Brit Reacts To THE SCARIEST PLAYERS IN NFL HISTORY!

[@mikeanzalone5612]

My dad once sat next to Reggie White on a plane during a business trip. He said he was one of the most humble and pleasant people he's ever met, and he was almost too big for the first class seat.

[@jordonvh91]

I love that. My favorite athletes/fighters are always the ones who are just absolute wrecking balls but stay kind and humble.

[@user-wc8fp4cx6c]

Barry Sanders was a small halfback who avoided contact. Earl Campbell was a massive fullback who could run through a concrete wall. Their styles were *completely* different.

[@mage1439]

Barry might have avoided contact, but he was hell to take down anyway. And he had better balance than any other football player I've ever seen.

[@jesses5463]

@@mage1439 It was hard to put your hands on him, and players rarely put a clean shot on him which is why he was able to have such a long career and still retire in his prime. However, if he were to run straight in the hole towards contact he would be much easier to tackle than earl campbell who was 30lbs heavier.

[@autavianfields7284]

Shi swear Barry’s legs were just as big as campbells if not bigger

[@autavianfields7284]

@@jesses5463think MJD contradicts that tbh if you are an elite back you are an elite back pretty sure Barry would’ve had just as long of a career most the best backs have long careers no matter what Walter Payton Jim brown ED Emmit Frank gore Curtis Martin all different run styles quite a few more physical than Barry and most still played 10 yrs it more Campbell just unfortunately couldn’t stay healthy only played I believe 6 yrs a lot if the best power backs played longer than Campbell recent examples Derrick Henry and AP

[@jesses5463]

@@autavianfields7284 What you don't seem to understand is that Barry Sanders was a lil guy. An itty bitty guy with all his weight in his legs. Had he taken many clean shots to the body, he wouldn't have had a very long career at all. Keep in mind this was before the NFL was the sissy ball that all you pansies watch today. Also Barry's legs may appear bigger than Earl Campbells but they definitely weren't. They just look that way on Barry's body because he's such a lil fella.

[@RushFanatic87]

That Joe Theismann injury scarred LT. Lawrence had huge respect for Joe and even said in an interview that he knew something was wrong as soon as he took Joe down. That’s why he hopped up and started shouting for the medical crews.

[@MrTech226]

I watched that game live and heard that crack from Joe's leg as LT sacked him. LT freaked out immediately and called out for medical attention.

[@cyranoboughton874]

Night train Lane played 1952 til 1965. In 14 yrs he had 58 interceptions. His 14 interceptions wa sin the 12 games in 1952. Despite increasing the number of games they play per year, that record has stood for 71 years now.

[@kimberlyarmstrong2929]

Born and raised in Pittsburgh (go Steelers). Love Jack Lambert and James Harrison. Also, in spite of the Ravens being Steelers rivals, I was a fan of Ray Lewis. Great reaction as usual.

[@Jim87_36]

I’ve been in South Baltimore during those Ravens/Steelers games and no one takes it super seriously there (at least in my experience). It’s all in good fun

[@ryan_2007_walls]

Jack Lambert was one of the scariest linebacker in Pittsburgh Steelers history no doubt about it

[@chizorama]

Add Greg Lloyd to that list as well.

[@ThePositive0ne1]

I am a hardcore Steelers fan, but any time I saw Ray playing I was glued to the screen. In the grand scheme of things it's just a football game and we need to respect each other.

[@Straydogger]

@@ThePositive0ne1 Respect on the field yes. Off the field not so much.

[@TheLwaller09]

I would like to put a few more safeties on this list as well, who pretty much everyone hated playing against - Brian Dawkins (Eagles), John Lynch (Buccaneers), Steve Atwater (Broncos) and Ronnie Lott (49ers). All dudes that were incredible players and absolutely feared in their own way. Dawkins and Lynch were two of the last true "enforcers" at safety in the NFL before a ton of the player safety changes came.

[@Lewis9700]

11:37 Night Train Lane retired in the mid 60's, not the 80's. That's why all his highlights are in Black and White

[@theblackbear211]

The thing about Jack Tatum's hit on Daryl Stingley is that the hit was completely legal at the time. The entire thing is an absolute tragedy, but you might as well blame the quarterback whose play call and high pass left Stingley so completely vulnerable - when everybody knew Jack Tatum was back there. Jack Tatum hit hard on every play, he never let up.

[@scottrackley4457]

"You can't be thinking about me and the ball at the same time."

