The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players Reaches Top 20
Players Ranking #21-30 among All-Time Greats Unveiled This Thursday at 9:00 PM ET Exclusively on NFL Network. Top 20 Countdown Begins Thursday, October 28 at 9:00 PM ET. Special Recap Roundtable with NFL Films President Steve Sabol & Blue Ribbon Panelists Airs Immediately Following Final Episode Thursday, November 4. Complete List of Players Ranked #31-100 on NFL.com
After seven weeks, 70 players have been revealed on NFL Network's The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players including Hall of Famers Joe Namath, Roger Staubach and Jim Thorpe, as well as current players Randy Moss, Tony Gonzalez and LaDainian Tomlinson.
With three episodes left, the NFL's top 30 will be named on NFL Network:
·        Thursday, October 21 at 9:00 PM ET (#21-30)
·        Thursday, October 28 at 9:00 PM ET (#11-20)
·        Thursday, November 4 at 9:00 PM ET (#1-10)
Immediately following the series finale of The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players, NFL Films President Steve Sabol hosts a one-hour special roundtable Thursday, November 4 at 10:00 PM ET featuring blue ribbon panelists Michael Lombardi (NFL Network analyst, former NFL front office executive), Ernie Accorsi (former Giants GM), Peter King (NBC analyst, Sports Illustrated senior writer) and Jarrett Bell (USA Today pro football writer) to dissect and analyze the entire countdown.
Among the 10 players to be named this Thursday are three quarterbacks, including the youngest quarterback to win Super Bowl MVP honors, the last two of the Cowboys' eight players on the list and a defensive icon who was as widely regarded for his work on the small screen as his accolades on the gridiron.
Tomorrow's episode also features New York Yankees Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez who serve as presenters for two of the three quarterbacks unveiled. To preview the segment featuring Jeter, please visit:
Produced by NFL Films, The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players, in 10 one-hour episodes, reveals the greatest players of all-time, counting down from 100 to 1. The player rankings were determined by a blue-ribbon panel of football minds including current and former NFL coaches, players and front office personnel, as well as noted NFL media members, Hall of Fame voters and league historians.
More than 250 players from the modern and pre-modern era, including current NFL players, were under consideration by the blue-ribbon panel for selection. The Top 100 will answer for the first time the question of who makes the list and where they rank.
The Top 100 members not only contributed to the lasting legacy of the game, but have also shaped the lives of football fans from a variety of backgrounds, age groups and eras through memories and 'remember when' moments. It is these unique and personal recollections that set this series apart as notable individuals from the world of sports and entertainment serve as 'presenters' for each featured player.
Below are the player rankings (and presenters) which have been revealed to date. For an updated list each week and to see where the fans ranked each player, visit http://top100.nfl.com/
Player                                    Presenter
100.    Joe Namath                           Spike Lee
99.      Michael Strahan                     Jon Runyan
98.      Lee Roy Selmon                    Ron Wolf
97.      Derrick Brooks                       Jon Gruden
96.      Mel Hein                                 Steve Hirdt
95.      Larry Allen                              John Randle
94.      Lenny Moore                          Bobby Mitchell
93.      Sam Huff                               Sonny Jurgensen
92.      Michael Irvin                          Troy Aikman
91.      Fran Tarkenton                      Sen. Amy Klobuchar
90.      Kurt Warner                           Nick Bakay
89.      Ernie Nevers                          Steve Hirdt
88.      Ed Reed                                 Hines Ward
87.      Crazylegs Hirsch                   Michael MacCambridge
86.      Willie Davis                            Bobby Mitchell
85.      Marcus Allen                          Matt Millen
84.      Joe Schmidt                           Jerry Glanville
83.      Norm Van Brocklin                Sonny Jurgensen
82.      Ted Hendricks                       Howie Long
81.      Steve Young                          Mike Holmgren
80.      Troy Aikman                          Drew Brees
79.      Emlen Tunnell                        Michael MacCambridge
78.      Bruce Matthews                     Warren Moon
77.      Tony Dorsett                          Roger Staubach
76.      Art Shell                                 Ron Wolf
75.      Darrell Green                         Carl Lewis
74.      Marion Motley                        Mike Brown
73.      Ozzie Newsome                    Bob Trumpy
72.      Jonathan Ogden                    Michael Strahan
71.      Paul Warfield                         Mercury Morris
70.      Marshall Faulk                       Kurt Warner
69.      Bobby Bell                              Michael MacCambridge
68.      Mike Webster                         Joe Greene
67.      Kellen Winslow                       Joe Gibbs
66.      Willie Brown                           Mercury Morris
65.      Randy Moss                           Brian Billick
64.      Herb Adderly                          Mel Renfro
63.      Jim Otto                                 Bill Bergey
62.      Randy White                          Mark May
61.      LaDainian Tomlinson             Reggie Bush
60.      Jack Ham                              Dennis Miller
59.      Mike Ditka                              Roger Staubach
58.      Steve Van Buren                   Ray Didinger
57.      Mike Singletary                      Joe Theismann
56.      Gene Upshaw                        Phil Villapiano
55.      Earl Campbell                        Jerome Bettis
54.      Forrest Gregg                        Deacon Jones
53.      Willie Lanier                            Floyd Little
52.      Eric Dickerson                       Marcus Allen
51.      Bart Starr                               Bill Curry
50.      Terry Bradshaw                     Dennis Miller
49.      Mike Haynes                          Matt Millen
48.      Red Grange                           Steve Hirdt
47.      Ray Nitschke                         Jerry Kramer
46.      Roger Staubach                     Chuck Klosterman
45.      Tony Gonzalez                       Trent Green
44.      Mel Blount                              Bob Trumpy
43.      Alan Page                              Steve Rushin
42.      John Mackey                         Ernie Accorsi
41.      Rod Woodson                        Boomer Esiason
40.      OJ Simpson                           Chuck Klosterman
39.      Gino Marchetti                       Ernie Accorsi
38.      Lance Alworth                        Jerry Jones
37.      Jim Thorpe                             Sally Jenkins
36.      Raymond Berry                     Frank Deford
35.      Chuck Bednarik                     Ray Didinger
34.      Deion Sanders                       Michael Irvin
33.      Sid Luckman                          Marv Levy
32.      Jim Parker                             Raymond Berry
31.      Bruce Smith                           Luke Russert
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