Michael Strahan offers high praise of Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese has garnered plenty of praise from the NFL world since his dominant outing against the Eagles on Sunday.
But when it comes from a franchise legend and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, it means a little more.
During Sunday's NFL on Fox broadcast, legendary defensive end Michael Strahan had some glowing remarks about the rookie linebacker.
"You have Myles Garrett, we said three sacks and a forced fumble, and I'm not just being a homer here, but my Giants, Arvell Reese," Strahan said after Reese's breakout performance. "Young man, you are absolutely a terror. Three sacks, a forced fumble, 12 tackles. He's the best rookie defensive player, possibly the best defensive player in the league right now."
The rookie linebacker was outstanding in Philadelphia.
According to Next Gen Stats, his first sack, the strip-sack of Milton, came in just 2.29 seconds, which was the fastest time to sack in the NFL this season. Meanwhile, Reese's next two sacks came while playing inside linebacker, which made him the first player in the league this season to have two sacks while aligned at inside linebacker.
His dominance went beyond just this season, though. The 21-year-old is the only rookie in the NFL since individual tackle stats were tracked in 1994 to record 10+ tackles and 3.0+ sacks in a single game, and he also became the youngest player in NFL history with three or more sacks in a game.
Reese currently sits two solo tackles behind Denver's Alex Singleton for the most in the league, with the Broncos linebacker having played one more game than Reese.
Reese joined San Francisco's Nick Bosa (2019) as the only players in the last 25 seasons with at least four sacks, an interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery within their first eight career games, according to ESPN Insights.
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