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

LOL Jack Lambert was freaking Crazy Earl Campbell was the most gracious player I've ever had the pleasure to watch play. When Bum Phillips, his Pro coach would walk past his team mates would poke him and say "There goes Yo' Daddy", apparently Bum Phillips and Earl Campbell had a special relationship that lasted all the way up to Bum's passing, Bum was my favorite Pro coach of all time, RIP.

[@samuel_towle]

They don't show it now, but I watched that game where LT tackled Theismann. I watched his leg snap during the play and during the slow motion replay. Half of his calf was vertical and the other half was horizontal on the ground. Brutal. I also saw the Tatum - Stingley game and him being wheeled off the field.

[@jonathand.terrell3419]

The 1st guy that you were trying to recall is none other than Larry Allen #73 of the Dallas Cowboys!! If the play was coming through his slot, he would grin and make a train whistle sound to let his man know, "the play is coming right to you, all you gotta do is stop me (not a quote, but an implication of his intent)!!! Raised in gang ridden Compton, CA, he survived a knife attack in which he was stabbed in his head, defending a family member in a fight. Tough, tough man. Coming off the line, he would literally launch linebackers off their feet 4 to 5 yards back. That's what a 700lb bench can do on the football field. Simply unforgettable.

[@chizorama]

Jack Lambert is who got me watching as a youngin, one of many iconic Steelers. Might add that it was Walter Payton that had the similar running style to Campbell, Barry Sanders was an enigma.

[@jubei2011]

With Jack Lambert, the opposing teams would have signs up in their locker room saying: "58 COMES TO PLAY!."

[@Straydogger]

And he played middle linebacker at about 215-220 lbs! Ray Lewis was 240-250 lbs. There are safeties today heavier than Lambert was. LOL

[@jubei2011]

@@Straydogger He also was notorious for not working out in the offseason, too. He would come into the weight room, do 3 sets of bench press with a cigarette in his mouth, then leave.

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

​@@Straydogger Yeah, and Mean Joe Green said how freakishly strong he was for a skinny guy.

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

Joe Theismann and I share one very important thing, We've both seen our own jagged leg bones sticking out the front of our legs, mine from being center back seat (Hump), Ford Pinto impacting a tree dead on at 70 mph, Joe's from being hit by a Different kind of Tree

[@quarantinetheater5612]

You were thinking of Walter Payton. He wasn’t as big as Earl but he sought out defenders and ran them over. Greatest RB ever

[@garygemmell3488]

Sweetness was a gift from God.

[@winterman63]

CHICAGO BEAR Walter Payton. Greatest running back ever!

[@butkusfan23]

🐻⬇️

[@carlosvillafierte9119]

Yes as a bears fan rip Walter "sweetness" Payton

[@HomeyDontPlayDat831]

49er fan here who won't argue with that!

[@arthuroconnor4300]

No. Jim Brown is the Goat I love Walter but he’s #2. And I’m from Chicago ❤

[@1234uz]

I got to go hunting on Jack Lamberts farm in western PA with him one time and he was Crazy as Hell I never went back

[@tattooedman42]

One of my coworkers told me his brother went to a football camp that Jack used to run. He said Jack was nice and cool...until he stepped onto the field. Then he became a demon from hell.

[@seanziepoo7495]

I went to Boot Camp (USMC) With a guy who left the NFL to join. Guy was an absolute monster. Dude could sprint like a Cheetah, but past 50 yards, he looked more like a snail 🐌 I had to fight him in the Pugil Pit, because even though he was like twice my size, I was the only guy Big enough to go against him. Guy hit me so hard that My helmet (football style buttoned up and all that) just gave up and went flying. If it hadn't been for the helmet... I dunno if I would have gotten up. Also, IMO, if you get injured as a Football player... You knew the risks and decided to play anyway. Can't get mad at the Hitter if they didn't break any rules. You go on the field to fight for victory, and physical contact can lead to injury.

[@alonenjersey]

Keep giving them hell Devil Dog!

[@djlp2212]

Dick Butkus was very feared. After all, if you had a name like Dick Butkus, you had to be a bad ass because of the name. Night Train Lane was the reason that they changed 6 different rules in Football.

[@Banzai51]

Dick Butkus and Ray Lewis are the same player but in different eras.

[@erikheymann9390]

Opposing defensive players used to come up with illnesses and injuries during the week before having to play against Earl Campbell. Very kind and humble man as well. Absolute legend here in Houston.

