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As with other leagues, once a team retires a player's jersey number, it never issues the number to any other player, unless the player or team explicitly allows it. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_NFL_retired_numbers&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Packers_Retired_Numbers_at_Lambeau_Field.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Packers_Retired_Numbers_at_Lambeau_Field.jpg/220px-Packers_Retired_Numbers_at_Lambeau_Field.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Packers_Retired_Numbers_at_Lambeau_Field.jpg/330px-Packers_Retired_Numbers_at_Lambeau_Field.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Packers_Retired_Numbers_at_Lambeau_Field.jpg/440px-Packers_Retired_Numbers_at_Lambeau_Field.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/List_of_Green_Bay_Packers_retired_numbers" title="List of Green Bay Packers retired numbers">Green Bay Packers retired numbers</a> on display at Lambeau Field, which include <a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Reggie White</a>, the only NFL player to have his number retired by two teams.</figcaption></figure> Since NFL teams began retiring numbers, 163 players have had their jersey number retired. The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a> have the most retired numbers of the teams with 14 each. <a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Reggie White</a> is the only player whose number was retired by two teams (the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>). While <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a>'s number is only officially retired by the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a>, he received an acknowledgment when the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> re-retired the number 18, which is officially retired under the name of <a href="/wiki/Frank_Tripucka" title="Frank Tripucka">Frank Tripucka</a> (Tripucka granted Manning permission to wear the number).<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>,<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Raiders" title="Las Vegas Raiders">Las Vegas Raiders</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> traditionally do not retire jersey numbers. The <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Saints" title="New Orleans Saints">New Orleans Saints</a> previously retired numbers, having done so for <a href="/wiki/Jim_Taylor_(fullback)" title="Jim Taylor (fullback)">Jim Taylor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doug_Atkins" title="Doug Atkins">Doug Atkins</a>, but under new ownership those numbers were unretired.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> Also without a retired jersey number are the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Texans" title="Houston Texans">Houston Texans</a>, though these teams are less than 30 years old: in this regard, the Texans do not retire numbers but honor player jerseys instead.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] The <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> under previous owner <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Wilson" title="Ralph Wilson">Ralph Wilson</a> also did not retire jersey numbers, with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">Jim Kelly</a>. This policy was reversed under Wilson's successor <a href="/wiki/Terry_Pegula" title="Terry Pegula">Terry Pegula</a>.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> Unlike <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (which retired <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a>'s number 42), the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (which retired <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky" title="Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky</a>'s 99), and the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (which retired <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a>'s 6), the NFL has never retired a jersey number league-wide in honor of anyone. Number 00 is no longer allowed, but was not retired in honor of any particular player; rather, the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_uniform_numbers" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League uniform numbers">NFL's positional numbering system</a>, instituted in 1973, does not allocate a position for players wearing that number- the NFL allowed 00 in the past, with <a href="/wiki/Jim_Otto" title="Jim Otto">Jim Otto</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Burrough" title="Ken Burrough">Ken Burrough</a> wearing it. The number can be, and rarely is, used in the preseason when no other numbers for a player's position are available.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Retired_numbers">Retired numbers</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_NFL_retired_numbers&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Retired numbers">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#ffb">Elected to the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Kelly_2010_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Jim Kelly in 2010" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Jim_Kelly_2010_02.jpg/170px-Jim_Kelly_2010_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Jim_Kelly_2010_02.jpg/255px-Jim_Kelly_2010_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Jim_Kelly_2010_02.jpg/340px-Jim_Kelly_2010_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2848" data-file-height="4288" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">Jim Kelly</a>, the first player to have his jersey number (12) officially retired by the Buffalo Bills, is seen here in 2010</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_photo_of_Otto_Graham.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Otto Graham in 1959" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/A_photo_of_Otto_Graham.jpg/170px-A_photo_of_Otto_Graham.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/A_photo_of_Otto_Graham.jpg/255px-A_photo_of_Otto_Graham.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/A_photo_of_Otto_Graham.jpg 2x" data-file-width="325" data-file-height="475" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Otto Graham</a>, whose number 14 was retired by the Browns, at his new job, as the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletic Director in 1959</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Brown_1959_Topps.