. The Giants won the game 24 – 12. Visions of Sport. (Photo by Mike Powell/Allsport/Getty Images) /

Washington Redskins

You know a guy is a true villain when your coaching staff basically invents a new offensive scheme for the sole purpose of making it easier to play against him. That’s what the Washington Redskins had to do in the 1980s against Lawrence Taylor. There seemed to be no team the New York Giants all-time pass rusher played better against.

Much of this was rooted in his family history. Taylor’s father was apparently a big Redskins fan and had no problem letting his son know it. So anytime the Giants played Washington, LT would bring his best stuff. He had 19 sacks in his career against the Redskins and often saved them for some of the biggest moments.

He ended the career of Pro Bowl running back Joe Theismann when he graphically broke his leg on Monday Night Football. Then the next year he had six sacks against them in the regular season and together with his defense shutout Washington in the NFC championship 17-0, going on to win the Super Bowl.

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