[@Cashcrop54]

Walter Payton was like 5'10" 210 pounds and ran people over regularly. He loved contact. There have been other running backs like Earl Campbell who ran people over they were big guys. Big guys. Love your videos Kabir. Thanks for your hard work.

[@jesses5463]

There's never been anyone quite like Earl Campbell.

[@mortensen1961]

Joe Theismann had a career as an announcer for ESPN after the LT hit (he was around 34-35 at the time).

[@mage1439]

I'm so glad they didn't show his leg, that image still makes me sick.

[@Maxwell_Cain]

One thing everyone forgets that the worst NFL players are still physically above everyone else. Barry Sanders was one of the greatest of all time, but he was an agile back not a steamroller like Campbell was. Also Lawrence Taylor is talked about a lot because he completely changed how defense was played. That effect is still seen today as before linebacker where big slow hard hitters. Today everyone is built on the Lawrence Taylor model of being just as big but fast as hell

[@coachmikesfilmroom3111]

LT changed offenses as well

[@SirKnight1096]

What scared players about Ray Lewis is they knew he got away with murder.

[@ryan_2007_walls]

As a Steelers fan Jack Lambert was the real deal 8:08

[@kentgrady9226]

That Lawrence Taylor hit was the most sickening thing I've ever seen in a football game. For reference, I once played in a game during which an opposing player with a spinal injury had to be airlifted to hospital in a helicopter. I went to a boarding prep school (what the English call a Public School). About fifty of us were watching the game in the student lounge. Ten guys went outside and vomited immediately. To this day, nearly forty years on, I cannot watch it.

[@jhood758]

John Tyler High school went to State Championship in 1974 because of Earl Campbell and his 2 younger identical twin brothers Tim & Steve. He paid for it physically, his walking and standing isn’t so good now. He’s still a Texas hero!

[@Tateorsomething]

Larry Allen was the guy you're trying to remember. OG for the Cowboys in the 90s through 04

[@robertesensee3494]

Jack Lambert was THE most intimidating player ever and is also my fav. My fav quote by him is "I don't care if my opponents like me, I care that they respect me though".

[@tattooedman42]

I like to watch clips on these guys. I really liked one I seen with Dick Butkus. He commented that everyone said how mean he was...he said the meanest man he ever played against was Jack Lambert.

[@garygemmell3488]

Lambert was a wuss compared to Butkus.

[@tattooedman42]

@@garygemmell3488 Ok lol.

[@silntstl]

@@garygemmell3488 Butkus didn't agree.....

[@richhill39]

That was a good video and reaction. Loved it

[@Jim87_36]

Um… no Palomalou? Hello?? The dude was nuts! Never saw someone hop over BOTH lines to get a sack before him… That’s right. Hopped OVER his OWN defensive line AND the offensive line

[@nellgwenn]

He was scarry because you could never tell where he'll be or how he got there. Other teams had to do what they could to avoid him. And nobody survives the C Gap.

[@Kojak024]

Larry Czonka should’ve been on this list

[@ckobo84]

Decon "Tombstone" Jones and his bell ringing head slap as well.

[@davidbusciglio5529]

Csonka was the consumate downhill power-runner/fullback. Ran like a raging water buffalo, and absolutely tore thru linebackers, dbacks, literally dragging them along " for the ride ". What a sight. Was instrumental in leading the Dolphibs to their undefeated season (17-0)

[@billmeade9029]

I somehow forgot about him he should have been on here along with Lyle Alzado

[@wiredsparx]

@5:37 Lawrence Taylor literally broke the two major bones beneath Joe Theismann's knee, and one pushed through his sock. I saw this Monday Night Football game live on TV and still can't rewatch that injury.

[@Sandman60077]

Joe Theismann had a pretty long and successful career, so it's not like the Taylor hit ruined him financially.

[@gregcable3250]

Jim Brown is the GOAT football player. In addition to his insane rushing stats, he never missed a single game in 9 seasons.

[@davidbusciglio5529]

Saw Butkus play, back in the day. Arguably the most ferocious and feared MLB who ever played the game. The guy was a sledgehammer. Peers like Ray Nitschke (Packers), Tommy Nobis (Falcons), Willie Lanier (KC Chiefs) and Mike " the Animal " Curtis (the old Baltimore Colts, before they left for Indy) could sure hold their own, too.

[@binxbolling]

7:14. Deacon Jones came up with the football term "sack" as in "pillage."

[@ryan_2007_walls]

R.I.P TO the one and only legendary Jim Brown🙏🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽 11:46

[@tackle47]

Jack Tatum and Earl Campbell, my 2 favorite players ever.

