Aaron Brooks played his college ball at the University of Virginia, and when he entered the league as a fourth-round draft pick, he was initially backing up Brett Favre and Matt Hasselbeck. Besides all of the statistics that are associated with signal-callers, especially in todays pass-happy game, its the only position that attributes wins and losses with any regularity. He became a backup until his career ended in 2015. Manning is the epitome of elite in every sense of the word. Anderson completed a much higher percentage of passes than did his contemporaries and in his only Super Bowl appearance was stonewalled by the great San Francisco 49ers dynasty. Jake "the Snake" Plummer first earned his proverbial call sign for his elusiveness while playing for Arizona State University, and the nickname stuck with him throughout his college career. Big Ben, as he is affectionately known, announced his retirement on Jan. 24 after 18 seasons as the Steelers' starting quarterback. He also was named to four Pro Bowls. The two rings did, however, jump him ahead of Roger Staubach. Delhomme still entertains his competitive spirt through coaching his daughters sports teams. Graham was a seven-time All-Pro selection and a five-time Pro Bowler. Everyone figured that Vinny Testaverde would have a noteworthy NFL career after winning the Heisman Trophy and being drafted first overall in 1987. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. He was known as one of the first great T-formation quarterbacks; he is probably still the best QB in Bears franchise history (nice try Jim McMahon). Better known these days as the head coach for the Stanford Cardinal, Jim Harbaugh played for 15 seasons in the NFL before beginning his coaching career. According to the NFL, Blanda first played a professional football game in 1949 and didnt retire until 1975 as the leagues leading scorer. Clausen left the NFL quietly after the 2015 NFL season. Still, it's hard to argue with the results. His seven Super Bowl rings are not only the most by any player but also more than any franchise. His best season was 1969, when he won the league MVP, but he was consistently near the top of the NFL in passing categories during the late 1960s. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1965. Doesn't seem very likely coming out of the NFC West this year. A record that will likely never be broken. Tom Brady is Considering Retirement in a Second Sport After Just 1 Week Away From Football: I Suck at That Sport. He competed on the Golf Channel's Big Break show and also held a quarterback counsel position with the start up Major League Football (MLF). Earl Morrall, during his 21-year career, earned the title of "best backup QB" in NFL history; Morrall was part of three Super Bowl teams and led the Baltimore Colts into Super Bowl III at 13-1 where they were promptly upset by Joe Namath's Jets. Following a stellar 16-season career, all with the New York Giants, Manning officially announced his retirement from football after the 2019 season. He was replaced by Marc Bulger, who had enjoyed success in Warner's absence. Randy Moss, in his first stint with the Vikings at that time, said following the 2000 season that Culpepper was one of the most physically gifted quarterbacks he'd ever played with. Trent Green was supposed to be the guy running the "Greatest Show on Turf" that eventually brought home a Super Bowl to St. Louis. Yes, the life of an NFL quarterback would be pretty amazing. It is also difficult to argue that Drew Brees wasn't the best QB in the leaguelast year. The Cards gave him the huge deal based off a few good games with the Eagles, which clearly wasn't enough of a sample size. I can appreciate a guy who lights up the stat sheet, but as a general rule, I tend to say, "So, if he was really that good, why didn't he win?". Brees's QB rating during the Saints' Super season a whopping 109.6. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. In the 1970s, the Dallas Cowboys were "America's Team," and during the same time period, Roger Staubach became the team leader: "Captain America" or "Captain Comeback." The life of an NFL quarterback has to be one of the best experiences anybody could ever have. Follow him on Twitter @Rob_UTVOLS. As they still do today, the Raiders cultivated an "us against the world" mentality, and Stabler's party boy image fit right in with the team's culture. After leaving one storied franchise after the 1983 season, he landed with the Raiders in 1987 after spending time in the USFL, playing with them in both Los Angeles and Oakland. I keep assuming that this guy is going to retire. He hasn't really been the same since the middle of the decade, when he had several good years. He then signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent prior to the 2020 season and promptly led the Buccaneers to victory in Super Bowl LV, earning MVP honors for a record fifth time. At least he's not doing those cheesy Muscle Milk commercials anymore. An especially notable aspect of Gabriel's play is his 3.3 percent interception percentage (the percentage of his passes that were intercepted). Namath also is well documented for his flamboyant Playboy lifestyle off of the gridiron. He was a six time All-Pro selection and was invited to 11 Pro Bowls. That happens to bother me quite a bit- and so while Krieg undoubtedly deserves a spot, the fact that he played relatively poorly in comparison to his abilities when the chips were down hurts him on the list. A record that still stands today. Fouts spent his entire 15-year career with the San Diego Chargers. Elway was quickly traded to the Broncos, having never played a single down for the Colts. 