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NFL football player and convicted murderer
Aaron Hernandez was drafted into the NFL in 2010, at the age of 20. At 27, he was found dead from suicide in a prison cell. In the few years between, he became a professional football star with the New...
American football player
Patrick Mahomes is an American football quarterback who is one of the premier players in the National Football League (NFL). In his second season as a professional (2018), he was named the NFLās most valuable...
American football player
In the massive world of the NFL trenches, the domain of the largest of all professional athletes, Aaron Donald is an undersized anomaly. Standing a mere 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 meters) with a listed weight...
American football player
Tom Brady is a former football quarterback who led his teams to a record seven Super Bowl victories (2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021) and was named the gameās Most Valuable Player (MVP) five...
American football player
Paul Hornung was a glamorous star of the Green Bay Packersā championship teams of the 1960s whose versatile on-field performance and off-field reputation as a fun-loving, hard-drinking carouser and playboy...
American football player
Saquon Barkley is a Pro Bowl running back for the Philadelphia Eagles who helped lead the team to a Super Bowl title in 2025. He is one of the top backs in the National Football League, demonstrating an...
American football coach
Bill Belichick is widely regarded as the greatest professional gridiron football coach in history. During 24 seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL), he led the team...
United States senator
Tommy Tuberville is a Republican U.S. senator from Alabama and a former high-school and college football player and coach. In May 2025 Tuberville announced his candidacy for Alabamaās 2026 gubernatorial...
American football player
Aaron Rodgers is an American professional football quarterback who is considered one of the greatest to ever play the position. Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) to...
American football player
Jalen Hurts is an American football quarterback known for his passing and rushing proficiency. Hurts played for the University of Alabama (2016ā18)āwhere he was a member of the team that won the 2018 College...
American football coach
Jim Harbaugh is an American football coach who has had success at both the professional and college level and is especially known for turning around struggling teams. Under his leadership, the NFLās San...
American football player
Tim Tebow is a former American football player who was a dominant dual-threat quarterback at the University of Florida, in Gainesville, where he won a Heisman Trophy and led the team to two national championships....
American football player
Rob Gronkowski is a former NFL tight end who was one of quarterback Tom Bradyās favorite receiving targetsāfirst with the New England Patriots and later with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nicknamed Gronk,...
American football player
Travis Kelce is a record-setting tight end in the National Football League (NFL) who helped the Kansas City Chiefs win three Super Bowls (2020, 2023, 2024). Possessing an incredible athleticism and ability...
American football player
Odell Beckham, Jr. is an American football wide receiver known for his dynamic play, electrifying catches, and charismatic personality in a National Football League (NFL) career beset by injuries. Beckham...
American football coach and player
Tony Dungy is a former football head coach and player who made history in 2007 when he guided the Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI, thereby becoming the first African American head coach...
American football player
Peyton Manning is an American collegiate and professional football quarterback who is considered one of the greatest players at his position in National Football League (NFL) history. He won Super Bowls...
American football player
Drew Brees is an American gridiron football quarterback who was one of the most prolific passers in National Football League (NFL) history and set numerous single-season and career passing records, including...
American football coach
Kyle Shanahan is an American football coach who is considered one of the most creative offensive minds in the NFL. Since 2017 Shanahan has been the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, and he has led...
American football player
Donovan McNabb is known as one of the leading dual-threat quarterbacks in the National Football League (NFL), known for both his passing and rushing. During his 13-year career, he threw for 37,276 yards,...
American football player
Archie Griffin is an American football player. Griffin played college football for the Ohio State University, and he is the only two-time winner, in 1974 and 1975, of the Heisman Trophy, which is awarded...
American sports broadcaster
Al Michaels is an American sports broadcaster considered by some to be the best in his field. He has covered the most major prime-time sports events of any announcer, including the championships of all...
American football player
Josh Allen is one of the top quarterbacks in the National Football League (NFL), known for his arm strength and mobility. In 2018 he was drafted in the first round by the Buffalo Bills, and three years...
American football coach
Andy Reid is one of the most successful coaches in the National Football League (NFL). He transformed the Kansas City Chiefs into an American football powerhouse and guided them to three Super Bowl victories...