[@LeeBrasher]

Legends. That collision between the two ("heard outside the stadium," as one of the players said) may be the single most ferocious mutual hit in NFL history.

[@kyndread71]

Other players not mentioned -- Lyle Alzado, Bill Romanowski, John Randle, Brian Dawkins, Ronnie Lott, Steve Atwater, Bryan Cox, Takeo Spikes, Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Chuck Bednarik

[@donnadubyak6504]

The game was really dangerous at one time. Some of these players were down right dangerous

[@LeeBrasher]

Tatum's hits were legal back then. He wouldn't last one game now. The collision between he and Campbell was perhaps the most ferocious mutual hit in NFL history. Theisman didn't need any help from Taylor lol he's well set for life. Enjoyed the video.

[@slowerthinker]

All the usual suspects are present and accounted for. If we are going to also be including scary offensive players like Jim Brown and Earl Campbell, then they should have also mentioned Larry Czonka - the only man ever penalised for _unnecessary roughness_ when he himself had the ball and was being tackled.

[@joerhea9340]

Sadly Earl Campbell can barely walk today because of that punishment he took and gave back.

[@garygemmell3488]

When I was a junior in high school our left tackle was invited to play in the East-West Shriners game in our state. Lawrence Taylor was on the East team with our tackle. Our left tackle stood at 6 feet 7 inches and weighed about 280 pounds. During practice Taylor broke the facemask of that left tackle. During practice against his own teammate. Notice how none of these players played in the "modern" era we are now in. They played before the NFL wussified the rules and turned the National Football League into the National Fairy League.

[@jamesleyda365]

🤘Jack Lambert🤘 👊☠️🤛

[@icetech6]

If you like guys with records... was a Gretzky video.. he is called the great one for a reason :)

[@arnoldcox9128]

Chad Ocho Cinco was crazy for trying to run into Ray Lewis

[@mage1439]

I did that to a guy in high school and it ended the same way. Me on the ground and him maybe not even noticing I was ever there.

[@angelado3]

Football, hockey and Nascar, you have me !! LOL I was watching that game with the Redskins when the quarterback got hit and it showed his leg in a different direction than his body, thought I was gonna die, will never forget that !

[@joeanderson444]

Larry Allen (6'3" 325 pounds) was the man that bench pressed 700 pounds, however he has never owned the NFL bench press record as it isn't a distinction that is recorded in any capacity. The only bench press activity that is documented and recorded is the combine. Stephen Paea (Oregon State University) owns the official combine record for pressing 225 pounds 49 times in the 2011 combine!

[@johndunkelburg9495]

Dick ‘Night Train’ Lane got his nickname because he didn’t want to fly and instead took the night train to the next game.

[@michaelbiscay9836]

"I accidentally hit Ray!" That Ochocinco clip is an all-time great moment. 😂

[@IggyStardust1967]

Ray Lewis was a Baltimore Raven through and through. He could hit hard, but he usually had a really good technique that didn't injure those he took down. That is what separated him from "dirty players" (look those up). He also inspired his team mates to perform at their best, as well. If you want to "deep dive" into an NFL story, check out the Raven's first Super Bowl season. Stingiest Defense in the league that year. They allowed a record low number of points by opposing teams for the season. The funny thing about that season is that they had a journeyman quarterback (Trent Dilfer), who wasn't re-signed the following year. How do I know all this? Because I live in Baltimore, silly.

[@Mike_For_Sure]

Cheers from a fella Baltimorian dummy 🍻🤙

[@jesses5463]

He was also good with a knife.

[@silntstl]

@@jesses5463 😂😂

[@dianecomly6132]

I really enjoyed that. Philly Eagles fan here. RIP Reggie White.

[@carlajenkins1990]

Where are Ray Nitche and Ronnie Lott?

[@shag139]

Someone introduce Kabir to The Program: Are you hurt or are you injured? Hurt means you got a stinger or your bell rung and you may be able to come back in the game. Injured means you tore or broke something or you got a concussion and you’re going to miss more than the rest of this game.

[@johnprice6066]

Another Fullback with speed and MASSIVE quads was Robert Newhouse, #44 with the Dallas Cowboys. I saw up close, playing a charity basketball game, and the dude's legs were like tree trunks. The best thing though, he was a really nice guy.

[@HoustonRebel]

People don't talk about Robert Newhouse that much. They didn't then (Dorsett got the spotlight) and they don't now but he was a great back, built like Earl Campbell with those huge thighs. I used to jokingly refer to him as Robert 'Brickhouse' as a kid. Lol.

