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1 - 55 of 55 famous, important and notable NFL players ranked by their popularity on On This Day.
- 1. Tom Brady
- 2. O.J. Simpson
- 3. Jim Brown
- 4. Joe Montana
- 5. Patrick Mahomes
- 6. Lamar Jackson
- 7. Walter Payton
- 8. Jerry Rice
- 9. Deion Sanders
- 10. Dan Marino
- 11. John Elway
- 12. Peyton Manning
- 13. Bronko Nagurski
- 14. Joe Namath
- 15. Aaron Rodgers
- 16. Johnny Unitas
- 17. Colin Kaepernick
- 18. Bo Jackson
- 19. Lawrence Taylor
- 20. Gale Sayers
- 21. Red Grange
- 22. Tom Harmon
- 23. Mel Hein
- 24. Ray Lewis
- 25. Joe Burrow
- 26. Eric Dickerson
- 27. Steve Young
- 28. Ollie Matson
- 29. Emmitt Smith
- 30. Drew Brees
- 31. Eli Manning
- 32. Fran Tarkenton
- 33. George Blanda
- 34. Ben Roethlisberger
- 35. Russell Wilson
- 36. Ernie Davis
- 37. Richard Sherman
- 38. Ray Nitschke
- 39. Michael Strahan
- 40. Sammy Baugh
- 41. Tom Brookshier
- 42. Randy Moss
- 43. Doug Flutie
- 44. Marshawn Lynch
- 45. Otto Graham
- 46. Derrick Henry
- 47. J. J. Watt
- 48. Matthew Stafford
- 49. Don Hutson
- 50. Billy Cannon
- 51. Nick Foles
- 52. Reggie White
- 53. Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
- 54. Terrell Owens
- 55. Brett Favre