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First NFL quarterback to defeat 32 franchises: Brett Favre vs. Green Bay Packers; October 5, 2009 [150] [167] First NFL quarterback to reach 100 career wins (regular season): Johnny Unitas vs. Green Bay Packers; November 9, 1969; First NFL quarterback to reach 150 career wins (regular season): Brett Favre vs. San Diego Chargers; September 23, 2007
Fewer than 70 athletes are known to have played in both Major League Baseball (MLB) [a] and the National Football League (NFL). This includes two Heisman Trophy winners (Vic Janowicz and Bo Jackson) [1] and seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Red Badgro, [2] Paddy Driscoll, [3] George Halas, [4] Ernie Nevers, [5] Ace Parker, [6] Jim Thorpe, [7] and Deion Sanders). [8]
In 1936, the league introduced the NFL draft after team owners voted on it in 1935. [6] [7] The intention of the draft is to make the NFL more competitive, as some teams had an advantage in signing players. [5] [7] From 1947 through 1958 the NFL designated the first overall selection as a "bonus" or "lottery pick". The pick was awarded by a ...
There have been 22 NFL Drafts since the year 2000 and the start of the 21st century. Some of them have delivered Hall of Fame-worthy quarterbacks like Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers. But ...
In contrast to its successes at wide receiver and linebacker, the 1996 draft had often been rated as the worst for quarterbacks. [5] None of the eight drafted quarterbacks made the Pro Bowl or an All-Pro team and half did not play. As of 2022, this remains the last draft without a quarterback selected in the first round. Previously, the 1988 ...
Trey Lance (Round 1, Pick 3, 2021): Quite possibly the worst quarterback pick of the past five years, given how much San Francisco gave up to acquire him; Brock Purdy saved the 49ers from years ...
Of the six first round quarterbacks drafted, Hall of Famers Elway and Kelly did not sign with the teams that selected them for the 1983 season. Elway, who had made his antipathy towards the Colts and coach Frank Kush , a harsh disciplinarian, known long before the draft, was also a promising baseball player in the New York Yankees organization.
This sortable table shows the top 100 NFL quarterbacks in order of regular season wins, since the start of the modern era, 1950. The table also shows every team that a quarterback played for and his record with each team. [1] Tom Brady is the all-time leader in wins at quarterback.