The 10 best players in the history of the NFL
Who is the best in the history of the NFL? Here are a list of ten of the NFL's most celebrated players.
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10. Reggie White
Defensive End. Played between 1985 and 2000 for the Egales, Packers and Panthers. Con Super Bowl 1997 with the Packers and was selected 13 times to the Pro Bowl.
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10. Reggie White
Defensive End. Played between 1985 and 2000 for the Egales, Packers and Panthers. Con Super Bowl 1997 with the Packers and was selected 13 times to the Pro Bowl.
9. Tom Brady
Quarterback. 12 Pro Bowls, three Super Bowl MVPs, Four Super Bowl wins and plenty of other records.
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9. Tom Brady
Quarterback. 12 Pro Bowls, three Super Bowl MVPs, Four Super Bowl wins and plenty of other records.
8. Don Huston
Wide Receiver. Played between 1935 and 1945 for the Green Bay Packers. entered the Hall of Fame in 1963.
7. Dick Butkus
Linebacker. Played with the Chicago Bears from 1965 until the 1973. Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1979.
7. Dick Butkus
Linebacker. Played with the Chicago Bears from 1965 until the 1973. Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1979.
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6. Johnny Unitas
Quarterback. Played with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the San Diego Chargers during his 18-year career.
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6. Johnny Unitas
Quarterback. Played with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the San Diego Chargers during his 18-year career.
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5. Walter Payton
Running Back. Played his entire career with the Chicago Bears from 1975 until 1987. Won the Super Bowl in 1986 and entered the Hall of Fame in 1993.
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5. Walter Payton
Running Back. Played his entire career with the Chicago Bears from 1975 until 1987. Won the Super Bowl in 1986 and entered the Hall of Fame in 1993.
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4. Lawrence Taylor
Linebacker. Played with the New York Giants from 1981 until 1983. Had more than 10 sacks from 1984 until 1990.
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3. Joe Montana
Quarterback. Played from 1979 until 1994, mostly for the San Francisco 49ers and won four Super Bowls and three MVPs.
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3. Joe Montana
Quarterback. Played from 1979 until 1994, mostly for the San Francisco 49ers and won four Super Bowls and three MVPs.
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2. Jim Brown
Running Back. Played with the Cleveland Browns from 1957 until 1965. Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1971.
2. Jim Brown
Running Back. Jugó en Cleveland Browns desde 1957 hasta 1965. En sus nueve años como jugador estableció todos los récords de yardas de carrera y combinadas, que permanecieron hasta 1984. Ingresó en el Hall of Fame en 1971.
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1. Jerry Rice
Wide Receiver. Played for 19 years from 1985 until 2004. He won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers and was nominated to 13 Pro Bowls.
1. Jerry Rice
Wide Receiver. En activo desde 1985 a 2004, jugó en San Francisco 49ers (donde ganó 3 Super Bowls), Oakland Raiders y Seattle Seahawks. Fue elegido 13 veces para la Pro Bowl y a la vez, nombrado All-Pro (jugador más destacado del año, en su posición) 10 v
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