Offense
QB: Tom Brady
Career: New England Patriots, 2000-present
WR: Jerry Rice
Career: San Francisco 49ers, 1985-2000; Oakland Raiders, 2001-04; Seattle Seahawks, 2004
Hall of Fame class: 2010
WR: Don Hutson
Career: Green Bay Packers, 1935-45
Hall of Fame class: 1963
RB: Jim Brown
Career: Cleveland Browns, 1957-65
Hall of Fame class: 1971
RB: Walter Payton
Career: Chicago Bears, 1975-87
Hall of Fame class: 1993
LT: Anthony Munoz
Career: Cincinnati Bengals, 1980-92
Hall of Fame class: 1998
G: John Hannah
Career: New England Patriots, 1973-85
Hall of Fame class: 1991
C: Jim Otto
Career: Oakland Raiders, 1960-74
Hall Fame of class: 1990
G: Jim Parker
Career: Baltimore Colts 1957-67
Hall of Fame class: 1973
RT: Forrest Gregg
Career: Green Bay Packers 1956, 1958-70; Dallas Cowboys, 1971
Hall of Fame class: 1977
TE Tony Gonzalez
Career: Kansas City Chiefs, 1997-2008; Atlanta 2009-13
Hall of Fame class: 2019
Defense
DE: Reggie White
Career: Philadelphia Eagles, 1985-92; Green Bay Packers, 1993-98; Carolina Panthers, 2000
Hall of Fame class: 2006
DE: Deacon Jones
Career: Los Angeles Rams, 1961-71; San Diego Chargers, 1972-73; Washington Redskins, 1974
Hall of Fame class: 1980
DT: Joe Greene
Career: Pittsburgh Steelers, 1969-81
Hall of Fame class: 1987
DT: Merlin Olsen
Career: Los Angeles Rams, 1962-76
Hall of Fame class: 1982
LB: Lawrence Taylor
Career: New York Giants, 1981-93
Hall of Fame class: 1999
LB: Dick Butkus
Career: Chicago Bears, 1965-73
Hall of Fame class: 1979
LB: Bobby Bell
Career: Kansas City Chiefs, 1963-74
Hall of Fame class: 1983
CB: Deion Sanders
Career: Atlanta Falcons, 1989-93; San Francisco 49ers, 1994; Dallas Cowboys, 1995-99; Washington Redskins, 2000; Baltimore Ravens, 2004-05
Hall of Fame class: 2011
CB: Rod Woodson
Career: Pittsburgh Steelers, 1987-96; San Francisco 49ers, 1997; Baltimore Ravens, 1998-2003
Hall of Fame class: 2009
S: Ken Houston
Career: Houston Oilers, 1967-72; Washington Redskins, 1973-80
Hall of Fame class: 1986
S: Ronnie Lott
Career: San Francisco 49ers, 1981-90; Los Angeles Raiders, 1991-92; New York Jets, 1993-94
Hall of Fame class: 2000
Special Teams
K: Adam Vinatieri
Career: New England Patriots, 1996-2005; Indianapolis Colts, 2006-present
P: Ray Guy
Career: Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1973-86
Hall of Fame class: 2014
Special teamer/returner: Gale Sayers
Career: Chicago Bears, 1965-1971
Hall of Fame class: 1977
Coach Bill Belichick
Career: Cleveland Browns, 1991-95; New England Patriots, 2000-present
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This a fine All-Time team. It's better than most. There's actually some acknowledgement that there was NFL football prior to the Super Bowl. Legwold mentions several of the deserving "old-timers" in his full article for the team.
It's been my opinion for quite some time that there are three players that must be on any All-Time NFL team. Legwold has all three on this team.
Jim Brown
Jerry Rice
Lawrence Taylor
Reggie White is close to making it four but Deacon Jones and Gino Marchetti are so damn good.
Here's my current All-Time Team:
Offense
QB: Tom Brady
WR: Jerry Rice
WR: Don Hutson
FB: Jim Brown
RB: Walter Payton
LT: Jonathan Ogden
G: Randall McDaniel
C: Mel Hein
G: Jim Parker
RT: Forrest Gregg
TE: Rob Gronkowski
Defense
DE: Reggie White
DE: Deacon Jones
DT: Bob Lilly
DT: Alan Page
LB: Lawrence Taylor
LB: Dick Butkus
LB: Jack Ham
CB: Deion Sanders
CB: Night Train Lane
S: Ed Reed
S: Ronnie Lott
Special Teams
K: Adam Vinatieri
P: Tommy Davis
Special teamer/returner: Gale Sayers
Coach: Vince Lombardi
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