Mark Gastineau can certainly hold a grudge.
Nearly 23 years ago, Gastineau’s single-season sack record was broken Michael Strahanbut it came in controversial fashion.
Favre’s Packers led Strahan’s Giants 34-25 with under three minutes remaining.
Favre faked a handoff (quite passively), rolled to his right and Strahan was right.
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Mark Gastineau is still not happy that Brett Favre took a “dive” in 2002. (Getty Images)
With Gastineau present, Favre fell to the ground and Strahan was credited with the sack, giving him 22½ for the season and surpassing Gastineau, who previously held the record since 1984 with 22.
The Packers’ next two plays were runs, and they never got the ball back before time expired, and it was the only sack Strahan had in the game.
Whether Strahan’s record is legitimate can be debated, and Gastineau is still not happy.
An upcoming ESPN 30 for 30 with Gastineau and his New York Sack Exchange captured a meeting between Gastineau and Favre in which Gastineau spoke his piece.
Defensive end Mark Gastineau celebrates during a game in 1986. Gastineau played for the Jets from 1979-88. (Focus on Sports/Getty Images)
“We finally met,” Gastineau says in the video. Favre begins to respond that he thought they had met before, extending his arm for a handshake, which Gastineau ignores.
‘That’s right. When you fell for him,” Gastineau said. “I’m gonna get my pocket back. I’m gonna get my pocket back, dude.”
“You’d probably hurt me,” Favre said.
“Well, I don’t care. You hurt me. You hurt me, Brett,” Gastineau replied. ‘He took my criminal record away from me. Everyone will tell you that Brett Favre has taken a dive. You know it. She knows. He knows. Everyone knows it.’
Michael Strahan of the New York Giants celebrates breaking Mark Gastineau’s single-season sack record during a game against the Green Bay Packers at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. The Packers won 35-24. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
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Strahan’s record has been ever since tied by TJ Wattwhile Justin Houston and Jared Allen each had 22 in 2014 and 2011, respectively.
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