American football player and social activist
Colin Kaepernick is an American gridiron football player and social activist who had success as a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers (2011ā16) of the NFL but was better known for kneeling during the...
American football player
Lamar Jackson is an American professional gridiron football player who is among the best dual-threat (rushing and passing) quarterbacks in National Football League (NFL) history. As a sophomore at the...
American football player and coach
Mike Ditka was an American gridiron football player and head coach. In the 1960s and early ā70s he proved himself one of professional footballās greatest tight ends, using his talent for catching passes...
American football player
Tony Romo is an American professional gridiron football player who emerged as one of the leading quarterbacks in the National Football League (NFL) in the early 21st century. Romo spent most of his childhood...
American football player
O.J. Simpson was an American collegiate and professional football player who was a premier running back, known for his speed and elusiveness. His success on the field led to a career in film and television....
American football player
Tyreek Hill is one of the most explosive and prolific wide receivers in the NFL. In 2020 he helped the Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV. However, Hillās exploits on the field have occasionally been...
American football player
Joe Burrow is an elite National Football League (NFL) quarterback, known for his cool demeanor and accurate passing. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals as the number one pick in the 2020 NFL draft,...
American football player
Brett Favre is an American professional gridiron football player who broke all the major National Football League (NFL) career passing records as quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. Admired for his grit...
American football player
Trevor Lawrence is an American football quarterback who led Clemson University to a national championship in 2019 as a freshman. Known for his strong arm, elusive scrambling talents, and mane of long blond...
American football coach and player
Mike Vrabel is an American football coach and former player who is especially known for his tenure with the New England Patriots. A linebacker who saw occasional duty as a tight end, he helped the team...
Super Bowl-winning NFL quarterback
Matthew Stafford is a three-time Pro Bowl quarterback with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, who led the team to victory in Super Bowl LVI in 2022. Stafford was born in Tampa, Florida, to John and Margaret...
American football coach
Jimmy Johnson is a former American football coach who had success at both the college and NFL level. Johnson was the first coach to win both an NCAA national championship (University of Miami, 1987) and...
American football coach
Sean McVay is an American football head coach who, since 2017, has coached the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL. McVay has set several age-related records, most notably becoming the youngest head coach in NFL...
American football coach
Nick Saban is considered one of the greatest college gridiron football coaches of all time. He led his teams to a record-setting seven National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) top-division football...
American football coach
Mike Tomlin is an American football head coach who led the NFLās Pittsburgh Steelers from 2007 to 2026. During his time in Pittsburgh, Tomlin became the second youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl (2009)...
American football and baseball player
Deion Sanders is an American gridiron football player, baseball player, and football coach who is the only person to have played in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Known for his flashy personality...
American football player
Jason Kelce is a former American football player who is considered to have been among the gameās best centers. In 2018 he helped the Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowl LII. In addition to his outstanding...
American football coach and executive
Bill Parcells is an American professional gridiron football coach and executive who coached the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) to Super Bowl victories in 1987 and 1991. Parcells...
American football player
Adrian Peterson is an American professional gridiron football player who is considered one of the finest running backs in the history of the sport. Peterson dedicated himself to football at a young age,...
American football player
Eli Manning is an American professional gridiron football player who quarterbacked the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) to two Super Bowl championships (2008 and 2012), earning the...
American football player
Drake Maye is an American football quarterback who plays for the New England Patriots. A star player with the University of North Carolina, he was picked third in the 2024 NFL draft, and in just his second...
American football coach and executive
Al Davis was an American gridiron football coach and executive who, as commissioner of the American Football League (AFL), was a key actor in the merger of the AFL with the National Football League (NFL)...
American football player
Dak Prescott is an American football player who is one of the NFLās premier quarterbacks, known for his strong arm and leadership abilities. After playing college football at Mississippi State University...
American football player
Michael Vick is an American professional gridiron football quarterback who was the highest-paid player in National Football League (NFL) history before pleading guilty, in 2007, to charges of running an...
American football player
Brock Purdy is an American professional football player who went from being the last player selected in the 2022 NFL draftāa pick known as āMr. Irrelevantāāto one of the top young quarterbacks in the league....
American football coach and television commentator
John Madden was an American football coach and television commentator who was one of the best-known personalities in National Football League (NFL) history. In addition to his accomplishments in the NFL,...
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