Basketball stars have had success with the number as well with Dikembe Mutumboand Dolph Schayesthriving with the number 55 in the NBA. He wore the No. Broiled in a contract dispute with team management early in 1985, Winston was traded back to the Steelers just 3 games into the season where he would play the final two years of his career. LB Jon Alston (2007-09) Alston joined the Raiders after a year in St. Louis. . Commanders sale for $6B takes another step forward, Draft: Six teams most likely to call Texans to trade, Jalen Hurts timeline: How QB rose to NFL's highest-paid. This is his number. Or write about sports? Without further ado, the best players of the Super Bowl era who wore jersey numbers 50-99. About. section: | slug: top-nfl-players-by-jersey-number-from-kyler-murray-to-aaron-donald-a-1-99-ranking-for-the-2021-season | sport: football | route: article_single.us | Jay Cutler, Baker Mayfield, Mark Sanchez sorry, but you never stood a chance from the moment you were drafted in the first round. 5). Odell Beckham Jr. signing with Ravens. 0 among rule changes", "Ty Montgomery on No. Still a terrorizing presence for offensive lines. Join our linker program. The most elite cover man in a decent crop of them: Marshon Lattimore, William Jackson III, Joe Haden, Kyle Fuller, Logan Ryan. 2023 by the Las Vegas Raiders. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. He has played in 34 games with 19 starts. The three-time All-Pro was largely the face (and voice) of Seattle's "Legion of Boom," the greatest defense of the 21st century. All Rights Reserved. Moats now does Steelers broadcating for The Fan, 93.7 in Pittsburgh and has a podcast series as well. 6 of 10. Let's get right to it, starting from the top at No. And plenty of time to add to his growing list of accomplishments. His health this year will go a long way in determining whether he remains the top dog in 2022. He ended up with the Ravens and started nine games that season before retiring. The Raiders selected McClain in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft out of Alabama. He played in six games and went on to play a season with the Chicago Bears. And there's no debating Bruce Smith's league-record 200 sacks since the statistic officially became recognized in 1982. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. From William & Mary to Motown, the perennial All-Pro blocker was a mainstay during the Lions 1950s glory days, which includedthree championships. Player ratings with position rankings. Los Angeles Chargers No. Terron Armstead and Taylor Moton also warrant consideration as top tackles. Basketball stars have had success with the number as well with Dikembe Mutumbo and Dolph Schayes thriving with the number 55 in the NBA. Clark joined the Raiders after four years with Jacksonville. Paul Krause's record 81 interceptions are noteworthy but not on par with Smith's all-time record18,355 rushing yards. In the XFL, the NFL numbering conventions were followed with a slight exception being that wide-receivers are allowed to wear single-digit numbers (i.e. DE Bill Stanfill; 83. 99. The five-time All-Pro is also part of Chicago's proud lineage of star middle linebackers and maybe the best of his era in the 1960s. Maybe one of the most underrated up-and-coming linebackers in the NFL. Zeke needs a big year to confirm he remains a top 10 ball-carrier. Austin Ekeler is awesome for the Chargers when healthy, but Bates has quietly emerged as a steady playmaker. 6721) No. NFL players have a new number they can wear on their jerseys, but roughing the passer penalties could remain . All Players To Wear Number 55 For New York Yankees. A one-man gang during his early years with the Bears, Payton overtook Brown as the all-time rushing king before Smith wrested the crown away in 2002. But Page, a defensive tackle and the league MVP in 1971 (the only D-lineman to ever win it), was probably thepreeminent performer for the "Purple People Eaters" Vikings who reached four Super Bowls. NBA All-Rookie First Team (1992) All-NBA Second Team (2001) He wore #56 throughout his entire career, even forcing the Lions to unretire Schmidt's jersey # for his two seasons there. Few safeties have ever brought the lumber like this eight-time Pro Bowler, a starter on three Denver Super Bowl teams, including the 1997-98 back-to-back champions. Oneof the very few safeties to be named Defensive Player of the Year. BTSC continues to rank the best numbers in team history on a standpoint of thriving over time throughout multiple players. He totalled 107.5 total sacks in his career, was a five . Sixty-two is about as anonymous a number as there is in sports though Super Bowl 57 was quite the showcase with the Eagles centerand Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowler Joe Thuney sharing the stage. Jerry O was a valuable presence at the inside linebacker position for nine seasons under Chuck Noll and Bill Cowher. Stover, who