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line-height: 1.2em;"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: initial;">Derrick Thomas</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Derrick_Thomas_Chiefs_portrait_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="refer to caption" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c2/Derrick_Thomas_Chiefs_portrait_photo.jpg/200px-Derrick_Thomas_Chiefs_portrait_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="287" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/Derrick_Thomas_Chiefs_portrait_photo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="263" data-file-height="378" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Thomas with the Kansas City Chiefs</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 58</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1967-01-01</span>)</span>January 1, 1967<br /><a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, Florida, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Died:</th><td class="infobox-data">February 8, 2000<span style="display:none">(2000-02-08)</span> (aged 33)<br />Miami, Florida, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">255 lb (116 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_Miami_Senior_High_School" title="South Miami Senior High School">South Miami</a> <br /> (Miami, Florida)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama</a> (1985–1988)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_draft" title="1989 NFL draft">1989</a> / round: 1 / pick: 4</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> (<a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a>–<a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_season" title="1999 NFL season">1999</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Defensive_Rookie_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year">NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Man_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Man of the Year">NFL Man of the Year</a> (1993)</li> <li>2× First-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> (<a href="/wiki/1990_All-Pro_Team" title="1990 All-Pro Team">1990</a>, <a href="/wiki/1991_All-Pro_Team" title="1991 All-Pro Team">1991</a>)</li> <li>3× Second-team All-Pro (<a href="/wiki/1993_All-Pro_Team" title="1993 All-Pro Team">1993</a>, <a href="/wiki/1994_All-Pro_Team" title="1994 All-Pro Team">1994</a>, <a href="/wiki/1996_All-Pro_Team" title="1996 All-Pro Team">1996</a>)</li> <li>9× <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/1990_Pro_Bowl" title="1990 Pro Bowl">1989</a>–<a href="/wiki/1998_Pro_Bowl" title="1998 Pro Bowl">1997</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Football_League_annual_sacks_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Football League annual sacks leaders">NFL sacks leader</a> (1990)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Football_League_annual_forced_fumbles_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Football League annual forced fumbles leaders">NFL forced fumbles leader</a> (1990, 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_1990s_All-Decade_Team" title="NFL 1990s All-Decade Team">NFL 1990s All-Decade Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PFWA_All-Rookie_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="PFWA All-Rookie Team">PFWA All-Rookie Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/PFWA_All-Rookie_Team#1989" class="mw-redirect" title="PFWA All-Rookie Team">1989</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFLPA_Alan_Page_Community_Award" title="NFLPA Alan Page Community Award">"Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame">Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs#Retired_numbers" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs No. 58</a> retired</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butkus_Award" title="Butkus Award">Butkus Award</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_unanimous_All-Americans_in_college_football" title="List of unanimous All-Americans in college football">Unanimous All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/1988_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1988 College Football All-America Team">1988</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SEC_Male_Athlete_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="SEC Male Athlete of the Year">SEC Male Athlete of the Year</a> (1989)</li> <li>2× First-team <a href="/wiki/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams" title="List of All-SEC football teams">All-SEC</a> (<a href="/wiki/1987_All-SEC_football_team" title="1987 All-SEC football team">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1988_All-SEC_football_team" title="1988 All-SEC football team">1988</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>NFL record</dt></dl> <ul><li>Most sacks in a game: 7</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Total <a href="/wiki/Tackle_(football_move)#Gridiron_football" title="Tackle (football move)">tackles</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">641</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">Sacks</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">126.5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_score)" title="Safety (gridiron football score)">Safeties</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Forced <a href="/wiki/Fumble" title="Fumble">fumbles</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">41</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Fumble recoveries:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">19</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">Interceptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Defensive <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdowns</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomDe01.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="pane notheme mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #ffbb00;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.profootballhof.com/players/derrick-thomas">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="pane notheme mw-no-invert" style="background-color: #ffbb00;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2369">College Football Hall of Fame</a></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Derrick Vincent Thomas</b> (January 1, 1967 – February 8, 2000), nicknamed "<b>D. T.</b>", was an American professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). Considered one of the greatest <a href="/wiki/Pass_rush" title="Pass rush">pass rushers</a> of all time,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he played 11 seasons with the Chiefs until his death in 2000. Thomas played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football" title="Alabama Crimson Tide football">Alabama Crimson Tide</a>, where he won the <a href="/wiki/Butkus_Award" title="Butkus Award">Butkus Award</a>, and was selected fourth overall by Kansas City in the <a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_draft" title="1989 NFL draft">1989 NFL draft</a>. During his career, he received nine <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> and two first-team <a href="/wiki/All-Pro" title="All-Pro">All-Pro</a> selections, and set the single-game sacks record. </p><p>After the Chiefs' 1999 season, Thomas was rendered <a href="/wiki/Paraplegia" title="Paraplegia">paraplegic</a> by a car crash and died two weeks later from a <a href="/wiki/Pulmonary_embolism" title="Pulmonary embolism">pulmonary embolism</a>. He was posthumously inducted to the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> in 2009 and the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> in 2014. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Derrick_Thomas&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a>, Thomas was raised by his mother Edith Morgan.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His father, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/Captain_(U.S._Air_Force)" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain (U.S. Air Force)">Captain</a> and <a href="/wiki/B-52" class="mw-redirect" title="B-52">B-52</a> pilot Robert James Thomas, died during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Linebacker_II" title="Operation Linebacker II">a mission</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> when Derrick was five years old.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thomas played his high school football at <a href="/wiki/South_Miami_Senior_High_School" title="South Miami Senior High School">South Miami Senior High School</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Derrick_Thomas&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alongside <a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Bennett" title="Cornelius Bennett">Cornelius Bennett</a> and later <a href="/wiki/Keith_McCants" title="Keith McCants">Keith McCants</a> at <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Alabama Crimson Tide Football">Alabama</a>, Thomas spearheaded one of the best defensive lines in college football and smashed many Crimson Tide defensive records, including sacks in a single season. He was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Butkus_Award" title="Butkus Award">Butkus Award</a> in 1988. He was also selected as a consensus <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team" title="College Football All-America Team">All-American</a> at the conclusion of the 1988 season, a season which culminated in the Crimson Tide's thrilling 29–28 victory over Army in the <a href="/wiki/1988_Sun_Bowl" title="1988 Sun Bowl">1988 Sun Bowl</a>. In 2000, Thomas was named a Sun Bowl Legend.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was awarded the Sington Soaring Spirit Award by the Lakeshore Foundation. This annual award is named for University of Alabama football legend <a href="/wiki/Fred_Sington" title="Fred Sington">Fred Sington</a>. Thomas was posthumously inducted to the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a> in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Derrick_Thomas&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thomas was selected fourth overall in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_draft" title="1989 NFL draft">1989 NFL draft</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the first selection made by new head coach <a href="/wiki/Marty_Schottenheimer" title="Marty Schottenheimer">Marty Schottenheimer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thomas would record his first career sack in the Chiefs week 2 game against the <a href="/wiki/1989_Los_Angeles_Raiders_season" title="1989 Los Angeles Raiders season">Los Angeles Raiders</a>. That game was also his first multi-sack game as he finished with 2.5 sacks. He would record another 7.5 sacks that season finishing with 10 his rookie year. He was named <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Rookie of the Year Award">AP Defensive Rookie of the Year</a>. He was also named to the Pro Bowl. </p><p>In his second year, Thomas recorded at least a half of a sack in each of the Chiefs first 5 games. In the Chiefs week 10 game against the <a href="/wiki/1990_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="1990 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a>, he broke <a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Fred Dean</a>'s 7-year-old record of sacks in a single game with 7 sacks. The quarterback he sacked in that game, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Krieg" title="Dave Krieg">Dave Krieg</a>, would become his teammate 2 seasons later. However, on the game's final play, Thomas had a clear shot for an eighth sack, but missed it and the Seahawks would throw a game winning touchdown after the missed sack. He would later call that play the one play in his career he wished he could have a second chance at.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He would finish the season with what would prove to be a career high 20 sacks, setting a franchise record that stood until it was broken by <a href="/wiki/Justin_Houston" title="Justin Houston">Justin Houston</a> in 2014. He finished 2nd in defensive player of the year voting and was named 1st team <a href="/wiki/1990_All-Pro_Team" title="1990 All-Pro Team">All-Pro</a>. </p><p>The following season, he would record his first career touchdown on a 23-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the Chiefs week 11 game against the <a href="/wiki/1991_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1991 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a>. </p><p>Thomas would record double digits sacks for each of the first four seasons in his career. In total, 7 of his 11 seasons in the NFL he recorded double digit sack totals. