Sanders and the Cowboys defeated the Steelers in that year's Super Bowl. A member of the NFL's 75th Anniversary Team, Woodson rebounded from a serious knee injury in to play eight more seasons while collecting five more Pro Bowl selections and an All-Pro nod in at the age of How great was Mel Blount?
So great that the NFL created the "Mel Blount Rule" in which prohibited a defensive back's contact with a receiver. Blount, who retired with 57 career regular season interceptions, picked off three passes in Super Bowl competition that included two interceptions off of Hall of Fame quarterback, Roger Staubach.
Photo: Getty A 12 time Pro Bowler and three time All-Pro, Bailey retired with 52 career interceptions that included a career high of 10 picks in Photo: Getty "Night Train," quite simply, was way ahead of his time. Photo: Getty Arguably the greatest cover cornerback of all-time, less than average tackling skills drop Sanders to third on this list.
He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in While the Arizona Cardinals achieved just one winning season during Aeneas Williams' year tenure in Phoenix, he managed to stand out as one of the best cornerbacks of his time. An eight-time Pro Bowler, he intercepted six passes as a rookie and led the league in interceptions 9 the following season.
In the playoffs, Williams picked off a pair of Troy Aikman passes in a win over Dallas and pulled down a pass intended for Minnesota Vikings receiver Randy Moss in the Cardinals' 41—21 loss in the Divisional Round. Considered one of the greatest shutdown corners in NFL history, Williams also tied an NFL record in , when he returned a fumble yards for a touchdown in a game against Washington. He switched to free safety upon joining the Rams in and retired with 55 interceptions, nine touchdowns, five forced fumbles, and tackles.
One of the most versatile cornerbacks of his era, Darrell Green helped Washington's franchise collect two Super Bowl titles in a four-year span. A seven-time Pro Bowler, Green was not only incredibly fast a trait he attributed to eating Tootsie Rolls , but also durable. Throughout 20 seasons in Washington, he missed just 25 games, while he amassed 54 interceptions, which he returned for yards and six scores, and tallied two interceptions returned for touchdowns in the postseason. He also holds the record for most consecutive seasons with an interception 19 and the most games played by a defensive player The longtime cornerback for the Oakland Raiders earned NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in , after he posted five interceptions for return yards, one defensive touchdown, two forced fumbles, and 64 tackles.
In , he led the league in interceptions 9 and defensive touchdowns 3 , which earned him NFL Defensive Player of the Year. One of Woodson's most famous games came against Brady in the AFC Divisional Round, in which Woodson seemingly sealed a victory with a strip-sack of Brady late in the fourth quarter.
However, the ruling was overturned via the infamous "Tuck Rule. In , he retired with an NFL record 13 defensive touchdowns tied with Rod Woodson and Darren Sharper , 65 interceptions fifth most in history , 20 sacks, passes deflected, and 1, total tackles. As a rookie, the vicious tackler set the single-season record for interceptions, with 14 across 12 games — a mark that will likely never be surpassed, even with today's game schedule.
Great cornerbacks are fast, agile, and tough, and they quickly learn from their mistakes. Mahomes is the clear-cut top fantasy quarterback heading into He tied for the lead in fantasy points per game FPPG among QBs with at least six games last year, and the Chiefs executed a full rebuild of their offensive line after an abysmal outing in Super Bowl LV. Gibson attended Decatur Central High School, where he lettered in football and track.
He holds the record for heaviest NFL player ever, at lbs, weighing over lbs in high school. George Foreman has been named the hardest-hitting heavyweight of all time ahead of fellow boxing legend Mike Tyson.
With Halloween just around the corner, we decided to rank the five scariest players in NFL history. At 6 ft 3 in height and weighing pounds, Allen is regarded as one of the physically strongest men to have ever played in the NFL, having recorded an official bench press of lb kg and a squat of lb kg.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Athletes need to be role models. We need to present an image to people who want to do the right thing. Devoted to family, community, church. To live honorable lives with ethics, integrity, with grace. In Hebrews 11 and 12, they called them great men of faith. They went through many trials. Samson, even Moses, tried to get away from what God wanted them to do.
They doubted. Jonah, he wandered. God taught them. Gave them the lessons to wait, to be patient, to learn, and their time would come. And that is what has happened to me after I retired from football. I was carrying a lot of baggage. I just wandered. Go back to the Super Bowl after awhile away. Go back home after awhile away. Go back to religion after awhile away. And now, back to the NFL after awhile away. I feel now that I am ready.
And now here I am. Happy Birthday to the legendary Dick LeBeau! TitanUp pic. So actually feel standing here today that I never reached that level, I never reached as good a football player as I could be, but thanks to God and inner talent I was able to present a picture to those individuals who were voting for the Hall of Fame and my longevity and the level of game that I played from my rookie season to my last.
So that I could pick up keys that would allow me to release my decoy pattern a step before I might have. By doing that, I was able to get to distance part of the field that normally I would not have.
The dedication to the craft was real! That right there should be motivation to keep going no matter what profession you find yourself in. To be adaptable and also find ways to work on the craft and get the job done efficiently to be one of the best at the position. HTTR pic. Twenty years in the league, 54 interceptions, seven Pro Bowls per the Pro Football Hall of Fame , Darrell Green is quite simply one of the best cornerbacks to ever play the game.
And for Green, the game is bigger than just football. Jesus saved my soul, gave me a different perspective on life. He showed me I could be a man and walk right, the things my son talked about. I can have integrity.
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