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From Walter Payton and Marshawn Lynch to Ed Jones and Joe Namath, Touchdown Wire reveals the ultimate hierarchy of gridiron nicknames.
Since the NFL's inception in 1920, players, coaches, team executives, league officials, and football games have been given nicknames based on either individual achievements, team achievements, historical events, etc. Nicknames for entire teams, whole offensive units, defensive units, or special teams.
That means we'll get reacquainted with some of the games best players - and nicknames (Gronk, Matty Ice). It's also the perfect time to give a nod to the great nicknames in the history of the...
That got us wondering about where some of the greatest players in football history — such as Reggie White (Minister of Defense), Joe Montana (Joe Cool) and Deion Sanders...
The best NFL player nicknames evoke everything you need to about the kind of player you're talking about. Whether you're discussing the coolest, slickest old-school players like Red Grange ("Galloping Ghost") and Ed Jones ("Too Tall") or the new-school players with memorable monikers like Travis Kelce ("Zeus") or Russell Wilson ("DangeRuss ...
We have seen players nickname themselves and we have seen players being dubbed a nickname. Either way, it's all good. In that spirit, let's take a look at the 50 best nicknames in NFL...
Pro Football Network has ranked the top-20 NFL nicknames of all time, and one thing is clear — for a nickname to stick, the player in question almost has to be legendary. Among the 20 players we’ve listed, 15 are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.