Dennis Smith was one of the best Defensive Backs in the history of the Denver Broncos. 

A six-time Pro Bowl Selection, Smith recorded 30 Interceptions and well over 1,000 tackles, and as of this writing, is the leading tackler for the franchise as well as the top finisher in Tackles overall in the 1983 Season.  While Smith does not have a Super Bowl Ring, he appeared in three of those games, where the Broncos may not have appeared in had he not been there patrolling the Secondary.  Smith's career would span 14 seasons (all with Denver), and he started 170 of his 184 Games.

Ryan Kalil spent the first 12 seasons in the National Football League with the Carolina Panthers, where he established himself as one of the best offensive linemen in franchise history.  The former USC Trojan was chosen for five Pro Bowls and was named to two First Team All-Pro rosters.  While Kalil was well respected in Carolina and helped them win many games, he wasn’t as well-known as he should have been.  After retiring in 2018, he returned immediately, playing one year with the New York Jets before retiring for good.

Carson Palmer was the 2002 Heisman Trophy winner, and the USC Quarterback was considered a can’t-miss prospect in the NFL.  The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Palmer first overall and took their time with the pivot, not playing him in his rookie season and starting him in 2004. In 2005, he was a Pro Bowl selection and ranked second in the NFL in Completions, fourth in Passing Yards, and led all Quarterbacks in Touchdown Passes while taking the Bengals to the playoffs, though he suffered a severe injury in the playoffs.

Palmer returned in the 2006 season, where he went back to the Pro Bowl and had a 4,000-yard passing season, and he continued to be a solid performer, though not necessarily elite, and he would later grow frustrated playing there, and he retired, basically forcing a trade out of Southern Ohio.  Palmer would go on to play for Oakland for two seasons and five more for Arizona, where in 2015 he was a Pro Bowl Selection for a third time with a career-high 4,671 Passing Yards and leading the league in Yards per Attempt and Quarterback Rating.

He retired 12^th all time in Passing Yards and Passing Touchdowns, probably a higher ranking than most people realize.