“I think it just goes back to the fact that they drafted me straight out of college, took a chance on me,” Stanley said Monday. “So I’m always going to give them first dibs when it comes to things like that, out of respect.”
Pierce finished his career with 238 tackles, 25 quarterback hits, 19 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, six passes defensed, three forced fumbles and an interception in 99 games.