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Nolan Cromwell played his entire career with the Los Angeles Rams (1977-87), and after winning the starting free safety job in 1979, he became one of the top Defensive Backs in the early 1980s, where his ability to anticipate routes had few equals. From 1980 to 1983, Cromwell went to the Pro Bowl, and he earned First Team All-Pro honors…
When you think of the state of Florida and the game of football, Fred Taylor is one of those names that should come up in the conversation. He is from the state; he played his college ball at the University of Florida (where he helped them win the National Championship), and he played professionally for the Jacksonville Jaguars for the…
From Rice University, Tobin Rote was drafted by the Green Bay Packers, but in '50 the Pack was not very good, and wouldn't be for years. Green Bay's ineptitude wasn't Rote's fault; he proved to be an excellent QB, but he didn't have many teammates at his level. He was also a solid rusher, especially early in his career. For…
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Simeon Rice's pro career began in 1996, when the Arizona Cardinals drafted him third overall. Playing at Defensive End, Rice proved his worth instantly with a 12.5 Sack year and won the Defensive Rookie of the Year Award. Rice played with the Cardinals for five seasons and had three 10-plus-sack years there, peaking with 16.5 in 1998, which was good…
There was a time when Joey Browner was considered the best Cornerback in the National Football League, and this wasn’t just an opinion in Minnesota...it was thought throughout the country. A star at USC, the Minnesota Vikings brought him in as a 1st Round Pick (17th Overall) in 1983, and by 1985 he was a Pro Bowl Selection, an accolade…
The New England Patriots would have a lot of talent wearing their uniform, but only one of them would have the nickname"Mr. Patriot." The road to the pros was long for Cappelletti: he went undrafted in 1955 after an excellent college career at the University of Minnesota and played semi-pro for a few years. The creation of the American Football…
The Cardinals franchise has a long, storied history of great players. Jay Novacek played five seasons there, but it wasn’t until he hit “Big D” that he became a star and was used to his full potential. The early Dallas Cowboys dynasty featured a Hall of Fame offense of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin. As good as that…
From the University of Utah, where he was a two-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, Eric Weddle joined the San Diego Chargers as a Second-Round Pick in 2007. He played off the bench as a rookie. Weddle won the starting job at Free Safety as a sophomore and became one of the top safeties of the 2010s. Weddle…
Vince Wilfork was one of the most popular players in New England Patriots history and, by many accounts, one of the nicest guys ever to play on the gridiron. While all of that is fine and good, the most important facet that Pats fans really think of is that he was so fundamentally good at Nose Tackle, clogging lanes and…
An exceptionally popular player in Cleveland (local McDonald’s franchises even had a sandwich named after him for a time), Michael Dean Perry was a defensive beast who, with the Browns, led a strong defense. MDP would go to five Pro Bowls as a Brown (his sixth coming with Denver), and he was a First Team All-Pro and Second Team All-Pro…
Isiah Robertson was the 10th overall pick from Southern University in 1971, and it didn't take long for him to prove to the Los Angeles Rams that he was the right choice, as he would go on to win the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year. The Linebacker would go on to be one of the best defensive players the…
Andy Russell debuted for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1963, and he had to sit out his next two seasons due to ROTC commitments. He returned to the Steelers in 1967, and in 1968 he earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 1970. He would become a perennial Pro Bowl Selection from that year until 1975, and the Linebacker was an…
Aqib Talib was the 20th Overall Pick in 2008, but the former Kansas Jayhawk struggled early to live up to expectations. Winning the starting job at Left Cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in his sophomore year, Talib did well, but it was not until 2012, when he was traded to the New England Patriots, that his star began to rise.…
The hard-luck Cincinnati Bengals have yet to win a Super Bowl, but it was Boomer Esiason who brought them closer than anyone else had when they lost to the San Francisco 49ers on a last-minute drive in Super Bowl XXIII. Fortunately for Esiason, his career did not need a Super Bowl Ring to be considered great. Replacing the productive Ken…
One of the most respected men in Professional Football, the excellent blocker and cerebral Matt Birk earned six Pro Bowl selections, the Ed Block Courage Award in 2006, and the prestigious Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2011. The year after receiving that award at the Super Bowl, he won the brass ring in his final season with the…
Steve Tasker may have been listed as a Wide Receiver, but with only 51 career receptions, it is hard to think of him as a successful wideout. Tasker did, however, make the Pro Bowl, but it was not because of his offensive capabilities but because of his prowess on the Special Teams. Tasker was probably the first player in NFL…
Jessie Tuggle went undrafted out of Valdosta State, but the home-state Atlanta Falcons signed him, and he went on to a 209 Game career, all in the Peach State. Tuggle was at Inside Linebacker for years before moving to Middle Linebacker, but regardless of where he was in the interior, few NFL players could tackle more efficiently than he could. …
When Tiki Barber retired, many questioned the decision. Many thought he still had a lot to give on the field, despite the golden path he was given in broadcasting. The critics may have been proven right as the New York Giants won the Super Bowl the year after he left, and he was chastised for criticizing his former players. It…
A Cleveland Browns member for his entire career, Gary Collins was the 4th Overall pick in 1962, and as a rookie, the Wide Receiver wasn't targeted much but served as the team's Punter, a role he held for six seasons. In his sophomore season, he integrated into the Browns’ offense and finished atop the leaderboard in Touchdown Receptions with 13. …
