They Wore It Well

We've reached the last few days of OTAs and Mini-Camps. As we approach the stretch of the year when the NFL comes as close as it ever gets to time off we are left with humoring ourselves. Here's one look at the players that wore each jersey number the best.

00  Jim Otto

 1   Warren Moon

 2   Charley Trippi

 3   Bronco Nagurski

 4   Brett Favre

 5   George McAfee

 6   Benny Friedman

 7   Mel Hein

 8   Steve Young

 9   Drew Brees

10  Fran Tarkenton

11  Joe Guyon

12  Aaron Rodgers

13  Dan Marino

14  Don Hutson

15  Steve Van Buren

16  Frank Gifford

17  Turk Edwards
18  Peyton Manning
19  John Unitas
20  Barry Sanders
21  Deion Sanders
22  Bobby Layne
23  Troy Vincent
24  Lenny Moore
25  Bruiser Kinard
26  Rod Woodson
27  Ken Houston
28  Adrian Peterson
29  Eric Dickerson
30  Clarke Hinkle
31  Jim Taylor
32  Jim Brown
33  Sammy Baugh
34  Walter Payton
35  Bill Dudley
36  Jerome Bettis
37  Doak Walker
38  Arnie Herber
39  Hugh McElhenny
40  Gale Sayers
41  Keith Byars
42  Ronnie Lott
43  Troy Polamalu
44  Leroy Kelly
45  Emlen Tunnell
46  Chuck Muncie
47  Mel Blount
48  Les Richter
49  Bobby Mitchell
50  Alex Wojciehowicz
51  Dick Butkus
52  Ray Lewis
53  Mick Tingelhoff
54  Randy White
55  Derrick Brooks
56  Lawrence Taylor
57  Dwight Stephenson
58  Jack Lambert
59  Jack Ham
60  Chuck Bednarik
61  Bill George
62  Jim Langer
63  Gene Upshaw
64  Randall McDaniel
65  Elvin Bethea
66  Bulldog Turner
67  Reggie McKenzie
68  Russ Grimm
69  Jared Allen
70  Ernie Stautner
71  Walter Jones
72  Dan Dierdorf
73  Larry Allen
74  Bob Lilly
75  Forrest Gregg
76  Marion Motley
77  Jim Parker
78  Anthony Munoz
79  Roosevelt Brown
80  Jerry Rice
81  Night Train Lane
82  Raymond Berry
83  Ted Hendricks
84  Randy Moss
85  Nick Buoniconti
86  Dante Lavelli
87  Dave Casper
88  Alan Page
89  Gino Marchetti
90  Neil Smith
91  Kevin Greene
92  Reggie White
93  John Randle
94  Charles Haley
95  Richard Dent
96  Cortez Kennedy
97  Simeon Rice
98  Jessie Armstead
99  Warren Sapp

There were a handful of numbers that were difficult to fill. 23. 41, 46, and 98 to name a few. None came close to filling #6. There was no chance that Jay Cutler would appear on this list. I settled on the great Benny Friedman even though #1 was the jersey that he wore more than others. Fortunately for the completion of this list he did wear #6 at some point in his NFL career.