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Jim_Brown_1959_Topps.jpg/170px-Jim_Brown_1959_Topps.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Jim_Brown_1959_Topps.jpg/255px-Jim_Brown_1959_Topps.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Jim_Brown_1959_Topps.jpg/340px-Jim_Brown_1959_Topps.jpg 2x" data-file-width="729" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">Jim Brown</a>'s #32 was retired by the Browns after his 9-years tenure on the franchise</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1lenny_moore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Lenny Moore in 2011" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/1lenny_moore.jpg/170px-1lenny_moore.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="262" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/1lenny_moore.jpg/255px-1lenny_moore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/1lenny_moore.jpg/340px-1lenny_moore.jpg 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="1297" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Moore" title="Lenny Moore">Lenny Moore</a>, whose number 24 was retired by the Colts, poses for a picture at Baltimore in 2011</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Junior_Seau_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Junior Seau in 2008" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Junior_Seau_2.JPG/170px-Junior_Seau_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Junior_Seau_2.JPG/255px-Junior_Seau_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Junior_Seau_2.JPG/340px-Junior_Seau_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="388" data-file-height="475" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Junior Seau</a>, whose number 55 was retired by the Chargers, in 2008 playing a game with the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phil_Simms_at_Rams_Park_2004-10-07.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Phil Simms in 2003" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Phil_Simms_at_Rams_Park_2004-10-07.jpg/170px-Phil_Simms_at_Rams_Park_2004-10-07.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="268" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Phil_Simms_at_Rams_Park_2004-10-07.jpg/255px-Phil_Simms_at_Rams_Park_2004-10-07.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Phil_Simms_at_Rams_Park_2004-10-07.jpg/340px-Phil_Simms_at_Rams_Park_2004-10-07.jpg 2x" data-file-width="528" data-file-height="832" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Phil_Simms" title="Phil Simms">Phil Simms</a>, whose number 11 was retired by the Giants, signing autographs at Rams Park in 2003</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gale-Sayers-Jan052008-ArmyFBAwards.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Gale Sayers giving a speech in 2008" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Gale-Sayers-Jan052008-ArmyFBAwards.jpg/170px-Gale-Sayers-Jan052008-ArmyFBAwards.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Gale-Sayers-Jan052008-ArmyFBAwards.jpg/255px-Gale-Sayers-Jan052008-ArmyFBAwards.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Gale-Sayers-Jan052008-ArmyFBAwards.jpg/340px-Gale-Sayers-Jan052008-ArmyFBAwards.jpg 2x" data-file-width="830" data-file-height="1295" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">Gale Sayers</a>, whose number 40 was retired by the Bears, giving a keynote speech at an awards ceremony in 2008 for the U.S. Army High School Football Player of the Year award</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mike_ditka_topps_card_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Mike Ditka in the press booth of a pre-season football game" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Mike_ditka_topps_card_cropped.jpg/170px-Mike_ditka_topps_card_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="209" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Mike_ditka_topps_card_cropped.jpg/255px-Mike_ditka_topps_card_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Mike_ditka_topps_card_cropped.jpg/340px-Mike_ditka_topps_card_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="786" data-file-height="966" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Mike Ditka</a>, whose number 89 was retired by the Bears in a Monday night game against the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fran_Tarkenton_January_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Fran Tarkenton in 2010" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Fran_Tarkenton_January_2010.jpg/170px-Fran_Tarkenton_January_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Fran_Tarkenton_January_2010.jpg/255px-Fran_Tarkenton_January_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Fran_Tarkenton_January_2010.jpg/340px-Fran_Tarkenton_January_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="469" data-file-height="624" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Fran Tarkenton</a>, whose number 10 was retired by the Vikings, after giving a speech at Atlanta in 2010</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Warren_Sapp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Warren Sapp visiting members of the US Navy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Warren_Sapp.jpg/170px-Warren_Sapp.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Warren_Sapp.jpg/255px-Warren_Sapp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Warren_Sapp.jpg/340px-Warren_Sapp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1312" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Warren Sapp</a> (left), whose number 99 was retired by the Buccaneers, visits members of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">US Navy</a> in 2003</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Peyton_Manning_Miami_Super_Bowl_XLIV_team_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Peyton_Manning_Miami_Super_Bowl_XLIV_team_photo.jpg/170px-Peyton_Manning_Miami_Super_Bowl_XLIV_team_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Peyton_Manning_Miami_Super_Bowl_XLIV_team_photo.jpg/255px-Peyton_Manning_Miami_Super_Bowl_XLIV_team_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Peyton_Manning_Miami_Super_Bowl_XLIV_team_photo.jpg/340px-Peyton_Manning_Miami_Super_Bowl_XLIV_team_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a>'s number 18 was retired by the Colts in 2017</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sonny_Jurgensen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Sonny_Jurgensen.jpg/170px-Sonny_Jurgensen.