Happy Birthday to Julius Peppers!
Packers LB Julius Peppers celebrates his birthday on January 18th. See photos and facts from his career. Photos by Evan Siegle and Matt Becker, packers.com.
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![Started all 34 games during his career at North Carolina (1999-2001) and posted 167 tackles (128 solo), including 53 tackles for a loss, 30½ sacks, five interceptions, 18 passes defensed, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/cq9n07zha8pwigqevxb9.jpg)
Started all 34 games during his career at North Carolina (1999-2001) and posted 167 tackles (128 solo), including 53 tackles for a loss, 30½ sacks, five interceptions, 18 passes defensed, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
![Played in all 16 games during the 2016 regular season, recording 7.5 sacks, 3 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/cwzuqu5mykfal6rw1l4e.jpg)
Played in all 16 games during the 2016 regular season, recording 7.5 sacks, 3 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery
![Only player in NFL history with 100-plus sacks (136) and 10-plus interceptions (11).](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/kyckxyzwtvireglj5usi.jpg)
Only player in NFL history with 100-plus sacks (136) and 10-plus interceptions (11).
![Earned his ninth trip to the Pro Bowl last season (2004-06, 2008-12, 2015).](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/acamkffh4ywka182ilgu.jpg)
Earned his ninth trip to the Pro Bowl last season (2004-06, 2008-12, 2015).
![Was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 2000s.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/hqdsxqz6ywp5no3jbvrp.jpg)
Was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 2000s.
![Ranks No. 1 in the league among active players with 13 blocked kicks (12 field goals, one extra point). Recorded 11 interceptions from 2002-15, tied for No. 6 among active NFL linebackers and defensive linemen over that span.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/ctivlkwoqcr7mmwxbfsb.jpg)
Ranks No. 1 in the league among active players with 13 blocked kicks (12 field goals, one extra point). Recorded 11 interceptions from 2002-15, tied for No. 6 among active NFL linebackers and defensive linemen over that span.
![Has earned NFC Defensive Player of the Month honors four times (November 2004, October 2006, November 2010, November 2011). Was named the NFL Rookie of the Month in October 2002.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/packers/h9fz1c9bhajxqjehl99y.jpg)
Has earned NFC Defensive Player of the Month honors four times (November 2004, October 2006, November 2010, November 2011). Was named the NFL Rookie of the Month in October 2002.