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The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players was a ten-part television series that set out to determine the top 100 greatest NFL players of all time. It was presented by the NFL Network in 2010. The series was based on a list of the top 100 National Football League players of all time, as compiled by a "blue-ribbon" panel assembled by the NFL Network.
Maxx Robert Crosby (born August 22, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft .
Despite not winning a Super Bowl, he won six playoff games, and in 1999 he was ranked #59 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. Playing in the era of sacks not being counted by the league, Tarkenton was sacked 570 times in his career, unofficially the most in league history. [55]
In 2010, NFL Network aired The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players, an all-time top 100 list, with wide receiver Jerry Rice being voted as the number-one player. The following year, the network debuted their annual NFL Top 100, with quarterback Tom Brady being voted at the top. Brady holds the record for most number-one selections, with four (2011 ...
Crosby is tied for second in the NFL with 9 1/2 sacks. Even when he's not getting to the opposing quarterback from his rush end position, Crosby often still disrupts the play by forcing a quick pass.
After playing college football for Northwestern [9] in the late 1950s, Williamson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers. [11] When during training camp he was switched to their defense, his attitude over the switch prompted him to play his position with too much aggression, and the coach of the 49ers asked him to quit "hammering" his players.
Instead, the Raiders got the ball back and Josh Jacobs ended the game on the next play, an 86-yard touchdown run. Crosby finished the game with four total tackles (three solo), a team-high 1.5 ...
The NFL has endured many controversies throughout its 100 year history, from officiating blunders to political protests.