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Sonny_Jurgensen.jpg/255px-Sonny_Jurgensen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Sonny_Jurgensen.jpg/340px-Sonny_Jurgensen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="563" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Sonny Jurgensen</a>'s number 9 was retired by the Washington Commanders in 2022</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tom_Brady_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Tom_Brady_2019.jpg/170px-Tom_Brady_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Tom_Brady_2019.jpg/255px-Tom_Brady_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Tom_Brady_2019.jpg/340px-Tom_Brady_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1045" data-file-height="1366" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a>'s number 12 was retired by the New England Patriots in 2024, in front of a crowd of 60,000 fans attending his Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Player </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Tenure </th> <th scope="col">Year retired </th> <th class="unsortable" scope="col"><abbr title="References">Refs.</abbr><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Larry Wilson (American football)">Larry Wilson</a></td> <td>8</td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Cardinals" title="Arizona Cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a></td> <td>1960–1972</td> <td>1970 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Tillman" title="Pat Tillman">Pat Tillman</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>1998–2001</td> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stan_Mauldin" title="Stan Mauldin">Stan Mauldin</a></td> <td>77</td> <td>1946–1948</td> <td>1948 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/J._V._Cain" title="J. V. Cain">J. V. Cain</a></td> <td>88</td> <td>1974–1978</td> <td>1979 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Goldberg" title="Marshall Goldberg">Marshall Goldberg</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[a]</a></td> <td>99</td> <td>1939–1943, 1946–1948</td> <td>1948 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kelly" title="Jim Kelly">Jim Kelly</a></td> <td>12</td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a></td> <td>1986–1996</td> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-14">[13]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Thomas" title="Thurman Thomas">Thurman Thomas</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>1988–1999</td> <td>2018 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-15">[14]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Smith_(defensive_end)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruce Smith (defensive end)">Bruce Smith</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>1985–1999</td> <td>2016 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-16">[15]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mills" title="Sam Mills">Sam Mills</a></td> <td>51</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a></td> <td>1995–1997</td> <td>2005 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bronko_Nagurski" title="Bronko Nagurski">Bronko Nagurski</a></td> <td>3</td> <td rowspan="14"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a></td> <td>1930–1937, 1943</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/George_McAfee" title="George McAfee">George McAfee</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>1940–1941, 1945–1950</td> <td>1955 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">George Halas</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>1920–1928</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Galimore" title="Willie Galimore">Willie Galimore</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>1957–1963</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton" title="Walter Payton">Walter Payton</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>1975–1987</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Gale_Sayers" title="Gale Sayers">Gale Sayers</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>1965–1971</td> <td>1994 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Piccolo" title="Brian Piccolo">Brian Piccolo</a></td> <td>41</td> <td>1965–1969</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Sid_Luckman" title="Sid Luckman">Sid Luckman</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>1939–1950</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Dick Butkus</a></td> <td>51</td> <td>1965–1973</td> <td>1994 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hewitt_(American_football)" title="Bill Hewitt (American football)">Bill Hewitt</a></td> <td>56</td> <td>1932–1936</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bill_George_(American_football_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill George (American football player)">Bill George</a></td> <td>61</td> <td>1952–1965</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Turner" title="Bulldog Turner">Bulldog Turner</a></td> <td>66</td> <td>1940–1952</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Red_Grange" title="Red Grange">Red Grange</a></td> <td>77</td> <td>1925–1934</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Ditka" title="Mike Ditka">Mike Ditka</a></td> <td>89</td> <td>1961–1966</td> <td>2013 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-18">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-Bears_Team_Facts-17">[16]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Johnson_(American_football)" title="Bob Johnson (American football)">Bob Johnson</a></td> <td>54</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bengals" title="Cincinnati Bengals">Cincinnati Bengals</a></td> <td>1968–1979</td> <td>1978 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Otto_Graham" title="Otto Graham">Otto Graham</a></td> <td>14</td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a></td> <td>1946–1955</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Brown" title="Jim Brown">Jim Brown</a></td> <td>32</td> <td>1957–1965</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Davis" title="Ernie Davis">Ernie Davis</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>1962<a