Record-breaking Beason

CHARLOTTE -- With a 13-tackle performance in Sunday's win over the Saints, Jon Beason broke his own team record for tackles, finishing the season with 169 -- nine higher than his previous standard established as a rookie two years earlier.

He now has the top three single season tackle totals in team history with the 169 tackles this season, 160 two years ago, and 159 last season.

Beason’s three-year total of 488 is third on the Panthers career list, trailing only Mike Minter with 953 and Mike Rucker with 553. He moved past former linebacker Dan Morgan, who finished his career with 452 tackles.

With one tackle for a loss against the Saints, he finished the season with a team-high 12 tackles for losses as well as three sacks, two fumble recoveries, and three interceptions.

Beason's three seasons as a Panther have witnessed the three top tackle tallies in franchise annals -- 160 in 2007, 159 in 2008 and 169 this year. The next-best figure in history is by linebacker Micheal Barrow, who, like Beason, is a University of Miami product.



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(panthers.com)