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1999_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1999 Kansas City Chiefs season">Chiefs 1999 season</a>, Thomas recorded a career low for sacks with 7. He would also record his first career interception in the Chiefs week 8 win over the <a href="/wiki/1999_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1999 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a>. He would record the final sack of his career in the Chiefs week 15 against the <a href="/wiki/1999_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1999 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>. In what would be the final game of his career, as he would die 37 days later, the Chiefs played their rival the <a href="/wiki/1999_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1999 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a>. With a victory in the game, the Chiefs would qualify for the playoffs. The Chiefs lost in overtime 41–38. He didn't manage to record a sack on his former teammate <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gannon" title="Rich Gannon">Rich Gannon</a>, but he did record 6 total tackles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legacy">Legacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Derrick_Thomas&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thomas was named 1st team All-Pro 2 times and was named to the Pro Bowl 9 times.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is 17th all-time in <a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">sacks</a> and at the time of his death in 2000, he was 9th all-time with 126.5. He remains the Chiefs' all-time leader in sacks, safeties, forced fumbles, and fumble recoveries.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his career, he recorded 1 interception and recovered 19 fumbles, returning them for 161 yards and 4 touchdowns. Thomas said in interviews his favorite quarterback to sack was <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> quarterback <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a>, whom he sacked 26 times. The sack total over Elway is most against any quarterback in Thomas' career and the most any individual player sacked Elway.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was posthumously inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs#Chiefs_Hall_of_Fame" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Chiefs Hall of Fame</a> in 2000, with the Chiefs breaking the tradition of waiting four years after the end of the player's career. In 2009, he was posthumously inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that same year, the Chiefs retired the number 58 in honor of him. Following his death until it was officially retired, the Chiefs did not reissue the number.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Chiefs also named their <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Derrick Thomas Award">player of the year award</a> in Thomas' honor, an award he won twice himself prior to the award being named in his honor. He is the only <a href="/wiki/List_of_American_football_players_who_died_during_their_careers" class="mw-redirect" title="List of American football players who died during their careers">NFL player to die during their career</a> that was later inducted to the Hall of Fame. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_career_statistics">NFL career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Derrick_Thomas&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: NFL career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Legend </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"> </td> <td>Led the league </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Bold</b> </td> <td>Career high </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Derrick_Thomas&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Team </th> <th colspan="2">Games </th> <th colspan="5">Tackles </th> <th colspan="5">Fumbles </th></tr> <tr> <th>GP</th> <th>GS</th> <th>Cmb</th> <th>Solo</th> <th>Ast</th> <th>Sck</th> <th>Sfty</th> <th>FF</th> <th>FR</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Blk </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1989_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1989 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>75</td> <td>56</td> <td><b>19</b></td> <td>10.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1990_NFL_season" title="1990 NFL season">1990</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1990_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1990 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>63</td> <td>47</td> <td>16</td> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"><b>20.0</b></td> <td>0</td> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;">6</td> <td>2</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_season" title="1991 NFL season">1991</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1991_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1991 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>15</td> <td><b>79</b></td> <td>60</td> <td><b>19</b></td> <td>13.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>4</b></td> <td>23</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1992_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1992 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>67</td> <td>54</td> <td>13</td> <td>14.5</td> <td>0</td> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"><b>8</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1993_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1993 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>15</td> <td>43</td> <td>32</td> <td>11</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>86</b></td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1994_NFL_season" title="1994 NFL season">1994</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1994_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1994 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>15</td> <td>71</td> <td><b>67</b></td> <td>4</td> <td>11.0</td> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"><b>1</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1995_NFL_season" title="1995 NFL season">1995</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1995_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1995 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>53</td> <td>48</td> <td>5</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1996_NFL_season" title="1996 NFL season">1996</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1996_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1996 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>14</td> <td>55</td> <td>49</td> <td>6</td> <td>13.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1997_NFL_season" title="1997 NFL season">1997</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1997_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1997 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>12</td> <td>10</td> <td>34</td> <td>30</td> <td>4</td> <td>9.5</td> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"><b>1</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_season" title="1998 NFL season">1998</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1998_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1998 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>15</td> <td>10</td> <td>42</td> <td>35</td> <td>7</td> <td>12.0</td> <td style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"><b>1</b></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>27</td> <td><b>1</b></td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_season" title="1999 NFL season">1999</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/1999_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1999 Kansas City Chiefs season">KC</a> </th> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>60</td> <td>54</td> <td>6</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Career</th> <th>169</th> <th>157</th> <th>642</th> <th>532</th> <th>110</th> <th>126.5</th> <th>3</th> <th>41</th> <th>19</th> <th>161</th> <th>4</th> <th>1 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Derrick_Thomas&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 23, 2000, Thomas's SUV went off <a href="/wiki/Interstate_435" title="Interstate 435">Interstate 435</a> in <a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Missouri" title="Clay County, Missouri">Clay County</a> as he and two passengers were driving to <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_International_Airport" title="Kansas City International Airport">Kansas City International Airport</a> during a <a href="/wiki/Snowstorm" class="mw-redirect" title="Snowstorm">snowstorm</a> for a flight to <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a> to watch the <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NFL_playoffs#NFC:_St._Louis_Rams_11,_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_6" title="1999–2000 NFL playoffs">NFC Championship Game</a> between the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_St._Louis_Rams" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>. Police reports indicated that Thomas, who was driving, was speeding at approximately 70 mph even though snow and ice were rapidly accumulating on the roadway.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thomas and one of the passengers were not wearing seat belts and both were thrown from the car; the passenger, Michael Tellis, was killed instantly. The second passenger, who was wearing his safety belt, walked away from the scene uninjured. Thomas was left paralyzed from the chest down. By early February, Thomas was being treated at Miami's <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Memorial_Hospital" title="Jackson Memorial Hospital">Jackson Memorial Hospital</a>. The morning of February 8, 2000, while being transferred from his hospital bed to a wheelchair on his way to therapy, Thomas told his mother he was not feeling well. His eyes then rolled back, recalled Frank Eismont, an orthopedic surgeon at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Eismont said Thomas went into cardiorespiratory arrest and died as a result of a <a href="/wiki/Pulmonary_embolism" title="Pulmonary embolism">pulmonary embolism</a>, a massive blood clot that developed in his legs and traveled to his <a href="/wiki/Lungs" class="mw-redirect" title="Lungs">lungs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Months later, Thomas's family sued <a href="/wiki/General_Motors" title="General Motors">General Motors</a> for $73 million in damages stemming from the accident. In 2004, a jury ruled that the family was not entitled to any money.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charity_work">Charity work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Derrick_Thomas&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Charity work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1990, Thomas founded the Derrick Thomas Third and Long Foundation. The foundation's mission is to "sack illiteracy" and change the lives of 9- to 13-year-old urban children facing challenging and life-threatening situations in the Kansas City area.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas_Academy" title="Derrick Thomas Academy">Derrick Thomas Academy</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Charter_school" title="Charter school">charter school</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, Missouri</a>, opened in September 2001. 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Thomas</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2369">Derrick Thomas</a> at the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">College Football Hall of Fame</a></li> <li>Career statistics from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfl.com/players/Derrick-Thomas">NFL.com</a> · <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/98">ESPN</a> · <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomDe01.htm">Pro Football Reference</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8540/derrick-vincent-thomas">Derrick Thomas on</a> <a href="/wiki/Find_A_Grave" class="mw-redirect" title="Find A Grave">Find A Grave</a></li></ul> <div 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Howard">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Hardy_(linebacker)" title="Kevin Hardy (linebacker)">Hardy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Russell" title="Matt Russell">Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Katzenmoyer" title="Andy Katzenmoyer">Katzenmoyer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Claiborne" title="Chris Claiborne">Claiborne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/LaVar_Arrington" title="LaVar Arrington">Arrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Morgan" title="Dan Morgan">Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Calmus" title="Rocky Calmus">Calmus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/E._J._Henderson" title="E. J. Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Lehman" title="Teddy Lehman">Lehman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Johnson" title="Derrick Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Posluszny" title="Paul Posluszny">Posluszny</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">Willis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/James_Laurinaitis" title="James Laurinaitis">Laurinaitis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Curry_(American_football)" title="Aaron Curry (American football)">Curry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Rolando_McClain" title="Rolando McClain">McClain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Von_Miller" title="Von Miller">Miller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Kuechly" title="Luke Kuechly">Kuechly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Manti_Te%27o" title="Manti Te'o">Te'o</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/C._J._Mosley_(linebacker)" title="C. J. Mosley (linebacker)">Mosley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Kendricks" title="Eric Kendricks">Kendricks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Jaylon_Smith" title="Jaylon Smith">J. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Reuben_Foster" title="Reuben Foster">Foster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Roquan_Smith" title="Roquan Smith">R. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Devin_White" title="Devin White">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Simmons" title="Isaiah Simmons">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Owusu-Koramoah" title="Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah">Owusu-Koramoah</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Nakobe_Dean" title="Nakobe Dean">Dean</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Campbell_(American_football)" title="Jack Campbell (American football)">Campbell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Payton_Wilson" title="Payton Wilson">Wilson</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Southeastern_Conference_(SEC)_Athlete_of_the_Year" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#004B8D;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFD046, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFD046;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Southeastern_Conference_Athlete_of_the_Year_navbox" title="Template:Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year navbox"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:white">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Southeastern_Conference_Athlete_of_the_Year_navbox" title="Template talk:Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year navbox"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:white">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Southeastern_Conference_Athlete_of_the_Year_navbox" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year navbox"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:white">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Southeastern_Conference_(SEC)_Athlete_of_the_Year" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/SEC_Athlete_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="SEC Athlete of the Year"><span style="color:white;">Southeastern Conference (SEC) Athlete of the Year</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#004B8D;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFD046, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFD046;;width:1%">Male</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Glance" title="Harvey Glance">Glance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Seivers" title="Larry Seivers">Seivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Givens" title="Jack Givens">Givens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_King" title="Reggie King">King</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Macy" title="Kyle Macy">Macy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Rowdy_Gaines" title="Rowdy Gaines">Gaines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Belue" title="Buck Belue">Belue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Herschel_Walker" title="Herschel Walker">Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Hoage" title="Terry Hoage">Hoage</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Will_Clark" title="Will Clark">Clark</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Bo_Jackson" title="Bo Jackson">B. Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Bennett" title="Cornelius Bennett">Bennett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Will_Perdue" title="Will Perdue">Perdue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">D. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Alec_Kessler" title="Alec Kessler">Kessler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Mashburn" title="Jamal Mashburn">Mashburn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Corliss_Williamson" title="Corliss Williamson">Williamson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Helton" title="Todd Helton">Helton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Wuerffel" title="Danny Wuerffel">Wuerffel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Wuerffel" title="Danny Wuerffel">Wuerffel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Couch" title="Tim Couch">Couch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Kip_Bouknight" title="Kip Bouknight">Bouknight</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Mat%C3%ADas_Boeker" title="Matías Boeker">Boeker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Davis_(triple_jumper)" title="Walter Davis (triple jumper)">W. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Alistair_Cragg" title="Alistair Cragg">Cragg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Alistair_Cragg" title="Alistair Cragg">Cragg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Lochte" title="Ryan Lochte">Lochte</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Xavier_Carter" title="Xavier Carter">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/David_Price_(baseball)" title="David Price (baseball)">Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tebow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tebow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ingram_II" title="Mark Ingram II">Ingram II</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/John-Patrick_Smith" title="John-Patrick Smith">J. P. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">A. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Manziel" title="Johnny Manziel">Manziel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/A._J._Reed" title="A. J. Reed">Reed</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Benintendi" title="Andrew Benintendi">Benintendi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Jarrion_Lawson" title="Jarrion Lawson">Lawson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Brent_Rooker" title="Brent Rooker">Rooker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Caeleb_Dressel" title="Caeleb Dressel">Dressel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Grant_Holloway" title="Grant Holloway">Holloway</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Burrow" title="Joe Burrow">Burrow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/DeVonta_Smith" title="DeVonta Smith">D. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Bryce_Young" title="Bryce Young">Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Crews" title="Dylan Crews">Crews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Jayden_Daniels" title="Jayden Daniels">Daniels</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#004B8D;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFD046, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFD046;;width:1%">Female</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Caulkins" title="Tracy Caulkins">Caulkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Penney_Hauschild&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Penney Hauschild (page does not exist)">Hauschild</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Gillom" title="Jennifer Gillom">Gillom</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Lillie_Leatherwood" title="Lillie Leatherwood">Leatherwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Dara_Torres" title="Dara Torres">Torres</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bridgette_Gordon" title="Bridgette Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dee_Foster&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dee Foster (page does not exist)">Foster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Daedra_Charles" title="Daedra Charles">Charles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Vicki_Goetze" title="Vicki Goetze">Goetze</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Haislett" title="Nicole Haislett">Haislett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Haislett" title="Nicole Haislett">Haislett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Hansen" title="Jenny Hansen">Hansen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Saudia_Roundtree" title="Saudia Roundtree">Roundtree</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Trinity_Johnson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Trinity Johnson (page does not exist)">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Chamique_Holdsclaw" title="Chamique Holdsclaw">Holdsclaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Chamique_Holdsclaw" title="Chamique Holdsclaw">Holdsclaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Kristy_Kowal" title="Kristy Kowal">Kowal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Amy_Yoder_Begley" title="Amy Yoder Begley">Yoder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andree_Pickens&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andree Pickens (page does not exist)">Pickens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/LaToya_Thomas" title="LaToya Thomas">L. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeana_Rice&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeana Rice (page does not exist)">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Kirsty_Coventry" title="Kirsty Coventry">Coventry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Augustus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Monica_Abbott" title="Monica Abbott">Abbott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Kupets" title="Courtney Kupets">Kupets</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Susan_Jackson_(gymnast)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Susan Jackson (gymnast) (page does not exist)">S. Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Kayla_Hoffman" title="Kayla Hoffman">Hoffman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Brooke_Pancake" title="Brooke Pancake">Pancake</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Allison_Schmitt" title="Allison Schmitt">Schmitt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Hannah_Rogers" title="Hannah Rogers">Rogers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Haeger" title="Lauren Haeger">Haeger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Bridget_Sloan" title="Bridget Sloan">Sloan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Kendell_Williams" title="Kendell Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Fassi" title="María Fassi">Fassi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Tyasha_Harris" title="Tyasha Harris">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Madison_Lilley" title="Madison Lilley">Lilley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Aliyah_Boston" title="Aliyah Boston">Boston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Trinity_Thomas" title="Trinity Thomas">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Parker_Valby" title="Parker Valby">Valby</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1988_College_Football_All-America_Team_consensus_selections" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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href="/wiki/Frank_Stams" title="Frank Stams">Frank Stams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">DL <a href="/wiki/Bill_Hawkins_(American_football)" title="Bill Hawkins (American football)">Bill Hawkins</a></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">LB <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Derrick Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">LB <a href="/wiki/Broderick_Thomas" title="Broderick Thomas">Broderick Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">LB <a href="/wiki/Mike_Stonebreaker" title="Mike Stonebreaker">Mike Stonebreaker</a></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">DB <a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">Deion Sanders</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">DB <a href="/wiki/Donnell_Woolford" title="Donnell Woolford">Donnell Woolford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">DB <a href="/wiki/Louis_Oliver" title="Louis Oliver">Louis Oliver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">DB <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Henley" title="Darryl Henley">Darryl Henley</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">PK <a href="/wiki/Kendall_Trainor" title="Kendall Trainor">Kendall Trainor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">P <a href="/wiki/Keith_English_(punter)" title="Keith English (punter)">Keith English</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1989_NFL_draft_first-round_selections" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th 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Armstrong">Trace Armstrong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Metcalf" title="Eric Metcalf">Eric Metcalf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Lageman" title="Jeff Lageman">Jeff Lageman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Heck" title="Andy Heck">Andy Heck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hart_Lee_Dykes" title="Hart Lee Dykes">Hart Lee Dykes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Wolf_(American_football)" title="Joe Wolf (American football)">Joe Wolf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Williams_(center)" title="Brian Williams (center)">Brian Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Martin_(American_football)" title="Wayne Martin (American football)">Wayne Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Steve Atwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hawkins_(American_football)" title="Bill Hawkins (American football)">Bill Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Rison" title="Andre Rison">Andre Rison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Williams_(offensive_lineman)" title="David 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title="Abner Haynes">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._J._Holub" title="E. J. Holub">Holub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Bull_(American_football)" title="Ronnie Bull (American football)">Bull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Buchanan" title="Buck Buchanan">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Budde" title="Ed Budde">E. Budde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Beathard" title="Pete Beathard">Beathard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">Sayers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Brown_(defensive_lineman)" title="Aaron Brown (defensive lineman)">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Trosch" title="Gene Trosch">Trosch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mo_Moorman" title="Mo Moorman">Moorman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Daney" title="George Daney">Daney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Marsalis" title="Jim Marsalis">Marsalis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Smith_(American_football)" title="Sid Smith (American football)">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmo_Wright" title="Elmo Wright">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Kinney_(American_football)" title="Jeff Kinney (American football)">Kinney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woody_Green" title="Woody Green">W. Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Walters" title="Rod Walters">Walters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Green_(American_football)" title="Gary Green (American football)">G. Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Still" title="Art Still">Still</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Bell_(defensive_lineman)" title="Mike Bell (defensive lineman)">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Fuller_(American_football)" title="Steve Fuller (American football)">Fuller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Budde" title="Brad Budde">B. Budde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Scott_(American_football)" title="Willie Scott (American football)">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Hancock_(American_football)" title="Anthony Hancock (American football)">Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Blackledge" title="Todd Blackledge">Blackledge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Maas" title="Bill Maas">Maas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Alt" title="John Alt">Alt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethan_Horton" title="Ethan Horton">Horton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Jozwiak" title="Brian Jozwiak">Jozwiak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Palmer_(American_football)" title="Paul Palmer (American football)">Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Smith_(American_football)" title="Neil Smith (American football)">Smith</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percy_Snow" title="Percy Snow">Snow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Williams_(American_football)" title="Harvey Williams (American football)">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Carter" title="Dale Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Hill_(running_back)" title="Greg Hill (running back)">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trezelle_Jenkins" title="Trezelle Jenkins">Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Woods" title="Jerome Woods">Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzalez" title="Tony Gonzalez">Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Riley" title="Victor Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Tait_(American_football)" title="John Tait (American football)">Tait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Morris" title="Sylvester Morris">Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Sims" title="Ryan Sims">Sims</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(running_back)" title="Larry Johnson (running back)">L. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Johnson" title="Derrick Johnson">D. 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Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Robertson" title="Isiah Robertson">Robertson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Buchanon" title="Willie Buchanon">Buchanon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Chambers" title="Wally Chambers">Chambers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Brazile" title="Robert Brazile">Brazile</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Haynes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/A._J._Duhe" title="A. J. Duhe">Duhe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Al_Baker" title="Al Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Haslett" title="Jim Haslett">Haslett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Curry" title="Buddy Curry">Curry</a> & <a href="/wiki/Al_Richardson_(linebacker)" title="Al Richardson (linebacker)">A. Richardson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Chip_Banks" title="Chip Banks">Banks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Maxwell_(American_football)" title="Vernon Maxwell (American football)">Maxwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Maas" title="Bill Maas">Maas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Duane_Bickett" title="Duane Bickett">Bickett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Leslie_O%27Neal" title="Leslie O'Neal">O'Neal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Conlan" title="Shane Conlan">Conlan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Erik_McMillan" title="Erik McMillan">McMillan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Carrier_(safety)" title="Mark Carrier (safety)">Carrier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Croel" title="Mike Croel">Croel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Carter" title="Dale Carter">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Dana_Stubblefield" title="Dana Stubblefield">Stubblefield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Bowens" title="Tim Bowens">Bowens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Douglas_(American_football)" title="Hugh Douglas (American football)">Douglas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Simeon_Rice" title="Simeon Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Peter_Boulware" title="Peter Boulware">Boulware</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">Woodson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Jevon_Kearse" title="Jevon Kearse">Kearse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Kendrell_Bell" title="Kendrell Bell">Bell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Peppers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Suggs" title="Terrell Suggs">Suggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Vilma" title="Jonathan Vilma">Vilma</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Shawne_Merriman" title="Shawne Merriman">Merriman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/DeMeco_Ryans" title="DeMeco Ryans">Ryans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">Willis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Jerod_Mayo" title="Jerod Mayo">Mayo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Cushing" title="Brian Cushing">Cushing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Ndamukong_Suh" title="Ndamukong Suh">Suh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Von_Miller" title="Von Miller">Miller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Kuechly" title="Luke Kuechly">Kuechly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Richardson" title="Sheldon Richardson">S. Richardson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Donald" title="Aaron Donald">Donald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Peters" title="Marcus Peters">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Joey_Bosa" title="Joey Bosa">J. Bosa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Marshon_Lattimore" title="Marshon Lattimore">Lattimore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_Leonard" title="Shaquille Leonard">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Bosa" title="Nick Bosa">N. Bosa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Chase_Young" title="Chase Young">Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Micah_Parsons" title="Micah Parsons">Parsons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Sauce_Gardner" title="Sauce Gardner">Gardner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Will_Anderson_Jr." title="Will Anderson Jr.">Anderson Jr.</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Walter_Payton_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Template:Walter Payton Man of the Year Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Walter_Payton_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Template talk:Walter Payton Man of the Year Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Walter_Payton_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Walter Payton Man of the Year Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year_Award" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award">Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/John_Hadl" title="John Hadl">Hadl</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Lanier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">Dawson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/George_Blanda" title="George Blanda">Blanda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Anderson_(quarterback)" title="Ken Anderson (quarterback)">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Greene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Harold_Carmichael" title="Harold Carmichael">Carmichael</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Theismann" title="Joe Theismann">Theismann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Rolf_Benirschke" title="Rolf Benirschke">Benirschke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Marty_Lyons" title="Marty Lyons">Lyons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stephenson" title="Dwight Stephenson">Stephenson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(linebacker)" title="Reggie Williams (linebacker)">R. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Duerson" title="Dave Duerson">Duerson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Largent</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Moon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Muñoz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">Elway</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Seau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Boomer_Esiason" title="Boomer Esiason">Esiason</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Green" title="Darrell Green">Green</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Aikman" title="Troy Aikman">Aikman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Flanigan" title="Jim Flanigan">Flanigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Bettis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Vincent" title="Troy Vincent">Vincent</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Will_Shields" title="Will Shields">Shields</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Warrick_Dunn" title="Warrick Dunn">Dunn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">P. Manning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Brees</a> & <a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Warner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Waters" title="Brian Waters">Waters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Madieu_Williams" title="Madieu Williams">M. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Birk" title="Matt Birk">Birk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Witten" title="Jason Witten">Witten</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Tillman" title="Charles Tillman">Tillman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Davis_Sr." title="Thomas Davis Sr.">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Anquan_Boldin" title="Anquan Boldin">Boldin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Fitzgerald" title="Larry Fitzgerald">Fitzgerald</a> & <a href="/wiki/Eli_Manning" title="Eli Manning">E. Manning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Long" title="Chris Long">Long</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Calais_Campbell" title="Calais Campbell">Campbell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Whitworth" title="Andrew Whitworth">Whitworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Dak_Prescott" title="Dak Prescott">Prescott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Heyward" title="Cameron Heyward">Heyward</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NFLPA_Alan_Page_Community_Award_winners" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NFLPA_Alan_Page_Community_Award" title="Template:NFLPA Alan Page Community Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NFLPA_Alan_Page_Community_Award" title="Template talk:NFLPA Alan Page Community Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NFLPA_Alan_Page_Community_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NFLPA Alan Page Community Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="NFLPA_Alan_Page_Community_Award_winners" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/NFLPA_Alan_Page_Community_Award" title="NFLPA Alan Page Community Award">NFLPA Alan Page Community Award</a> winners</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(defensive_end)" title="Willie Davis (defensive end)">W. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Meador" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Meador">Meador</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">Sayers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Kermit_Alexander" title="Kermit Alexander">Alexander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Ray_May" title="Ray May">May</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Russell_(American_football)" title="Andy Russell (American football)">Russell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">Little</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Bleier" title="Rocky Bleier">Bleier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hart_(American_football)" title="Jim Hart (American football)">Hart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Lyle_Alzado" title="Lyle Alzado">Alzado</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Archie_Manning" title="Archie Manning">A. Manning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Upshaw" title="Gene Upshaw">Upshaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Houston" title="Ken Houston">Houston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Dieken" title="Doug Dieken">Dieken</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Rolf_Benirschke" title="Rolf Benirschke">Benirschke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(linebacker)" title="Reggie Williams (linebacker)">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Nat_Moore" title="Nat Moore">Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/George_Martin_(American_football)" title="George Martin (American football)">Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Deron_Cherry" title="Deron Cherry">Cherry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Newsome" title="Ozzie Newsome">Newsome</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Kenn" title="Mike Kenn">Kenn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">R. White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Lowery" title="Nick Lowery">Lowery</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Kelso" title="Mark Kelso">Kelso</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Brooks_(wide_receiver)" title="Bill Brooks (wide receiver)">Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Zorich" title="Chris Zorich">Zorich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Hardy_Nickerson" title="Hardy Nickerson">Nickerson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Pelfrey" title="Doug Pelfrey">Pelfrey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Michael_McCrary" title="Michael McCrary">McCrary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Brunell" title="Mark Brunell">Brunell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Vincent" title="Troy Vincent">Vincent</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">P. Manning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Steve_McNair" title="Steve McNair">McNair</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">Lynch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Warrick_Dunn" title="Warrick Dunn">Dunn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Dawkins" title="Brian Dawkins">Dawkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Nnamdi_Asomugha" title="Nnamdi Asomugha">Asomugha</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Richardson_(American_football)" title="Tony Richardson (American football)">Richardson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Drew_Brees" title="Drew Brees">Brees</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Batch" title="Charlie Batch">Batch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Anquan_Boldin" title="Anquan Boldin">Boldin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Chad_Greenway" title="Chad Greenway">Greenway</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Davis_Sr." title="Thomas Davis Sr.">T. Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Jenkins" title="Malcolm Jenkins">Jenkins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Long" title="Chris Long">Long</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Whitworth" title="Andrew Whitworth">Whitworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Copeland_(linebacker)" title="Brandon Copeland (linebacker)">Copeland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Hayden_Hurst" title="Hayden Hurst">Hurst</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Rodney_McLeod" title="Rodney McLeod">McLeod</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Damar_Hamlin" title="Damar Hamlin">Hamlin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Calais_Campbell" title="Calais Campbell">Campbell</a></span></li></ul> <p>Previously named the Byron "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award, after Byron "Whizzer" White, the award was renamed in the fall of 2018 in honor of Alan Page. </p> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NFL_annual_sacks_leaders_(Deacon_Jones_Award)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NFL_annual_sacks_leaders" title="Template:NFL annual sacks leaders"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NFL_annual_sacks_leaders" title="Template talk:NFL annual sacks leaders"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NFL_annual_sacks_leaders" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NFL annual sacks leaders"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="NFL_annual_sacks_leaders_(Deacon_Jones_Award)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_annual_sacks_leaders" title="List of NFL annual sacks leaders">NFL annual sacks leaders</a> (<a href="/wiki/Deacon_Jones" title="Deacon Jones">Deacon Jones</a> Award)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Martin_(defensive_end)" title="Doug Martin (defensive end)">Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Gastineau" title="Mark Gastineau">Gastineau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Gastineau" title="Mark Gastineau">Gastineau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Dent</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Doleman" title="Chris Doleman">Doleman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Swilling" title="Pat Swilling">Swilling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Simmons" title="Clyde Simmons">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Neil_Smith_(American_football)" title="Neil Smith (American football)">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Greene" title="Kevin Greene">Greene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Bryce_Paup" title="Bryce Paup">Paup</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Greene" title="Kevin Greene">Greene</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/John_Randle" title="John Randle">Randle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Sinclair_(American_football)" title="Michael Sinclair (American football)">Sinclair</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Carter_(American_football)" title="Kevin Carter (American football)">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/La%27Roi_Glover" title="La'Roi Glover">Glover</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">J. Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Freeney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Burgess" title="Derrick Burgess">Burgess</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Shawne_Merriman" title="Shawne Merriman">Merriman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Allen" title="Jared Allen">Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Ware" title="DeMarcus Ware">Ware</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Dumervil" title="Elvis Dumervil">Dumervil</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Ware" title="DeMarcus Ware">Ware</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Allen" title="Jared Allen">Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mathis" title="Robert Mathis">Mathis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Houston" title="Justin Houston">Houston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Vic_Beasley" title="Vic Beasley">Beasley</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Chandler_Jones" title="Chandler Jones">Jones</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Donald" title="Aaron Donald">Donald</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Shaquil_Barrett" title="Shaquil Barrett">Barrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/T._J._Watt" title="T. J. Watt">T. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/T._J._Watt" title="T. J. Watt">T. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Bosa" title="Nick Bosa">Bosa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/T._J._Watt" title="T. J. Watt">T. Watt</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:transparent; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 #aaa;"><div>Sack totals from 1960 to 1981 are considered unofficial by the NFL. 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J. Watt">J. J. Watt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Jones_(defensive_end)" title="Sean Jones (defensive end)">Sean Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Houston" title="Justin Houston">Justin Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandler_Jones" title="Chandler Jones">Chandler Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Donald" title="Aaron Donald">Aaron Donald</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Calais_Campbell" title="Calais Campbell">Calais Campbell</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Townsend" title="Greg Townsend">Greg Townsend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Swilling" title="Pat Swilling">Pat Swilling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trace_Armstrong" title="Trace Armstrong">Trace Armstrong</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Khalil_Mack" title="Khalil Mack">Khalil Mack</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvis_Dumervil" title="Elvis Dumervil">Elvis Dumervil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Carter_(American_football)" title="Kevin Carter (American football)">Kevin Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Smith_(American_football)" title="Neil Smith (American football)">Neil Smith</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/T._J._Watt" title="T. J. Watt">T. J. Watt</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Jeffcoat" title="Jim Jeffcoat">Jim Jeffcoat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Quinn_(American_football)" title="Robert Quinn (American football)">Robert Quinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Fuller_(American_football)" title="William Fuller (American football)">William Fuller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Haley" title="Charles Haley">Charles Haley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Wake" title="Cameron Wake">Cameron Wake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Dunlap" title="Carlos Dunlap">Carlos Dunlap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Andre Tippett</a></li></ul> <p><i>Italics</i> denotes active player </p> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NFL_annual_forced_fumbles_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NFL_annual_forced_fumbles_leaders" title="Template:NFL annual forced fumbles leaders"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NFL_annual_forced_fumbles_leaders" title="Template talk:NFL annual forced fumbles leaders"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NFL_annual_forced_fumbles_leaders" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NFL annual forced fumbles leaders"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="NFL_annual_forced_fumbles_leaders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NFL_annual_forced_fumbles_leaders" title="List of NFL annual forced fumbles leaders">NFL annual forced fumbles leaders</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Jackson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Clay_Matthews_Jr." title="Clay Matthews Jr.">Matthews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Dent</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Dent</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Doleman" title="Chris Doleman">Doleman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Jeffcoat" title="Jim Jeffcoat">Jeffcoat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_McDonald" title="Tim McDonald">McDonald</a> & <a href="/wiki/Henry_Thomas_(American_football)" title="Henry Thomas (American football)">H. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Townsend" title="Greg Townsend">Townsend</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">D. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Broderick_Thomas" title="Broderick Thomas">B. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">D. Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Marts" title="Lonnie Marts">Marts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Lloyd" title="Greg Lloyd">Lloyd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">B. Smith</a> & <a href="/wiki/Neil_Smith_(American_football)" title="Neil Smith (American football)">N. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Lloyd" title="Greg Lloyd">Lloyd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_McDaniel" title="Ed McDaniel">McDaniel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Pleasant" title="Anthony Pleasant">Pleasant</a> & <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Simmons" title="Clyde Simmons">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brackens" title="Tony Brackens">Brackens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Carter_(American_football)" title="Kevin Carter (American football)">Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Sehorn" title="Jason Sehorn">Sehorn</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">B. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Barker_(American_football)" title="Roy Barker (American football)">Barker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Sinclair_(American_football)" title="Michael Sinclair (American football)">Sinclair</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brackens" title="Tony Brackens">Brackens</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jevon_Kearse" title="Jevon Kearse">Kearse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Trace_Armstrong" title="Trace Armstrong">Armstrong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/John_Abraham_(American_football)" title="John Abraham (American football)">Abraham</a> & <a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Freeney</a> & <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Little" title="Leonard Little">Little</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/LaVar_Arrington" title="LaVar Arrington">Arrington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Little" title="Leonard Little">Little</a> & <a href="/wiki/Simeon_Rice" title="Simeon Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mathis" title="Robert Mathis">Mathis</a> & <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith_(defensive_end)" title="Will Smith (defensive end)">W. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mathis" title="Robert Mathis">Mathis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Harris_(safety)" title="Chris Harris (safety)">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/James_Harrison_(American_football)" title="James Harrison (American football)">Harrison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Phillips" title="Shaun Phillips">Phillips</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Osi_Umenyiora" title="Osi Umenyiora">Umenyiora</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Suggs" title="Terrell Suggs">Suggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Tillman" title="Charles Tillman">Tillman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Robert_Mathis" title="Robert Mathis">Mathis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Kerrigan" title="Ryan Kerrigan">Kerrigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Quinn_(American_football)" title="Robert Quinn (American football)">Quinn</a> & <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Smith_(linebacker)" title="Daryl Smith (linebacker)">D. Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Collins_(American_football)" title="Jamie Collins (American football)">Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Vic_Beasley" title="Vic Beasley">Beasley</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Irvin" title="Bruce Irvin">Irvin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Yannick_Ngakoue" title="Yannick Ngakoue">Ngakoue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Dee_Ford" title="Dee Ford">Ford</a> & <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Chandler_Jones" title="Chandler Jones">Jones</a> & <a href="/wiki/T._J._Watt" title="T. J. Watt">T. Watt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Marlon_Humphrey" title="Marlon Humphrey">Humphrey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_Leonard" title="Shaquille Leonard">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Highsmith" title="Alex Highsmith">Highsmith</a> & <a href="/wiki/Haason_Reddick" title="Haason Reddick">Reddick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Chubb" title="Bradley Chubb">Chubb</a> & <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Winfield_Jr." title="Antoine Winfield Jr.">Winfield Jr.</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NFL&#039;s_1990s_All-Decade_Team" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs_name_controversy" title="Kansas City Chiefs name controversy">Chiefs name controversy</a></li> <li>Hunt family <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Hunt" title="Lamar Hunt">Lamar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norma_Hunt" title="Norma Hunt">Norma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_Hunt" title="Clark Hunt">Clark</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Roe_Bartle" title="Harold Roe Bartle">H. Roe Bartle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Toma" title="George Toma">George Toma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warpaint_(mascot)" title="Warpaint (mascot)">Warpaint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._C._Wolf" title="K. C. Wolf">K. C. Wolf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs_Cheerleaders" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders">Cheerleaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomahawk_chop" title="Tomahawk chop">Tomahawk chop</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/(You_Gotta)_Fight_for_Your_Right_(To_Party!)" title="(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)">(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)</a>"</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Quarterback_(TV_series)" title="Quarterback (TV series)">Quarterback</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Ball" title="Super Ball">Super Ball</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_AFC_Divisional_playoff_game_(Buffalo%E2%80%93Kansas_City)" title="2021 AFC Divisional playoff game (Buffalo–Kansas City)">13 Seconds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Kansas_City_Chiefs%E2%80%93Los_Angeles_Rams_game" title="2018 Kansas City Chiefs–Los Angeles Rams game">2018 game vs. Los Angeles Rams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Chiefs_award_winners" title="List of Kansas City Chiefs award winners">Award winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jet_Chip_Wasp" title="Jet Chip Wasp">Jet Chip Wasp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Kansas_City_parade_shooting" title="2024 Kansas City parade shooting">Super Bowl parade shooting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bills%E2%80%93Chiefs_rivalry" title="Bills–Chiefs rivalry">Buffalo Bills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengals%E2%80%93Chiefs_rivalry" title="Bengals–Chiefs rivalry">Cincinnati Bengals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broncos%E2%80%93Chiefs_rivalry" title="Broncos–Chiefs rivalry">Denver Broncos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiefs%E2%80%93Raiders_rivalry" title="Chiefs–Raiders rivalry">Las Vegas Raiders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chargers%E2%80%93Chiefs_rivalry" title="Chargers–Chiefs rivalry">Los Angeles Chargers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_Cup_(Missouri)" title="Governor's Cup (Missouri)">St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Rams</a> (former)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Wild card berths (10)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1968_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1968 Kansas City Chiefs season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1969 Kansas City Chiefs season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1986 Kansas City Chiefs season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1990 Kansas City Chiefs season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1991 Kansas City Chiefs season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1992 Kansas City Chiefs season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1994 Kansas City Chiefs season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2006 Kansas City Chiefs season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2013 Kansas City Chiefs season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2015 Kansas City Chiefs season">2015</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (16)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1962_Dallas_Texans_season" title="1962 Dallas Texans season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1966 Kansas City Chiefs season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1971 Kansas City Chiefs season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1993 Kansas City Chiefs season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1995 Kansas City Chiefs season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1997 Kansas City Chiefs season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2003 Kansas City Chiefs season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2010 Kansas City Chiefs season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2016 Kansas City Chiefs season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2017 Kansas City Chiefs season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2018 Kansas City Chiefs season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2019 Kansas City Chiefs season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2020 Kansas City Chiefs season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2021 Kansas City Chiefs season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2022 Kansas City Chiefs season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2023 Kansas City Chiefs season">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Conference championships (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2019 Kansas City Chiefs season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2020 Kansas City Chiefs season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2022 Kansas City Chiefs season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2023 Kansas City Chiefs season">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (5)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1962_American_Football_League_Championship_Game" title="1962 American Football League Championship Game">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_IV" title="Super Bowl IV">1969 (IV)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LIV" title="Super Bowl LIV">2019 (LIV)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LVII" title="Super Bowl LVII">2022 (LVII)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LVIII" title="Super Bowl LVIII">2023 (LVIII)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Stenerud" title="Jan Stenerud">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abner_Haynes" title="Abner Haynes">28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Johnson" title="Stone Johnson">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mack_Lee_Hill" title="Mack Lee Hill">36</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Buchanan" title="Buck Buchanan">86</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Chiefs_broadcasters" title="List of Kansas City Chiefs broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li>Television: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KCTV" title="KCTV">KCTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WDAF-TV" title="WDAF-TV">WDAF-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSHB-TV" title="KSHB-TV">KSHB-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMBC" class="mw-redirect" title="KMBC">KMBC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Radio: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WDAF-FM" title="WDAF-FM">WDAF-FM</a></li></ul></li> <li>Personalities: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Armstrong_(sportscaster)" title="Dave Armstrong (sportscaster)">Dave Armstrong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">Len Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendall_Gammon" title="Kendall Gammon">Kendall Gammon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Gretz" title="Bob Gretz">Bob Gretz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Hains" title="Art Hains">Art Hains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Grigsby" title="Bill Grigsby">Bill Grigsby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harlan" title="Kevin Harlan">Kevin Harlan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Holthus" title="Mitch Holthus">Mitch Holthus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Twibell" title="Roger Twibell">Roger Twibell</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Current league affiliations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>League: <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (1970–present)</li> <li>Conference: <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a></li> <li>Division: <a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">West Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFB612 !important; color: #000000 !important; ;;width:1%">Former league affiliation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>League: <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> (1960–1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Kansas_City_Chiefs_retired_numbers" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #E31837 !important; 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Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Driscoll" title="Paddy Driscoll">Driscoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">Elway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Favre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Fouts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Friedman" title="Benny Friedman">Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Griese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Herber" title="Arnie Herber">Herber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Jurgensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">J. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Layne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">Luckman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Moon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Namath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Parker" title="Ace Parker">A. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Stabler" title="Ken Stabler">Stabler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Starr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Staubach" title="Roger Staubach">Staubach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Tarkenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Tittle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Unitas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Van_Brocklin" title="Norm Van Brocklin">Van Brocklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Warner" title="Kurt Warner">Warner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Waterfield" title="Bob Waterfield">Waterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Young" title="Steve Young">S. Young</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Running backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Allen" title="Marcus Allen">M. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Battles" title="Cliff Battles">Battles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Bettis" title="Jerome Bettis">Bettis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">J. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Canadeo" title="Tony Canadeo">Canadeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Csonka" title="Larry Csonka">Csonka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">T. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dickerson" title="Eric Dickerson">Dickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dorsett" title="Tony Dorsett">Dorsett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dudley" title="Bill Dudley">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Faulk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Gifford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">Grange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Guyon" title="Joe Guyon">Guyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">F. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_Hinkle" title="Clarke Hinkle">Hinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Hornung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgerrin_James" title="Edgerrin James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Johnson" title="John Henry Johnson">J. H. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leroy_Kelly" title="Leroy Kelly">L. Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curly_Lambeau" title="Curly Lambeau">Lambeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Leemans" title="Tuffy Leemans">Leemans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">F. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Martin" title="Curtis Martin">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ollie_Matson" title="Ollie Matson">Matson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">McAfee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny" title="Hugh McElhenny">McElhenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Blood%22_McNally" title="Johnny "Blood" McNally">J. McNally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Moore" title="Lenny Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Motley" title="Marion Motley">Motley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski" title="Bronko Nagurski">Nagurski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Nevers" title="Ernie Nevers">Nevers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Perry_(American_football)" title="Joe Perry (American football)">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Pollard" title="Fritz Pollard">Pollard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Riggins" title="John Riggins">Riggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">B. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">Sayers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">E. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Strong" title="Ken Strong">Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(fullback)" title="Jim Taylor (fullback)">Ji. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">T. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">Thorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">Tomlinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Trippi" title="Charley Trippi">Trippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Van_Buren" title="Steve Van Buren">Van Buren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Walker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wide receivers /<br />ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Alworth" title="Lance Alworth">Alworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Badgro" title="Red Badgro">Badgro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Biletnikoff" title="Fred Biletnikoff">Biletnikoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Branch" title="Cliff Branch">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brown_(American_football)" title="Tim Brown (American football)">T. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Bruce" title="Isaac Bruce">Bruce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Carmichael" title="Harold Carmichael">Carmichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fears" title="Tom Fears">Fears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Harrison" title="Marvin Harrison">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hayes" title="Bob Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">Hewitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elroy_Hirsch" title="Elroy Hirsch">Hirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Hutson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Irvin" title="Michael Irvin">Irvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Johnson" title="Andre Johnson">A. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Johnson" title="Calvin Johnson">C. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Joiner" title="Charlie Joiner">Joiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Largent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_Lavelli" title="Dante Lavelli">Lavelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Lofton" title="James Lofton">Lofton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Maynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McDonald_(American_football)" title="Tommy McDonald (American football)">McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Millner" title="Wayne Millner">Millner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Mitchell" title="Bobby Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Monk" title="Art Monk">Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Moss" title="Randy Moss">Moss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Owens" title="Terrell Owens">Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Pearson_(American_football)" title="Drew Pearson (American football)">Pearson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Pihos" title="Pete Pihos">Pihos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Reed" title="Andre Reed">A. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mac_Speedie" title="Mac Speedie">Speedie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stallworth" title="John Stallworth">Stallworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Swann" title="Lynn Swann">Swann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Taylor" title="Charley Taylor">C. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Warfield" title="Paul Warfield">Warfield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tight ends</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Casper" title="Dave Casper">Casper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Ditka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gonzalez" title="Tony Gonzalez">Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mackey_(American_football)" title="John Mackey (American football)">Mackey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Newsome" title="Ozzie Newsome">Newsome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sanders" title="Charlie Sanders">C. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Sharpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Smith" title="Jackie Smith">J. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow" title="Kellen Winslow">Winslow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Offensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Allen" title="Larry Allen">L. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Boselli" title="Tony Boselli">Boselli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brown_(offensive_lineman)" title="Bob Brown (offensive lineman)">B. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosey_Brown" title="Rosey Brown">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Covert" title="Jim Covert">Covert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Creekmur" title="Lou Creekmur">Creekmur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermontti_Dawson" title="Dermontti Dawson">D. Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DeLamielleure" title="Joe DeLamielleure">DeLamielleure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Dierdorf" title="Dan Dierdorf">Dierdorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Faneca" title="Alan Faneca">Faneca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gatski" title="Frank Gatski">Gatski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_Gregg" title="Forrest Gregg">Gregg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Grimm" title="Russ Grimm">Grimm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hannah_(American_football)" title="John Hannah (American football)">Hannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Hickerson" title="Gene Hickerson">Hickerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Hill" title="Winston Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hutchinson_(American_football)" title="Steve Hutchinson (American football)">Hutchinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Jones_(American_football)" title="Stan Jones (American football)">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Jones_(American_football)" title="Walter Jones (American football)">W. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Kramer" title="Jerry Kramer">Kramer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Langer" title="Jim Langer">Langer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Little" title="Larry Little">L. Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Mack" title="Tom Mack">Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Bruce Matthews (American football)">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mawae" title="Kevin Mawae">Mawae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormack_(American_football)" title="Mike McCormack (American football)">McCormack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randall_McDaniel" title="Randall McDaniel">McDaniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mix" title="Ron Mix">Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Munchak" title="Mike Munchak">Munchak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mu%C3%B1oz" title="Anthony Muñoz">Muñoz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Ogden" title="Jonathan Ogden">Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Otto" title="Jim Otto">Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Pace" title="Orlando Pace">Pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(American_football)" title="Jim Parker (American football)">J. Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ringo" title="Jim Ringo">Ringo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Roaf" title="Willie Roaf">Roaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Shaw" title="Billy Shaw">Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Shell" title="Art Shell">A. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Shields" title="Will Shields">Shields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Slater" title="Jackie Slater">J. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_St._Clair" title="Bob St. Clair">St. Clair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stanfel" title="Dick Stanfel">Stanfel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Stephenson" title="Dwight Stephenson">Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Thomas_(offensive_tackle)" title="Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)">J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Tingelhoff" title="Mick Tingelhoff">Tingelhoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Upshaw" title="Gene Upshaw">Upshaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rayfield_Wright" title="Rayfield Wright">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Yary" title="Ron Yary">Yary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Zimmerman" title="Gary Zimmerman">Zimmerman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-modern era<br />two-way players</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fortmann" title="Dan Fortmann">Fortmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Healey" title="Ed Healey">Healey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Hein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Henry" title="Pete Henry">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cal_Hubbard" title="Cal Hubbard">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Kiesling" title="Walt Kiesling">Kiesling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Kinard" title="Bruiser Kinard">Kinard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link_Lyman" title="Link Lyman">Lyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Michalske" title="Mike Michalske">Michalske</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Musso" title="George Musso">Musso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Owen_(American_football)" title="Steve Owen (American football)">Owen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Slater" title="Duke Slater">D. Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Stydahar" title="Joe Stydahar">Stydahar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Trafton" title="George Trafton">Trafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Wojciechowicz" title="Alex Wojciechowicz">Wojciechowicz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive<br />linemen</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">Bethea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Buchanan" title="Buck Buchanan">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curley_Culp" title="Curley Culp">Culp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(defensive_end)" title="Willie Davis (defensive end)">W. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Dean" title="Fred Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dent" title="Richard Dent">Dent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Doleman" title="Chris Doleman">Doleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Donovan" title="Art Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Eller" title="Carl Eller">Eller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Ford" title="Len Ford">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Freeney" title="Dwight Freeney">Freeney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">J. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Haley" title="Charles Haley">Haley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hampton" title="Dan Hampton">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Humphrey" title="Claude Humphrey">Humphrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacon_Jones" title="Deacon Jones">D. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Jordan" title="Henry Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Karras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortez_Kennedy" title="Cortez Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Klecko" title="Joe Klecko">Klecko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lilly" title="Bob Lilly">Lilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howie_Long" title="Howie Long">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Marchetti" title="Gino Marchetti">Marchetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_McMichael" title="Steve McMichael">McMichael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Nomellini" title="Leo Nomellini">Nomellini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Olsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Page" title="Alan Page">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Peppers" title="Julius Peppers">Peppers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Randle" title="John Randle">Randle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Robustelli" title="Andy Robustelli">Robustelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Sapp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Selmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Seymour" title="Richard Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith" title="Bruce Smith">B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Sprinkle" title="Ed Sprinkle">Sprinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Stautner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Strahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Taylor_(American_football)" title="Jason Taylor (American football)">Ja. Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Weinmeister" title="Arnie Weinmeister">Weinmeister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_White_(American_football)" title="Randy White (American football)">Ra. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Re. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Willis" title="Bill Willis">B. Willis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Young" title="Bryant Young">B. Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Youngblood" title="Jack Youngblood">Youngblood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Linebackers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Bednarik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">Bo. Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Brazile" title="Robert Brazile">Brazile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Buoniconti" title="Nick Buoniconti">Buoniconti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Butkus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Carson" title="Harry Carson">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Connor_(American_football)" title="George Connor (American football)">Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(linebacker)" title="Bill George (linebacker)">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Gradishar" title="Randy Gradishar">Gradishar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Greene" title="Kevin Greene">K. Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ham" title="Jack Ham">Ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hanburger" title="Chris Hanburger">Hanburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Hendricks" title="Ted Hendricks">Hendricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howley" title="Chuck Howley">Howley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Huff" title="Sam Huff">Huff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Jackson" title="Rickey Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lambert_(American_football)" title="Jack Lambert (American football)">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Lewis" title="Ray Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Mills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nitschke" title="Ray Nitschke">Nitschke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Richter" title="Les Richter">Richter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Robinson_(American_football)" title="Dave Robinson (American football)">D. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Seau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Singletary" title="Mike Singletary">Singletary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">L. Taylor</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">D. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zach_Thomas" title="Zach Thomas">Z. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Tippett" title="Andre Tippett">Tippett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Urlacher" title="Brian Urlacher">Urlacher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Ware" title="DeMarcus Ware">Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Wilcox" title="Dave Wilcox">Wilcox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Willis" title="Patrick Willis">P. Willis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defensive backs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Adderley" title="Herb Adderley">Adderley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Atwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champ_Bailey" title="Champ Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronde_Barber" title="Ronde Barber">Barber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Barney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blount" title="Mel Blount">Blount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Brown_(American_football)" title="Willie Brown (American football)">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_(American_football)" title="Jack Butler (American football)">J. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_Butler" title="LeRoy Butler">L. Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Christiansen" title="Jack Christiansen">Christiansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dawkins" title="Brian Dawkins">Dawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Dillon" title="Bobby Dillon">Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Easley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Green" title="Darrell Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Harris" title="Cliff Harris">C. Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Houston" title="Ken Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)">J. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Krause" title="Paul Krause">Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" title="Night Train Lane">Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yale_Lary" title="Yale Lary">Lary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ty_Law" title="Ty Law">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_LeBeau" title="Dick LeBeau">LeBeau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Lott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lynch_(American_football)" title="John Lynch (American football)">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Polamalu" title="Troy Polamalu">Polamalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Reed" title="Ed Reed">E. Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Renfro" title="Mel Renfro">Renfro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrelle_Revis" title="Darrelle Revis">Revis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Riley" title="Ken Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Robinson_(safety)" title="Johnny Robinson (safety)">J. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">D. Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Shell" title="Donnie Shell">D. Shell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">E. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emlen_Tunnell" title="Emlen Tunnell">Tunnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Wehrli" title="Roger Wehrli">Wehrli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeneas_Williams" title="Aeneas Williams">Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">L. Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wood" title="Willie Wood">Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Woodson" title="Charles Woodson">C. Woodson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Woodson" title="Rod Woodson">R. Woodson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morten_Andersen" title="Morten Andersen">Andersen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Groza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Guy" title="Ray Guy">Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devin_Hester" title="Devin Hester">Hester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Stenerud" title="Jan Stenerud">Stenerud</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Coaches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Allen_(American_football_coach)" title="George Allen (American football coach)">G. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">P. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Chamberlin" title="Guy Chamberlin">Chamberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Conzelman" title="Jimmy Conzelman">Conzelman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Coryell" title="Don Coryell">Coryell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cowher" title="Bill Cowher">Cowher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Dungy" title="Tony Dungy">Dungy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weeb_Ewbank" title="Weeb Ewbank">Ewbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Flaherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Flores" title="Tom Flores">Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs" title="Joe Gibbs">Gibbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Gillman" title="Sid Gillman">Gillman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Grant" title="Bud Grant">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">Halas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)">J. 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