SundaydleNFL Connections #134, Answers
The full solution: all four groups and the 16 names, sorted from the easiest group to the trickiest.
At least one NFL regular-season appearance for the Packers franchise through 2025; earlier cities count, camps and draft rights do not.
At least 15 official sacks in one NFL regular season through 2025. This is a season milestone, not a career total.
Player facts
Cameron Jordan: 15.5 sacks (2019 season). Danielle Hunter: 16.5 sacks (2023 season). Khalil Mack: 17 sacks (2023 season). Lawrence Taylor: 20.5 sacks (1986 season).
Won AP Defensive Rookie of the Year through the 2025 NFL season; shared awards count.
Player facts
Julius Peppers: AP Defensive Rookie of the Year for the 2002 season. Lem Barney: AP Defensive Rookie of the Year for the 1967 season. Micah Parsons: AP Defensive Rookie of the Year for the 2021 season. Terrell Suggs: AP Defensive Rookie of the Year for the 2003 season.
Regular-season appearances for both NFL franchises through 2025; camps and draft rights do not count.
Player facts
Deion Sanders: Cowboys franchise (1995); separately, Ravens franchise (2004). Dez Bryant: Cowboys franchise (2010); separately, Ravens franchise (2020). Jadeveon Clowney: Cowboys franchise (2025); separately, Ravens franchise (2023). Randall Cunningham: Cowboys franchise (2000); separately, Ravens franchise (2001).