left Baltimore in 2008, was the Ravens' all-time leading scorer until Justin Tucker passed him last season. A-Rod is still more physically gifted, but how can this not be Brady, who refuses to age and/or stop delivering when it matters most? Twitter logo Up arrow icon User icon Audio icon Add to calendar icon NFC icon AFC icon NFL icon Carousel Icon List View Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Snapchat Shop Icon Profile Overlay Avatar Add Airplay Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Up . Until the 1920s, when the NFL limited its rosters to 22 players, it was rare to see player numbers much higher than 25 (Red Grange was a notable exception, wearing 77 with the Chicago Bears while playing halfback, which would not be allowed under current NFL rules), and numbers had little correlation with positions (in 1929, the Orange Tornadoes subverted the system even further, experimenting with using letters instead of numbers). 99 J.J. Watt. With that in mind, we decided to revisit every single number -- from 1 to 99 -- and identify the best player set to wear each one going into the 2021 campaign. Widely regarded as the greatest defensive lineman ever, White could ragdoll offensive linemen, engulf running backs and certainly terrorized quarterbacks his 198 sacks two shy of Bruce Smith's record though White played in 47 fewer games. A running back and kicker, the 1956 Heisman Trophy winner led the NFL in scoring for three straight seasons (1959-61) his 176 points in 1960 a record that stood for more than four decades even though it was achieved at a time when teams played 12 regular-season games. As the Raiders prepare to travel to New Orleans to face the Saints in Week 8, take a look back at photos of past matchups through the years. Bengals standout recharged in road rage incident. WR Mark Clayton; 82. He played in 36 total games with eight starts, forced two fumbles and . He played in 36 total games with eight starts, forced two . Richard Sherman's run is over. Whitney Mercilus, DE, Texans. The countdown to the start of the 2022 regular season has begun now that we're under 100 days away, so we'll honor every day the best players to wear the corresponding number for the Dolphins . The Super Bowl 20 MVP for the '85 Bears, he had at least a dozen sacks five times with Chicago. DE Kendall Langford, 69. A Pasco native and Rose Bowl champion at the University of Washington, Jackson stayed in state for his NFL career as a third-round pick of the Seahawks in 1979. As linebacker Tanner Muse becomes the newest member of the Silver and Black to wear No. Honorable Mention: No. It deserves more competition. Who's betting against another 1,000-yard season this year? For example, quarterbacks and halfbacks usually played in the defensive back field and so had numbers in the 1049 range, defensive line numbers ranged from 5089, while linebackers (who often played fullback or tight end on offense) could have just about any number. And Shields didn't miss a game in his career. Pat Swilling - A 3rd round draft pick in the 1986 NFL Draft, Swilling played 12 seasons in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders. 12 and No. TE Keith Jackson; 87. Lee was selected in the 5th round of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Wake Forest. Do you have a blog? 55 for his final two seasons. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Number: 55. 99, present epic competitions. T Jon Giesler; 78. But this year, unlike seasons past, players may be wearing jersey numbers unfamiliar to even trained eyes. 1: Lots of good candidates for future years: Justin Fields, Ja'Marr Chase, Tua Tagovailoa. His 127.8 passer rating on Super Sunday is a record, and Montana, a three-time Super Bowl MVP, was a heckuva regular-season player, too named league MVP twice. The NFL offseason is in that yearly lull between peak action on the free agency/trade market and the draft. Which team has the most to gain from the 2023 NFL Draft? 5016) No. DT Randy Starks; 93. Only Brady has more Super Bowl rings than this fierce pass rusher (100 career sacks), who was the first to collect five. 3 NBA All-Defensive First Team (1997, 1998, 2001) This is among the most loaded numbers in the NFL. Football and hockey arent too far behind with quite a few superstars, like Junior Seau and Terrell Suggs,rocking the number in NFL and NHL history. Motivated by the need to send money home to support his dying father, Dennis scratched and clawed to make the team and succeeded. Call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelpline.ma.org (MA), Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). ', "Patriots' Notebook: Newcomer Cox has his eyes on uniform No. A bummer he retired at 28, but his eight seasons couldn't have been much more spectacular. 55: LB: 6-1: 240: 26: 5: North Carolina: Jason Huntley. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. This is still a reliable target when healthy. Hailing from Youngstown Ohio, Jerry Olsavsky spent his career playing for three-quarters of the AFC North (excluding Cleveland), but he is known most for being a Pittsburgh Steeler. 4323) No. Kolb started on all four Super Bowl teams that decade and was immortalized by a fan group called Kolbs Kowboys. As the Silver and Black prepare for the Week 12 game against the Seattle Seahawks, take a look back at their past matchups through the years. He played in 65 games with 12 starts, forced one fumble, recovered one fumble and recorded one sack. LB John Offerdahl, LB Jack Rudolph (1966), LB Randy Emunds (1968-69), OL Irv Goode (1973-74), LB Earnest Rhone (1975-84), LB Hugh Green (1985-91), LB Chris Singleton (1993-96), LB David Merritt (1993), LB Ronnie Ward (1997), LB Junior Seau (2003-05), LB Keith Newman (2006), LB Joey Porter (2007-09), LB Koa Misi (2010-16), LB Jerome Baker (2018-21). Pick No. The eight-time All-Pro spent his 11-year career protecting the blind side of the game's first truly prolific passer, Unitas. Burfict joined the Raiders as a free agent in 2019 after seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. Football and hockey aren't too far behind with quite a few superstars, like Junior Seau and Terrell Suggs, rocking the number in NFL and NHL history. HOFers Nick Buoniconti and Jack Youngblood, plus revolutionary Antonio Gates the pied piper of undersized power forwards who became NFL tight ends and boyhood idol Wesley Walker were all under consideration. Still, four rushing titles three coming with 1,800+ yards and a league-record 2,105 on the ground in 1984 leave a pretty nice legacy. G Ed Newman; 63. T Richmond Webb; 77. [5] In March 2023, NFL owners passed a playing rule change that the No. Ward was a third-round pick in 1997 never played again after fracturing his left leg in his fourth NFL game. At all levels of football, each player dressed for a game must wear a unique number from 0 to 99. And Jacksonville Jaguars WRCalvin Ridley and New York Giants WRParris Campbell, both newcomers to their teams, have already been issued 0 for the 2023 season. Jim Otto wore number "00" during most of his career with the Oakland Raiders as a play on his name, "aught-oh." Lots of good blockers here, when they're healthy: Tyron Smith, Taylor Lewan, Andrew Whitworth. Unlike 62, 63 has a surprisingly proud history, including Hall of Famers Dermontti Dawson,Mike Munchak,Lee Roy Selmon andGene Upshaw. Honorable mention Otto Graham: Refer to Hutson at No. Split ends (precursors to modern wide receivers) had numbers in the 80s, and many would play cornerback (e.g., Night Train Lane, who wore 81 as a cornerback). Apparently the 30s are made for rangy safeties. ButTingelhoff played 240 consecutive regular-season games over 17 years as a mainstay of the 1960s and 1970s Minnesota Vikings and one of the premier centers of his time. Currently, Olsavsky is heading into his sixth season as the inside linebackers coach under Mike Tomlin where he has overseen a strengthening of that particular unit. He brings the most potential to a New York pass rush group that needs his help immediately. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? When the Chief called personally to notify the Oklahoma State Cowboy of his selection, Kolb recalled being rude to Rooney in a conversation with Steelers.com. For now. DE/LB Jason Taylor; 98. Matt Ryan, D.J. Raiders.com's Eddie Paskal chats with linebacker Robert Spillane about joining the Silver and Black, free agency, his role on defense and more on this edition of Upon Further Review. But "special" only begins to describe Sanders, a running backnonpareil who averagedmore than 1,500 rushing yards per season over the life of his incandescent 10-year career. But they don't trump the historical significance of Williams, the first Black quarterback to win the Super Bowl and in smashing, gutsystyle. From speed to size to hands to swagger to intelligence, perhaps thequintessential receiver assuming he was engaged, of course. [citation needed] Since 2010, defensive linemen are allowed to wear numbers 5059; this is in part because of the interchangeability of linebackers and defensive ends (a defensive end in a 43 defense would be an outside linebacker in a 34 defense). He's not as well known as Butkus or Singletary, but the eight-time All-Pro was just as good as the man in the middle of the Bears defense for a dozen years (pre-Butkus). In concert with Unitas, he was one of the early receiving technicians, combining sure hands and revolutionary route running to become one of the league's foremost weapons on the way to holding the career records forreceptions (631) and receiving yardage (9,275) at the time of his retirement following the 1967 season. (Offensive linemen are still . There's no debating the GOAT all the more amazing considering Terry Bradshaw, Joe Namath, Aaron Rodgers and Roger Staubach all became legends in 12.