Posts belonging to Category Player Facts
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Quite often a player’s final year in the NFL is not always their best, or even very good. This could be because they have come to the end of their career and their skills have diminished, they are splitting time with a younger player, or they could’ve even gotten injured. Some players do [...]
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Tags: Bobby Hebert, Brian Sipe, Elvis Grbac, Fran Tarkenton, Joe Montana, Neil Lomax, Phil Simms, Quarterbacks, Record Book, Roger Staubach | 
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Posted by Mark
Though thought of mostly as a backup quarterback due to his years as the second string quarterback behind Roger Staubach, Danny White had a great record as a starter too. During his 13 seasons in the NFL, White started 92 games, and ended up with a final record of 62-30. Only one time [...]
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Jim Plunkett was a big name in college football in the late 1960s. He won the Heisman Trophy, awarded yearly to the best college football player in the nation, in his senior season at Stanford University. Many high level football people rated Plunkett as possibly the best pro quarterback prospect of all time. [...]
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Tags: Cliff Branch, Gene A. Washington, Jim Plunkett, Quarterbacks, Raiders, Randy Vataha, Reggie Rucker, Todd Christensen | No Comments »
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Jim Kiick was a valuable member of the Miami Dolphins teams of the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the 1972 team that would go undefeated and win the Super Bowl. He was a man with a great personality too and attracted a lot of attention for his actions off the field as well. [...]
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Ron Jaworski is one of the more popular Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks that the team has ever had. He was a vital part of the late 1970s and early 1980s Eagles teams that would eventually reach Super Bowl XV, only to lose to the Oakland Raiders. Jaworski had originally been drafted by the Los [...]
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When it comes to having success on the football field, it is hard to do without solid play from the quarterback position. There are a number of stats that can be looked at to judge a quarterback’s performance, but one that cannot be overlooked is completion percentage. Without completions, little else good can [...]
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Wesley Walker went to college at the University of California and was then drafted into the NFL in the 2nd round of the NFL Draft by the New York Jets. Walker played his entire 13 year career with the Jets and even went on to appear in two Pro Bowls (1978, 1982). He [...]
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Unusual names are nothing new in the NFL, from the mildly odd to the entirely unpronounceable, the league has seen them all. The name Pierre, though popular in France, is not a popular name in the United States. There have only been four players named Pierre to ever play football in the NFL. [...]
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There are number of milestones in football statistics that are meaningful to players and fans alike. For quarterbacks those numbers are 300 yard passing games and 3,000 yard passing seasons. Who are the oldest quarterbacks to hit these milestones?
-The oldest quarterback to have a 300 yard passing game was Vinny Testaverde, who in [...]
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Tags: Cowboys, Seahawks, Vinny Testaverde, Warren Moon | No Comments »
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Larry Fitzgerald was highly touted as one of the best wide receivers in college football during his days at the University of Pittsburgh. Many players come into the pros and never live up to the billing they received in high school. This was definitely not the case with Fitzgerald as he developed into [...]
Categories: Little Known Facts, Player Facts |
Tags: Brian St. Pierre, Cardinals, John Navarre, Josh McCown, Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, Matt Leinart, Shaun King, Wide Receivers | No Comments »
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Dan Marino is one of the best quarterbacks to ever play in the National Football League, and has gone down as quite possibly the best Miami Dolphins player ever. One of the achievements that most people see as a sign of a quarterback’s ability is throwing for 300 or more yards in a game. [...]
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Bob Golic was a longtime professional football player in the National Football League. He began his career with the New England Patriots in 1979, but attained star status after joining the Cleveland Browns in 1982. He would finish his career with the Los Angeles Raiders, where he played from 1989 to 1992 before [...]
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Posted by Mark
Finishing strong and going out on top are important traits to have as an NFL player, but they aren’t always possible. Due to diminished skills, injuries, or sharing playing time with younger players; when an NFL player comes to the end of their career they don’t always have the opportunity to have one of [...]
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An effective kick or punt returner can be a game changer in the National Football League. Returning kicks and punts for touchdowns is obviously helpful, but also important is the improved field position that a good returner can give a team. One of the best years by a returner in the history of [...]
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