New York Sack Exchange

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The New York Sack Exchange was the nickname for the dominant early-1980s New York Jets defensive line renowned for its prolific quarterback sacks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defensive line
sports nickname
associatedWithCoach Joe Walton
Walt Michaels
city New York City
conference American Football Conference
country United States of America
surface form: United States
division American Football Conference
surface form: American Football Conference East Division
era early 1980s
eraEndApprox mid-1980s
eraStartApprox 1980
franchise New York Jets
homeStadium MetLife Stadium
surface form: Giants Stadium

Shea Stadium
influenced New York Jets defensive identity
jerseyColor green
white
knownFor dominant defensive play
pass rush
quarterback sacks
league National Football League
legacy remembered as iconic NFL defensive front
set standard for Jets defensive lines
mediaReputation one of the NFL’s most feared defensive lines of the early 1980s
member Abdul Salaam
Joe Klecko
Mark Gastineau
Marty Lyons
nicknameCoinedBy New York Jets fans
New York media
notableSeason 1981 NFL season
1982 NFL season
playsForFranchiseBasedIn East Rutherford, New Jersey
playsInConference AFC
playsInDivision AFC East
positionGroup defensive line
sport American football
statCategory sacks
styleOfPlay aggressive pass rush
team New York Jets
timePeriod early 1980s
late 1970s

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Abdul Salaam partOf New York Sack Exchange
Klecko partOf New York Sack Exchange
subject surface form: Joe Klecko
Joseph Edward Klecko memberOf New York Sack Exchange
Mark Gastineau memberOf New York Sack Exchange
Marty Lyons memberOf New York Sack Exchange
Gastineau memberOf New York Sack Exchange
subject surface form: Mark Gastineau
this entity surface form: New York Jets defensive line "New York Sack Exchange"