href="#cite_note-22">[b]</a></td> <td>1963 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Fleming_(American_football)" title="Don Fleming (American football)">Don Fleming</a></td> <td>46</td> <td>1960–1962</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Groza" title="Lou Groza">Lou Groza</a></td> <td>76</td> <td>1946–1959, 1961–1967</td> <td>1968</td> <td><a href="#cite_note-23">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-24">[22]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a></td> <td>7</td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a></td> <td>1983–1998</td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-25">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-26">[24]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Tripucka" title="Frank Tripucka">Frank Tripucka</a><a href="#cite_note-31">[c]</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>1960–1963 </td> <td>1963 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-:0-26">[24]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">Floyd Little</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>1967–1975</td> <td>1984 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-:0-26">[24]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Clark" title="Dutch Clark">Dutch Clark</a></td> <td>7</td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Lions" title="Detroit Lions">Detroit Lions</a></td> <td>1931–1932, 1934–1938</td> <td>1939 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-32">[29]</a><a href="#cite_note-33">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-34">[31]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Lem_Barney" title="Lem Barney">Lem Barney</a></td> <td rowspan="3">20</td> <td>1967–1977</td> <td rowspan="3">2004 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="#cite_note-Lions20retired-35">[32]</a><a href="#cite_note-36">[33]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sanders" title="Barry Sanders">Barry Sanders</a></td> <td>1989–1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Sims" title="Billy Sims">Billy Sims</a></td> <td>1980–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Layne" title="Bobby Layne">Bobby Layne</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>1950–1958</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-32">[29]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Doak_Walker" title="Doak Walker">Doak Walker</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>1950–1955</td> <td>1955 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-32">[29]</a><a href="#cite_note-37">[34]</a><a href="#cite_note-38">[35]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Schmidt_(American_football)" title="Joe Schmidt (American football)">Joe Schmidt</a></td> <td>56</td> <td>1953–1965</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-32">[29]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hughes" title="Chuck Hughes">Chuck Hughes</a></td> <td>85</td> <td>1970–1971</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-DetroitLionsFacts-32">[29]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Canadeo" title="Tony Canadeo">Tony Canadeo</a></td> <td>3</td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a></td> <td>1941–1952</td> <td>1952 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Brett_Favre" title="Brett Favre">Brett Favre</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1992–2007</td> <td>2015 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Don_Hutson" title="Don Hutson">Don Hutson</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>1935–1945</td> <td>1951 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bart_Starr" title="Bart Starr">Bart Starr</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>1956–1971</td> <td>1973 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Nitschke" title="Ray Nitschke">Ray Nitschke</a></td> <td>66</td> <td>1958–1972</td> <td>1983 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Reggie White</a></td> <td>92</td> <td>1993–1998</td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-39">[36]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a></td> <td>18</td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Colts" title="Indianapolis Colts">Indianapolis Colts</a></td> <td>1998–2011</td> <td>2017 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-40">[37]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Unitas" title="Johnny Unitas">Johnny Unitas</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>1956–1972</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-ColtsInBaltimore-41">[38]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Young" title="Buddy Young">Buddy Young</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>1953–1955</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-ColtsInBaltimore-41">[38]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Moore" title="Lenny Moore">Lenny Moore</a></td> <td>24</td> <td>1956–1967</td> <td>1968 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-ColtsInBaltimore-41">[38]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Art_Donovan" title="Art Donovan">Art Donovan</a></td> <td>70</td> <td>1953–1961</td> <td>1962 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-ColtsInBaltimore-41">[38]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Parker_(American_football)" title="Jim Parker (American football)">Jim Parker</a></td> <td>77</td> <td>1957–1967</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-ColtsInBaltimore-41">[38]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Berry" title="Raymond Berry">Raymond Berry</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>1955–1967</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-ColtsInBaltimore-41">[38]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Gino_Marchetti" title="Gino Marchetti">Gino Marchetti</a></td> <td>89</td> <td>1953–1966</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-ColtsInBaltimore-41">[38]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Boselli" title="Tony Boselli">Tony Boselli</a></td> <td>71</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a></td> <td>1995–2001</td> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-42">[39]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Jan_Stenerud" title="Jan Stenerud">Jan Stenerud</a></td> <td>3</td> <td rowspan="10"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a></td> <td>1967–1979</td> <td>1992 