22. Deacon Jones – Los Angeles Rams:
Jones may have paved the way for dirty players in the NFL. He certainly paved the way for sacks to be considered a statistic. In fact, the Rams legend tallied 130 quarterback takedowns before they were even a quantified stat.
But sacks are counted now. What are not are dirty plays, of which Jones had many as well. He was most known for his ‘head slap’ technique in which he would daze would-be blockers by essentially socking them in the small earhole on their helmet. It worked in helping him sack the opposing quarterback, and also for ranking him on the list of the dirtiest players in NFL history.