Leonard Marshall - #70 - DE-DT - Louisiana State - Profile

PRO: Signed as an unrestricted FA on 3/9/93, 1 day after S Ronnie Lott's signing ... a seasoned-veteran who has been 1 of the NFL's top pass rushers with 79.5 career sacks, tied for 4th most among active AFC sack leaders ... earned Pro Bowl honors 3 times and was a member of 2 Super Bowl teams in his 10 seasons with the GIA ... will work at the "Eagle" tackle spot in the Jets' defensive scheme ... 1992: played 14 games (12 starts) and recorded 41 tackles and 4 sacks ... also had 48 pressures ... 1991: was voted to his 3rd Pro Bowl ... started all 16 games and led DL in tackles with 58 ... also led team with 11 sacks and tied for the club lead in FF with 2...1990: finished the regular season with 41 tackles 11 and4 112sacks, playing in all 16games (6starts) ... was a force in the GlA run towards Super Bowl XXV, recording 10 tackles, 3 sacks and 2 FF in 3 postseason games ... biggest play came in NFC championship game at SF when his sack of Joe Montana knocked the SF QB from the game and forced a turnover that sealed the win ... earned NFL Defensive Player of the Week honors for his 4-tackle, 2-sack, 2-FF performance in that game ... added 3 tackles and a sack in the Super Bowl ... 1989: started all 16 games and had 58 tackles and 9 112 sacks ... also recorded a safety in week 11 vs. SEA, the 2nd of his career ... 1988: was hampered by a nagging groin injury for most of the season ... despite injury he was still able to make 44 tackles, 8 sacks and 2 FF ... 1987: suffered a dislocated wrist late in the season but still led all DL with 45 tackles ... also had 8 sacks ... started 10 non-replacement games before being placed on IR for the final 2 games of the season ... 1986: started all 16 games and earned All-NFL honors and a trip to the Pro Bowl for the 2nd consecutive year ... recorded 60 tackles and finished 2nd on the team with 12 sacks ... tied for the team lead in FR and FF with 3...led all DL with 11 tackles in the postseason and added 3 sacks (2 in SB vs. DEN) ... 1985: earned 1st team All-NFC and 2nd team All-NFL ... was voted to his 1st Pro Bowl as a starter and was named "Defensive Lineman of the Year" by NFLPA ... led the team with a career-high 15 1/2 sacks ... also recorded a career-high 77 tackles ... started 16 games ... 1984: played in all 16 games (11 starts) at RDE ... recorded 44 tackles and 7 1/2 sacks ... 1983: won the siarting RDE spot in the final 6 games of the season ... totaled 27 tackles d 1 sack ... was a 2nd-round selection of the GIA.

COLLEGE: A 3-year starter who earned All-SEC honors ... led team in tacklesfora loss and QB sacks in his junior and senior seasons ...played in 1980 Tangerine Bowl and 1983 Orange Bowl when the Tigers were SEC runners-up.

PERSONAL: Single ... earned degree in humanities (minor in business finance) from Fairleigh Dickenson University in 1992 ... was a nomineefor the Byron "Whizzer" White Award for his services to the community ... very active in charitable organizations and is a national cochairman for the Leukemia Society ... is the Nassau County honorary chairman for the American Heart Association ... has also worked with the Special Olympics, Cystic Fibrosis, Boys Clubs and the United Way ... lives in Boca Raton, FL ... cousins Ernie Ladd (HOU, KC) and Warren Wells (RAI) both played in the NFL ... nickname is "Cheese" ... named all-conference and all-state as a 2-way tackle at Franklin HS in his hometown and birthplace of Franklin, LA.