Today:
Lamar Jackson – QB – Ravens
- College: Louisville
- Heisman Trophy winner
- NFL records: Career rushing yards by a QB
Travis Kelce – TE – Cheifs
- 3x Super Bowl Champion
- College: Cincinnati
- NFL records: Career postseason receptions, Seasons with 1000+ receiving yards by a TE, Receiving yards in a season by a TE and multiple others
- Has a brother who played for the Eagles (recently retired)- they have a famous podcast together
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Patrick Mahomes – QB – Chiefs
- 3x Super Bowl Champion
- NFL records: Career passing yards per game, Passing TDs in a single season, Total yards by a QB in a season
- College: Texas Tech
Von Miller – LB – Bills
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- 2x Super Bowl Champion
- Previous Teams: Broncos, Rams
- College: Texas A&M
Aaron Rodgers – QB – Jets
- Super Bowl Champion
- NFL records to his name: Lowest interception % (0.3% in 2018), Single season passing rating (122.5), Career Passing rating (102.6)
- Previous teams: Packers
- Famous wife: Olivia Munn
- College: Cal
Russell Wilson – QB – Steelers
- Super Bowl Champion
- Previous Teams: Seahawks, Broncos
- Famous Wife: Ciara
- College: NC State and Wisconsin
Back in the Day:
Tom Brady – QB – Buccaneers
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- 7x Super Bowl Champion
- Famous Wife: Gisele Bundchen
- Previous Teams: Patriots
- College: Michigan
Dez Bryant – WR – Ravens (2020 but technically hasn’t announced his retirement)
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- Previous Teams: Cowboys, Saints
- College: Oklahoma St
John Elway – QB – Broncos
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- 2x Super Bowl Champion
- College: Stanford
Brett Favre – QB – various but known mostly for his time with the Packers
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- Super Bowl Champion
- College: Southern Miss
Doug Flutie – QB – various
- Heisman trophy winner
- Mostly known for this pass
- College: Notre Dame
Rob Gronkowski – TE – Buccaneers (TBD but he’s said he has retired…)
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- 4x Super Bowl Champion
- Previous Teams: Patriots
- College: Arizona
Payton Manning – QB – Broncos / Colts
- 2x Super Bowl Champion
- College: Tennessee
Dan Marino – QB – Dolphins
- College: Pitt
- #GFHint: Most people think Dan Marino has won the Super Bowl but he has not! He has played in the Super Bowl against Joe Montana
Joe Montana – QB – 49ers
- 4x Super Bowl Champion
- College: Boston College
Cam Newton – QB – Panthers (Free agent for now)
- Previous Teams: Panthers, Patriots
- College: Auburn
Adrian Peterson – RB – Seahawks
- 1st NFL player to score a rushing TD with 6 different teams
- Most rushing yards in a game (296)
- Previous Teams: Vikings, Saints, Cardinals, Redskins, Lions, Titans,
- College: Oklahoma
Tony Romo – QB – Cowboys
- Now you will see him calling games as an announcer
- College: Eastern Illinois
Ben Roethlisberger (pronounced: Roth-es-burger) – QB – Steelers
- 2x Super Bowl Champion
- College: Miami (OH)
Johnny Unitas (pronounced: U-night-tis) – QB – Colts (Baltimore)
- Super Bowl Champion
- College: Louisville
JJ Watt – DE – Cardinals
- Previous Teams: Texans
- Famous Wife: Kealia Ohai Watt (professional soccer player)
- College: Wisconsin
Other:
Roger Goodell – Commissioner of the NFL
Jerry Jones – owner of the Dallas Cowboys since 1989
- He is one of the most outspoken owners so you will hear his name on ESPN
Vince Lombardi – coach of the Packers from 1959 – 1967
- 1913 – 1970
- Hall of Fame
- 2x Super Bowl Champion
- He won the first 2 Super Bowls as a head coach for the Packers giving the Super Bowl trophy its name today.
- He is considered one of the best football coaches of all time, if not the best. He was known for legendary quotes. Some of my person favorites:
- “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.”
- “Winners never quit and quitters never win.”
- “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”
- “If you don’t think you’re a winner, you don’t belong here.”