1 overall pick by the Carolina Panthers out of Penn State and has played for several teams throughout his career, including when he started for the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, where the Giants were demolished by the best defense in league history, the 2000 Ravens. Eli is basically a "one hit wonder" as well, defeating the Patriots in arguably the greatest upset in NFL history, and he's largely failed in clutch situations since. His 26 seasons in the AFL and NFL are the most all time for a professional football player. However, the guy can flat out play. Elway ended his career with 51,475 passing yards, 300 touchdowns, one NFL MVP and first-team All-Pro, and two Super Bowl titles. He was never a show stopper at the position, evidenced by the fact that he constantly switched teams; however, you could win with this guy- and the Bucs did just that, along with a great Derrick Brooks-led defense. It isn't necessarily something that the NFL likes to talk about, but it bears repeating. A onetime record holder for the most passing touchdowns in NFL history, Warren Moon was able to parlay his physical gifts and throwing acumen into a career that spanned from 1983 to 2000. Rivers spent the final season of his 17-year NFL career as a member of the Indianapolis Colts, leading them to a wild-card berth. While every NFLwants to go out on top, few get that opportunity to do so. Manning won the AFC West all four years he was in Denver, helping the Broncos reach two Super Bowls. He never succeeded in the NFL and was out of the league permanently by 2014. Plunkett was not supposed to be the starter in either season when the Raiders won it all, but played well enough. Fouts's first few years in the league were relatively anonymous, but when Don Coryell arrived in 1978 he turned San Diego into the "Superchargers." Unitas and the Baltimore Colts began play at 2 p.m. every Sunday, which was unique to Baltimore: The Colts wanted to make sure that everyone who wanted to had time to go to church before the game started. In 2016, Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians decided to give Leftwich a shot as an intern for the team (Arians was a former coach of Leftwich during their time in Pittsburgh). And if you're looking for the perfect quarterback to run that system, Warren Moon is your man. We dont blame you if you dont remember the highlights from Vince Evans career, as there werent many. 1 in career passing yards (84,520) and touchdowns (624), and he just led the league in both categories in the 2021 season, at the age of 44. One of the more unknown four-time Pro Bowlers in league history, especially as QBs go, is Norm Snead, who was drafted by the Washington Redskins before playing with Philadelphia, Minnesota, the New York Giants, and San Francisco before he retired. Still, the '99 season was so outstanding that it earned him a spot on the list. List of retired professional football players | American Football Wiki | Fandom in: Pages with reference errors, Former players, 1994, 2000 NCAA Division 1-A List of retired professional football players View source This is a list of individuals who formerly played professional American football in the NFL, AFL, AAFC and other major leagues. All of those records have since fallen, but the Hall of Fame field general will forever be remembered as one of the all-time legends of the game. Surprised by his high placement? And come on. In any event, I remember Brunell as the guy that always beat the Ravens their first few years in Baltimore; it wasn't until 2000 that the Ravens broke through and swept the Jaguars enroute to their only Super Bowl win. He won both the NFL Most Valuable Player Award and the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award. The former Heisman Trophy winner at USC has been a mainstay at QB for the Bengals since he was drafted. Elway has a fantastic game as well. GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers believes he can still produce at an MVP level in the right situation if he opts to play next . After several good seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, he has played for several NFL teams: Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, and Oakland. Separated by 18 years, Peyton Manning followed Elways path in retiring after winning a Super Bowl. Even so, the question for Staubach's teams became, "well he's got such a great supporting cast why did they get behind in the first place?". but we were using very old ideas and equipment and over the last 20 years we have evolved . Good enough to crack the top 30, Phil Simms won two Super Bowls as a member of the New York Giants, first in Super Bowl XXI and then again in Super Bowl XXV. If there was ever a quarterback that took way too much heat, it would be Donovan McNabb. His 2017 arrest for drug paraphernalia, however, leads me to believe he needs to be advocating more and smoking less. 2) Joe Montana. To this date, Layne remains the best quarterback in Lions franchise history, though now Lions faithful might be daring to hope that they might have found the answer in Matthew Stafford. Yet his two seasons outside the top 10 in overall grade were all the way down at 17 th (2015) and 25 th (2012), something that we never saw from Rodgers, Brees, and Brady ahead of him. Taking statistical success as well as team accomplishments into consideration while acknowledging when they played, here are the 25 best quarterbacks in NFL history. Bears owner George Halas traded Layne to the New York Bulldogs, where Layne developed quickly even though he only played there for one season before joining the team with which he spent most of his career- the Detroit Lions. He is tied with Peyton Manning for second with 186 career regular-season wins. As a result, they ranked second in the NFL with 501 points and third in total offense with 6,276 yards. Culpepper has never been the same since leaving Minnesota, but he had more than just one really good season. A major statistic that I look at for modern quarterbacks is interceptions, and Rodgers simply doesn't throw very many of them. McBride's first two quarterbacks were Mike Richmond (Mitchell's 1989 backup), and JC transfer Jason Woods. 5 overall and some guy named Drew Brees at No. Elway was arguably even more clutch than "Captain Comeback," leading 47 game winning drives in the 4th quarter or overtime. Aside from having a mental block against Baltimore, Collins has been in the league for a long time, and you can do a lot worse than this guy under center. It also helped him earn NFL MVP honors in 1990. 1 overall draft pick in the 1989 NFL Draft following an outstanding collegiate career that began at Oklahoma and concluded at UCLA. Love him or hate him, Tom Brady is one of the all-time greats in the history of the NFL and professional football. The winningest quarterback in franchise history, Roethlisberger owns virtually every Pittsburgh passing record imaginable. 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