Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Terrell Suggs recorded first career sack with his new team on Sunday in their Week 17 regular-season finale against the Los Angeles Chargers. More importantly, it was the 37-year-old's 139th career sack in his distinguished, 17-year professional tenure.

Per the NFL, Suggs moved into eighth place all-time in career sacks after today's takedown of veteran quarterback Philip Rivers of the Chargers.

Suggs surpassed retired linebacker DeMarcus Ware of the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos with Sunday's sacking, leapfrogging over the future Hall of Famer at 139 total.

The only players ahead of Suggs are Bruce Smith, Reggie White, Kevin Greene, Julius Peppers, Chris Doleman, Michael Strahan, and Jason Taylor—all but one are enshrined in the Hall of Fame, too (while Peppers only retired last year).

Suggs is appearing in his second game for the Chiefs after the Arizona Cardinals waived the veteran pass rusher two weeks ago. While rumors indicated his old team, the Baltimore Ravens, where he spent the first 16 seasons, were closely monitoring his availability, Kansas City instead swooped in and claimed Suggs off the waiver wire in an effort to bolster their defense heading into the 2019-20 NFL postseason.

RECOMMENDED (Article Continues Below)
Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes and Kingsley Suamataia

Jack Winter ·

Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid behind new draft pick Xavier Worthy in front of Arrowhead Stadium.

Zachary Weinberger ·

Chiefs' new wide receiver Xavier Worthy, Bills, NFL Draft

Alex House ·

Suggs is a seven-time Pro-Bowler, former Defensive Rookie of the Year, one-time Defensive Player of the Year, and won Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens. Undoubtedly, Suggs will enter the Hall of Fame in due time, although he didn't want to retire after the 2018 campaign.

Jason Taylor is close range for Suggs to pass over next, at 139.5, along with Strahan at 141.5; so it's not implausible for Suggs to make a little more history before the clock runs out.