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==Professional career== Joyner was selected by the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] in the eighth round (208th overall) of the [[1986 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He was actually cut in training camp, but the Eagles re-signed him later in the season. Joyner played in the [[National Football League|NFL]] for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (1986β1993), [[Arizona Cardinals]] (1994β1996), [[Green Bay Packers]] (1997), and the [[Denver Broncos]] (1998). Joyner's unique combination of strength and quickness allowed him to excel in all defensive statistical categories and propelled him to three [[Pro Bowl]] accolades; being selected in 1991, 1993, and 1994. In one ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game in 1991 against the [[Houston Oilers]], Joyner, playing with a 102-degree fever, recorded 8 solo tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 sacks. He was named NFL Player of the Year by [[Paul Zimmerman (sportswriter)|Paul Zimmerman]] of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' that year<ref>{{cite news |author=Zimmerman, Paul |title=Strength in Numbers |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/12/30/strength-in-numbers-statistical-leaders-buffalo-and-philadelphia-dominate-dr-zs-all-pro-team-as-well |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117135301/https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/12/30/strength-in-numbers-statistical-leaders-buffalo-and-philadelphia-dominate-dr-zs-all-pro-team-as-well |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |website=SI.com |date=December 30, 1991 |access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref> and received runner-up honors for [[Associated Press]] [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year]], while a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. As a Green Bay Packer, he appeared in [[Super Bowl XXXII]], and the next year, he won [[Super Bowl XXXIII]] as a member of the [[1998 Denver Broncos season|Broncos in 1998]], which turned out to be his last game. He is one of many members in the 20/20 Club for [[interception]]s and [[quarterback sack|sacks]] in [[National Football League|NFL]] history. He is second in sacks behind [[Ted Hendricks]] (60.5) with 52.<ref name="c341">{{cite web | last=Sando | first=Mike | title=20-20: Lawyer Milloy to join Adrian Wilson | website=ESPN.com | date=2010-10-19 | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/25814/20-20-lawyer-milloy-to-join-adrian-wilson | access-date=2024-08-13}}</ref> Joyner is currently a football analyst on FS1 and on Eagles Pregame and Postgame Live on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
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