The Best NFL players
by horton_trent | created - 08 Jun 2014 | updated - 09 Jun 2014 | PublicThe top 25 of yesterday and today
1. Jerry Rice
Actor | The Game
Hall of Fame wide receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion Jerry Rice is widely regarded as the best wide receiver to ever play in the National Football League, and arguably the greatest player of all time. During his 15-year career with the San Francisco 49ers, Rice won three Super Bowls (Super...
2. Deion Sanders
Soundtrack | Street Fighter
Deion Sanders is an American former professional football and baseball player who is a sports analyst.
He played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, The Washington Redskins, and the Baltimore Ravens. He had a part-time ...
3. Barry Sanders
Actor | Undeclared
Barry Sanders was born on July 16, 1968 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He is an actor, known for Undeclared (2005), Touchback (2011) and The NFL on CBS (1956). He was previously married to Lauren Campbell.
4. Walter Payton
Self | Saturday Night Live
Walter Payton, nicknamed "Sweetness, " is 2nd on the NFL's All time rushing list. His playing career lasted from 1975 to 1987. In those years, he amassed 16,026 rushing yards. He made a few appearances on television (as a guest star), but he was known as a profoundly personal man.
5. Joe Montana
Actor | Joe Montana's NFL Football
Considered by many experts to be the greatest quarterback in the history of NFL football, Montana was recruited by the San Francisco 49ers from Notre Dame in 1979 after leading the "Fighting Irish" to a Cotton Bowl victory in 1978. "Joe Cool," as he was known for his ice cool disposition in the ...
6. Brett Favre
Actor | There's Something About Mary
Until the start of the 2008 Season, Brett Favre was the Green Bay Packers' starting Quarterback since joining the team in 1992. He joins Joe Montana in being the only players to win back-to-back MVP awards. Favre led the Packers to three consecutive playoff appearances (for the first time since the...
7. Aaron Rodgers
Actor | The Office
Aaron Rodgers was born on December 2, 1983 in Chico, California, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Office (2005), Work Horses and Key and Peele (2012).
8. Bruce Smith
Sound_department | The Love Boat
Bruce Smith is known for The Love Boat (1977), 'night, Mother (1986) and Matlock (1986).
9. Randy Moss
Producer | NFL Turning Point
Randy Moss was born on February 13, 1977 in Rand, West Virginia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for NFL Turning Point (2011), Arli$$ (1996) and Sunday NFL Countdown (1985).
12. Emmitt Smith
Actor | Little Giants
Emmitt Smith was born on May 15, 1969 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Little Giants (1994), How I Met Your Mother (2005) and CSI: Cyber (2015). He has been married to Pat Smith since April 22, 2000. They have three children.
13. Cris Carter
Actor | Who Killed Jimmy Gumdrops
Cris Carter was born on November 25, 1965 in Troy, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Who Killed Jimmy Gumdrops, Ballers (2015) and Living Single (1993). He has been married to Melanie Morgan since February 24, 1990. They have two children.
14. Shannon Sharpe
Actor | High Flying Bird
Shannon Goad Sharpe was born on June 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Skip and Shannon: Undisputed (2016), NFL Monday Night Football (1970) and The NFL on CBS (1956). After fourteen seasons in the National Football League, Sharpe became an analyst for CBS. ...
15. Sterling Sharpe
Self | The NFL on NBC
Sterling Sharpe was born on April 6, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
16. Don Majkowski
Self | NFL Monday Night Football
17. Andre Reed
Actor | MacGyver
Andre Reed was born on January 29, 1964 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for MacGyver (2016), Hawaii Five-0 (2010) and Magnum P.I. (2018).
18. Warren Moon
Actor | Jerry Maguire
Warren Moon was born on November 18, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Jerry Maguire (1996), Any Given Sunday (1999) and Warriors of Virtue (1997). He has been married to Mandy Ritter since 2005. They have one child. He was previously married to Felicia ...
19. John Elway
Actor | Resurrecting the Champ
John Elway was born on June 28, 1960 in Port Angeles, Washington, USA. He is an actor, known for Resurrecting the Champ (2007), Las Vegas (2003) and John Elway's Team Quarterback (1988). He has been married to Paige Lurae Green since August 29, 2009. He was previously married to Janet Elway.
20. Roger Craig
Actor | Necessary Roughness
Roger Craig was born on July 10, 1960 in Davenport, Iowa, USA. He is an actor, known for Necessary Roughness (1991), Naked Obsession (1990) and Dream for an Insomniac (1996). He has been married to Vernessia Burrage since May 7, 1983. They have five children.
21. Fran Tarkenton
Actor | Hill Street Blues
Fran Tarkenton was born on February 3, 1940 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He is an actor, known for Hill Street Blues (1981), 1st & Ten (1984) and Saturday Night Live (1975). He is married to Linda. They have one child. He was previously married to Anna Elaine Merrell.
22. Keyshawn Johnson
Producer | 30 for 30
Keyshawn Johnson was born on July 22, 1972 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for 30 for 30 (2009), Keyshawn, JWill and Zubin (2020) and Coach (1989). He has been married to Jennifer Conrad since August 24, 2014. They have two children. He was previously married to ...
23. Ochocinco
24. Reggie White
Self | Spirit of the Game
25. Peyton Manning
Actor | Ferdinand
Peyton Manning was born on March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Ferdinand (2017), King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch (2023) and Chad Powers. He has been married to Ashley Thompson since March 17, 2001. They have two children.
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