John Anthony Randle was born on December 12,1967 and is an American former professional football player who played as a defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.
15 Facts About John Randle
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John Randle was a six-time first-team All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowler.
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John Randle went undrafted; he tried out for his brother's team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but was thought to be too small, and was not signed to a contract.
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John Randle was told by the Vikings that he would only be picked up if he came back with his weight over 250 lbs, but he was at 244 lbs, so when he was weighed he hid a chain under his sweats to get his weight up.
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John Randle went to his first Pro Bowl in 1993 after recording 11.5 sacks, and quickly became one of the dominant defensive tackles of his era.
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Once Henry Thomas left the Vikings, John Randle increased his training regimen.
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John Randle had an ongoing rivalry with Packers quarterback Brett Favre, whom he sacked more than any other quarterback; Favre said that John Randle was the toughest defensive player he faced and that "on artificial turf he's unblockable".
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John Randle's pass-rushing techniques were motion-captured for 989 Sports' NFL Xtreme series.
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John Randle was the cover athlete for the second game in the series.
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John Randle left the NFL tied with Richard Dent for fifth in number of career sacks.
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John Randle was named All Tackle Machine of 1999 by Tackle: The Magazine.
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John Randle was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame and inducted into the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor in 2008.
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John Randle was eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame starting in 2009, and was elected in his second year of eligibility in 2010.
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John Randle was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame during the same year and had his number retired by his former high school team.
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In 2019, John Randle was inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame.