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The 16th Overall Pick in the 2000 Draft, Julian Peterson carved out a good career in the National Football League. Winning the Left Outside Linebacker job midway through his rookie year with the San Francisco 49ers, Peterson would go to the Pro Bowl in 2002 and 2003, the last season seeing him earn First Team All-Pro accolades. He would later…
Rich Saul did not accomplish that much in the first half of his career, where he bounced around the Rams O-Line for the first five years, but there was definite value in the former Michigan State Spartan. Saul would be named the starting Center in 1975, and from 1976 to 1981, he would be named to the Pro Bowl and…
A First Round Pick from Washington State in 1984, Keith Millard made the team that drafted him (Minnesota) wait a year, as he went into the USFL for one season with the Jacksonville Bulls.
One of the better Guards of the early days of football, Swede Youngstrom, was the stabilizing force behind the Buffalo All-American/Bisons teams that twice came within a game of the NFL Championship. Twice a First Team All-Pro (1923 & 1924), the expert Lineman was one of the best at his side of the ball, and while it was not recorded…
A first round pick out if the University of Alabama-Birmingham, Roddy White lived up to expectations in a career that was only spent with the Atlanta Falcons. The go-to option for Atlanta for years, White had a six-year run (2007-12) where he never fell below 1,100 Receiving Yards per season and would have a pair of 1,300 Yard seasons peaking…
It took a long time before Rich Gannon really had his chance in the NFL and/or found his groove, but once he did, he had a stretch where he was amongst the best Quarterbacks in the National Football League.
Playing his college ball at Marquette, George Andrie played his entire 11-year career with the Dallas Cowboys.
It is hard to consider someone underrated when you were a member of the only undefeated team in NFL history and were in your prime when you earned your two Super Bowl Rings, but this is what we have in Bill Stanfill.
Derrick Johnson played all but his last season of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs and the former 1stRound Pick from Texas would slowly work his way to the upper echelon of NFL Linebackers and he would be named to four Pro Bowls out of five from 2011 to 2015. Johnson, who was also named a First Team All-Pro in…
While Larry Morris never made a Pro Bowl, nor a First Team All-Pro, he was chosen for the 1960s All-Decade Team. This is a testament to Morris’ consistency as he was highly regarded in his craft as an NFL Linebacker. He would be a dependable presence in the Bears’ Defense that would win the 1963 NFL Championship.
A member of the Los Angeles Rams for his entire 11-year career, Larry Brooks started at Defensive Tackle for the first ten of his seasons. Brooks would settle in as an elite player going to five straight Pro Bowls (1976 & 1980) and was a First Team All-Pro in 1979. He was a large part of the Rams' success in…
Behind the depth chart to Brent Jones, Wesley Walls did not see a lot of action with the San Francisco 49ers, although he did win a Super Bowl with them (XXIV) and caught a pass in the big game. Walls was injured through 1992 and 1993, and he would sign with the New Orleans Saints as a Free Agent, where…
A 2nd Round Pick from Clemson, Levon Kirkland became a starter in his second season in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1993). Kirkland worked as an Inside Linebacker and would have seven seasons (six with Pittsburgh and one with Seattle), where he had over 100 Combined Tackles. He would later go to the Pro Bowl in both 1996 and…
Drafted in the 3rd Round from Jackson State in 1973, Gray would join a not so good New England Patriots team. Gray won a starting job as a rookie and became a fixture at Left Tackle, where he showed steady improvement annually, much like the Pats themselves. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 1976 and again in 1978,…
Out of the University of Nebraska, Glenn Presnell first played for the semi-pro Ironton Yanks in 1929. The Yanks were not part of the NFL but would have games against NFL teams where they would sometimes emerge as the victor. Presnell would sing with the NFL's Portsmouth Spartans, where he would be a bona fide triple threat in terms of…