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Len_Dawson" title="Len Dawson">Len Dawson</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>1962–1975</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Thomas" title="Emmitt Thomas">Emmitt Thomas</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>1966–1978</td> <td>2008 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Abner_Haynes" title="Abner Haynes">Abner Haynes</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>1960–1964</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stone_Johnson" title="Stone Johnson">Stone Johnson</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>1963<a href="#cite_note-46">[d]</a></td> <td>1963 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-47">[43]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mack_Lee_Hill" title="Mack Lee Hill">Mack Lee Hill</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>1964–1965</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Thomas" title="Derrick Thomas">Derrick Thomas</a></td> <td>58</td> <td>1989–1999</td> <td>2009 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-48">[44]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Lanier" title="Willie Lanier">Willie Lanier</a></td> <td>63</td> <td>1967–1977</td> <td>1992 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bell" title="Bobby Bell">Bobby Bell</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>1963–1974</td> <td>1984 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Buck_Buchanan" title="Buck Buchanan">Buck Buchanan</a></td> <td>86</td> <td>1963–1975</td> <td>1992 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fouts" title="Dan Fouts">Dan Fouts</a></td> <td>14</td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Chargers" title="Los Angeles Chargers">Los Angeles Chargers</a><a href="#cite_note-53">[e]</a></td> <td>1973–1987</td> <td>1988</td> <td><a href="#cite_note-54">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-55">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-ChargersInSanDiego-56">[51]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Joiner" title="Charlie Joiner">Charlie Joiner</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>1976–1986</td> <td>2023 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Joiner&Winslow-57">[52]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Lance_Alworth" title="Lance Alworth">Lance Alworth</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>1962–1970</td> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-ChargersInSanDiego-56">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[53]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">LaDainian Tomlinson</a></td> <td>21</td> <td>2001–2009</td> <td>2015 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-ChargersInSanDiego-56">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-59">[54]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Junior_Seau" title="Junior Seau">Junior Seau</a></td> <td>55</td> <td>1990–2002</td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-ChargersInSanDiego-56">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-60">[55]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Kellen_Winslow" title="Kellen Winslow">Kellen Winslow</a></td> <td>80</td> <td>1979–1987</td> <td>2023 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Joiner&Winslow-57">[52]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Waterfield" title="Bob Waterfield">Bob Waterfield</a></td> <td>7</td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a></td> <td>1945–1952</td> <td>1952 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Marshall Faulk</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>1999–2006</td> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-61">[56]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dickerson" title="Eric Dickerson">Eric Dickerson</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>1983–1987</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Olsen" title="Merlin Olsen">Merlin Olsen</a></td> <td>74</td> <td>1962–1976</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Deacon_Jones" title="Deacon Jones">Deacon Jones</a></td> <td>75</td> <td>1961–1971</td> <td>2009 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-62">[57]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Slater" title="Jackie Slater">Jackie Slater</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>1976–1995</td> <td>1996 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Bruce" title="Isaac Bruce">Isaac Bruce</a></td> <td>80</td> <td>1994–2007</td> <td>2010 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-63">[58]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Youngblood" title="Jack Youngblood">Jack Youngblood</a></td> <td>85</td> <td>1971–1984</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Griese" title="Bob Griese">Bob Griese</a></td> <td>12</td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Dolphins" title="Miami Dolphins">Miami Dolphins</a></td> <td>1967–1980</td> <td>1985 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>1983–1999</td> <td>2000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Csonka" title="Larry Csonka">Larry Csonka</a></td> <td>39</td> <td>1968–1974, 1979</td> <td>2002 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton" title="Fran Tarkenton">Fran Tarkenton</a></td> <td>10</td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a></td> <td>1961–1966, 1972–1978</td> <td>1979 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Mick_Tingelhoff" title="Mick Tingelhoff">Mick Tingelhoff</a></td> <td>53</td> <td>1962–1978</td> <td>2001 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Marshall_(defensive_end)" title="Jim Marshall (defensive end)">Jim Marshall</a></td> <td>70</td> <td>1961–1979</td> <td>1999 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Korey_Stringer" title="Korey Stringer">Korey Stringer</a></td> <td>77</td> <td>1995–2000</td> <td>2001 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Cris_Carter" title="Cris Carter">Cris Carter</a></td> <td>80</td> <td>1990–2001</td> <td>2003 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Page" title="Alan Page">Alan Page</a></td> <td>88</td> <td>1967–1978</td> <td>1988 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a></td> <td>12</td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a></td> <td>2000–2019</td> <td>2024 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-64">[59]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gino_Cappelletti" title="Gino Cappelletti">Gino Cappelletti</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>1960–1970</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Patriots_retired_numbers-65">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Haynes_(cornerback)" title="Mike Haynes (cornerback)">Mike Haynes</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>1976–1982</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Patriots_retired_numbers-65">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Nelson_(American_football)" title="Steve Nelson (American football)">Steve Nelson</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>1974–1987</td> <td>1988 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Patriots_retired_numbers-65">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/John_Hannah_(American_football)" title="John Hannah (American football)">John Hannah</a></td> <td>73</td> <td>1973–1985</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Patriots_retired_numbers-65">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Armstrong" title="Bruce Armstrong">Bruce Armstrong</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>1987–2000</td> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Patriots_retired_numbers-65">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lee_Hunt" title="Jim Lee Hunt">Jim Lee Hunt</a></td> <td>79</td> <td>1960–1970</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Patriots_retired_numbers-65">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dee" title="Bob Dee">Bob Dee</a></td> <td>89</td> <td>1960–1967</td> <td> </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Patriots_retired_numbers-65">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Ray_Flaherty" title="Ray Flaherty">Ray Flaherty</a><a href="#cite_note-67">[f]</a></td> <td>1</td> <td rowspan="14"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">New York Giants</a></td> <td>1928–1935</td> <td>1935 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Leemans" title="Tuffy Leemans">Tuffy Leemans</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1936–1943</td> <td>1940 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Mel_Hein" title="Mel Hein">Mel Hein</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>1931–1945</td> <td>1963 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eli_Manning" title="Eli Manning">Eli Manning</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>2004–2019</td> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-68">[62]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Simms" title="Phil Simms">Phil Simms</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>1979–1993</td> <td>1995 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ward_Cuff" title="Ward Cuff">Ward Cuff</a></td> <td rowspan="2">14</td> <td>1937–1945</td> <td>1946 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-69">[63]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Y. A. Tittle</a></td> <td>1961–1964</td> <td>1965 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford">Frank Gifford</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>1952–1964</td> <td>2000 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Blozis" title="Al Blozis">Al Blozis</a></td> <td>32</td> <td>1942–1944</td> <td>1945 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Morrison" title="Joe Morrison">Joe Morrison</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>1959–1972</td> <td>1973 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Conerly" title="Charlie Conerly">Charlie Conerly</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>1948–1961</td> <td>1962 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Strong" title="Ken Strong">Ken Strong</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>1936–1947</td> <td>1968 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Taylor" title="Lawrence Taylor">Lawrence Taylor</a></td> <td>56</td> <td>1981–1993</td> <td>1994 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Michael Strahan</a></td> <td>92</td> <td>1993–2007</td> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-70">[64]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Joe Namath</a></td> <td>12</td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a></td> <td>1965–1976</td> <td>1985 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Don_Maynard" title="Don Maynard">Don Maynard</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>1963–1972</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Martin" title="Curtis Martin">Curtis Martin</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>1998–2005</td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-71">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Klecko" title="Joe Klecko">Joe Klecko</a></td> <td>73</td> <td>1977–1987</td> <td>2004 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Byrd" title="Dennis Byrd">Dennis Byrd</a></td> <td>90</td> <td>1989–1992</td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-72">[66]</a><a href="#cite_note-73">[67]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Weeb_Ewbank" title="Weeb Ewbank">Weeb Ewbank</a></td> <td>Jacket</td> <td>1963–1973</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Donovan_McNabb" title="Donovan McNabb">Donovan McNabb</a></td> <td>5</td> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a></td> <td>1999–2009</td> <td>2013 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-74">[68]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Van_Buren" title="Steve Van Buren">Steve Van Buren</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>1944–1951</td> <td>1951 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-phila-75">[69]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Dawkins" title="Brian Dawkins">Brian Dawkins</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>1996–2008</td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-76">[70]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brookshier" title="Tom Brookshier">Tom Brookshier</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>1953–1961</td> <td>1962 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-phila-75">[69]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pete_Retzlaff" title="Pete Retzlaff">Pete Retzlaff</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>1956–1966</td> <td>1965 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-phila-75">[69]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Chuck Bednarik</a></td> <td>60</td> <td>1949–1962</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Wistert" title="Al Wistert">Al Wistert</a></td> <td>70</td> <td>1944–1951</td> <td>1952 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-phila-75">[69]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_White" title="Reggie White">Reggie White</a></td> <td>92</td> <td>1985–1992</td> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-phila-75">[69]</a><a href="#cite_note-77">[71]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Brown" title="Jerome Brown">Jerome Brown</a></td> <td>99</td> <td>1987–1991</td> <td>1992 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-phila-75">[69]</a><a href="#cite_note-78">[72]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a></td> <td>32</td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a></td> <td>1972–1983</td> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-79">[73]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Stautner" title="Ernie Stautner">Ernie Stautner</a></td> <td>70</td> <td>1950–1963</td> <td>1964 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Greene" title="Joe Greene">Joe Greene</a></td> <td>75</td> <td>1969–1981</td> <td>2014 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-80">[74]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Young_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Young (American football)">Steve Young</a></td> <td>8</td> <td rowspan="12"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a></td> <td>1987–1999</td> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-81">[75]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Brodie" title="John Brodie">John Brodie</a><a href="#cite_note-83">[g]</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>1957–1973</td> <td>1973 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Montana" title="Joe Montana">Joe Montana</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>1979–1992</td> <td>1997 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Perry_(American_football)" title="Joe Perry (American football)">Joe Perry</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>1948–1960</td> <td>1971 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Johnson_(cornerback)" title="Jimmy Johnson (cornerback)">Jimmy Johnson</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>1961–1976</td> <td>1977 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McElhenny" title="Hugh McElhenny">Hugh McElhenny</a></td> <td>39</td> <td>1952–1960</td> <td>1971 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Lott" title="Ronnie Lott">Ronnie Lott</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>1981–1990</td> <td>2003 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-84">[77]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Krueger" title="Charlie Krueger">Charlie Krueger</a></td> <td>70</td> <td>1959–1973</td> <td>1974 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Leo_Nomellini" title="Leo Nomellini">Leo Nomellini</a></td> <td>73</td> <td>1950–1963</td> <td>1971 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bob_St._Clair" title="Bob St. Clair">Bob St. Clair</a></td> <td>79</td> <td>1953–1963</td> <td>2001 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Jerry Rice</a></td> <td>80</td> <td>1985–2000</td> <td>2010 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-85">[78]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Clark" title="Dwight Clark">Dwight Clark</a></td> <td>87</td> <td>1979–1987</td> <td>1988 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Easley" title="Kenny Easley">Kenny Easley</a></td> <td>45</td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a></td> <td>1981–1987</td> <td>2017 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Jones_(American_football)" title="Walter Jones (American football)">Walter Jones</a></td> <td>71</td> <td>1997–2009</td> <td>2010 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Largent" title="Steve Largent">Steve Largent</a><a href="#cite_note-87">[h]</a></td> <td>80</td> <td>1976–1989</td> <td>1992 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-88">[80]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Cortez_Kennedy" title="Cortez Kennedy">Cortez Kennedy</a></td> <td>96</td> <td>1990–2000</td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-89">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-90">[82]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/12s" title="12s">FAN (12s)</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>1976-present</td> <td>1984 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Brooks" title="Derrick Brooks">Derrick Brooks</a></td> <td>55</td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers" title="Tampa Bay Buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a></td> <td>1995–2008</td> <td>2014 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-91">[83]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Roy_Selmon" title="Lee Roy Selmon">Lee Roy Selmon</a></td> <td>63</td> <td>1976–1984</td> <td>1986 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Sapp" title="Warren Sapp">Warren Sapp</a></td> <td>99</td> <td>1995–2003</td> <td>2013 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-92">[84]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Warren_Moon" title="Warren Moon">Warren Moon</a></td> <td>1</td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Titans" title="Tennessee Titans">Tennessee Titans</a></td> <td>1984–1993</td> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-93">[85]</a><a href="#cite_note-94">[86]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_McNair" title="Steve McNair">Steve McNair</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>1995–2005</td> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Titans_2019-95">[87]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_George" title="Eddie George">Eddie George</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>1996–2003</td> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Titans_2019-95">[87]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Earl_Campbell" title="Earl Campbell">Earl Campbell</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>1978–1984</td> <td>1987 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Norton_(safety)" title="Jim Norton (safety)">Jim Norton</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>1960–1968</td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Munchak" title="Mike Munchak">Mike Munchak</a></td> <td>63</td> <td>1982–1993</td> <td>1996 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Bethea" title="Elvin Bethea">Elvin Bethea</a></td> <td>65</td> <td>1968–1983</td> <td>1983 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Matthews_(American_football)" title="Bruce Matthews (American football)">Bruce Matthews</a></td> <td>74</td> <td>1983–2001</td> <td>2002 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Jurgensen" title="Sonny Jurgensen">Sonny Jurgensen</a></td> <td>9</td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Commanders" title="Washington Commanders">Washington Commanders</a></td> <td>1964–1974</td> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-96">[88]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sean_Taylor" title="Sean Taylor">Sean Taylor</a></td> <td>21</td> <td>2004–2007</td> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-97">[89]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Green" title="Darrell Green">Darrell Green</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>1983–2002</td> <td>2024 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-98">[90]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Baugh" title="Sammy Baugh">Sammy Baugh</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>1937–1952</td> <td>1953 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Washington-99">[91]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Mitchell" title="Bobby Mitchell">Bobby Mitchell</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>1962–1968</td> <td>2020 </td> <td><a href="#cite_note-Washington-99">[91]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_NFL_retired_numbers&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Green_Bay_Packers_retired_numbers" title="List of Green Bay Packers retired numbers">List of Green Bay Packers retired numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Chargers_retired_numbers" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Chargers retired numbers">Los Angeles Chargers retired numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_49ers_retired_numbers" title="List of San Francisco 49ers retired numbers">List of San Francisco 49ers retired numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_football_retired_numbers" title="List of NCAA football retired numbers">List of NCAA football retired numbers</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_NFL_retired_numbers&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-13"><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a> No. 99 was re-issued to <a href="/wiki/J._J._Watt" title="J. J. Watt">J. J. Watt</a> after Goldberg's daughter gave her blessing for Watt to wear it on March 2, 2021. Watt wore No. 99 for the 2021 and 2022 seasons until his retirement.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a> Davis was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Leukemia" title="Leukemia">leukemia</a> that same year,<a href="#cite_note-19">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-20">[19]</a> and died shortly after at age 23 without ever playing in a professional game.<a href="#cite_note-21">[20]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a> No. 18 was re-issued for <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> after Tripucka gave his approval; it was used by Manning from the 2012 season until his retirement after the 2015 season.<a href="#cite_note-27">[25]</a> Manning's name was added to the retired number's banner as an honorable mention.<a href="#cite_note-28">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-30">[28]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a> On August 30, 1963, he suffered a fractured <a href="/wiki/Cervical_vertebrae" title="Cervical vertebrae">vertebra</a> in his neck in a preseason game against the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Oilers" title="Houston Oilers">Houston Oilers</a> in during a kickoff return. He died 10 days later, on September 8, at the age of 23.<a href="#cite_note-43">[40]</a> He was only on the team's active roster during preseason.<a href="#cite_note-44">[41]</a><a href="#cite_note-45">[42]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a> Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle <a href="/wiki/Ron_Mix" title="Ron Mix">Ron Mix</a> in 1969 was the first Charger to have his number retired (#74) after he announced he was quitting football.<a href="#cite_note-49">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-50">[46]</a> However, he came out of retirement in 1971 to play for the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a>.<a href="#cite_note-51">[47]</a> Then-Chargers owner <a href="/wiki/Gene_Klein" title="Gene Klein">Gene Klein</a>, who hated the Raiders, unretired Mix's #74.<a href="#cite_note-canepa_05132012-52">[48]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Malik_Nabers" title="Malik Nabers">Malik Nabers</a> is currently wearing No. 1 for the Giants, as the Flaherty family gave him permission to do so prior to the 2024 season.<a href="#cite_note-66">[61]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a> During his tenure with the 49ers from 2006 to 2007, quarterback <a href="/wiki/Trent_Dilfer" title="Trent Dilfer">Trent Dilfer</a>, a long-time friend of Brodie, wore No. 12 with his permission, unofficially unretiring the number as a tribute.<a href="#cite_note-82">[76]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-87"><a href="#cite_ref-87">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Rice" title="Jerry Rice">Jerry Rice</a> wore No. 80 for his 2004 stint with the Seahawks. According to Rice, the team offered him the jersey number, with Largent's permission.<a href="#cite_note-86">[79]</a> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_NFL_retired_numbers&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFLynch2016" class="citation web cs1">Lynch, Tim (September 18, 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.milehighreport.com/2016/9/18/12955042/broncos-to-unveil-retired-jerseys-colts">"Denver Broncos to unveil retired number signage on Sunday"</a>. 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