[@johnchestnutt6892]

L.T.'s motor was fueled by those in-game lines of Coca-Cola! Better than steroids I've heard😂

[@HFVidShotz]

Earl Campbell's hot links are super good. Bun with mustard and an EC hot link, great snack.

[@shawnanderson6313]

Bro the highlights of Night Train were in black & white? How do you figure he retired in in the 1980s? He retired in 1965, he was 53 years old in 1980, and had be retired for 15 years. The first NFL game show in color was after he had retired in 1965.

[@CaerlaverockJaguar]

MJD (Maurice Jones-Drew) must be the other RB you’re thinking of. He was a human bowling ball.. Former Colts HC Chuck Pagano called him a “rolling ball of knives”.

[@propertylady57]

Ray Lewis should never have been allowed back in the NFL after getting out of prison. He is a monster. He had a big dog fighting ring. There was evidence showing that he himself electrocuted dogs that were not fighting well, and also bashing the dogs heads against the cinderblock wall. He apologized to the public but that didn’t do anything for the innocent dogs. This was all in the back of his mansion. I remember watching that game when Lawrence Taylor tackled Joe Theismann and breaking his leg, it was brutal. Taylor was visibly upset. He was in a panic trying to get the sideline medics out to Theisman . It was horrible to see that break.

[@johndunkelburg9495]

Were you thinking of Michael Vick in regards to the dogfighting conviction? Ray Lewis was involved (peripherally) in a murder as a rookie that people think should have gotten him kicked out of the NFL, though.

[@jesses5463]

@@johndunkelburg9495 He wasn't a rookie. He was a 5 year veteran, 4 time pro bowler at the time of the murders.

[@jesses5463]

Ray Lewis never went to prison. You are mixing up your stories.

[@Wishbone99]

I’m confused are you talking about Ray or Mike Vick. Ray was involved in a murder though.

[@silntstl]

Michael Vick was the convicted dog murderer. It makes my skin crawl that he ever wore the black & gold......

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

Running backs comparable to Campbell? Jerome Bettis, and Fridge Perry come to mind,, as well.

[@silntstl]

Iron Head Heyward

[@Sheisthedevilyouknowwho-ft9we]

The quote at 4:43 makes me glad I only played football in 8th and 11th grades. I got "dinged" and it wasn't til the next spring that specific spot on the top in the middle of my head stopped hurting. Even with only 2 years of FB, at 49 I've had a damaged shoulder and back for 20 years because of the work I did. Think I saw an old clip of Jim Otto recently, those legs 🤢🤮. Mark Schlereth has had a zillion surgeries. Was it Ditka asked years ago....he said the interviewer asked him, :Oh, so you didn't get out of the game unscathed ?" Ditka answered "you're damn right I'm scathed ".😂 was it Greenlaw or the other 49ers LB, hit the TE of the Lions in the NFC title, his arms and legs turned to jelly. I bet he burned down his spine and more, like Earl Campbell, I think they indicated something like that happened. "Stinger"😂 yeah, probably his spinal cord got hit in some spot, uh, not compatible with a long healthy life, but none of us can stop watching

[@Mr.Ed_Wayner]

Earl Campbell can barely walk today. He was a beast.

[@JIMBEARRI]

Ironically. US football has always been dangerous. Believe it or not, in 1904 there were 18 DEATHS and 156 serious injuries. In 1905, President Teddy Roosevelt called in coaches from the major universities and told them that they needed to make the sport safer. It was at that time that new rules were established. Even so, protective pads and helmets weren't introduced until the 1920s. Safety measures have been improved many times since then. BUT, the sport is still dangerous.

[@Sheisthedevilyouknowwho-ft9we]

I know I'm not alone in saying this. I was watching the game the night LT was on Theismann's back breaking his leg. I was 10 y.o. Also watched live. : Tim Krumrie in the Super Bowl, obvious the lower half flopped around after tib/fib broke. Napoleon McCallum of the Raiders, his knee went like a flamingo's. Dan Dierdorf when they showed the replay, "I hope his kids are asleep in bed and not up watching the game".

[@BrutalMiller1]

the 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers was some of the scariest defense ever played. They are one of the reasons for all the rule changes after that.

[@Bill-v7p8x]

I watched that LT game when he broke Theismann's leg, and trust me, few felt worse than Taylor. It was not intentional--just a freak fall.

[@johnnieangel99]

Ray Lewis earned praise from Bill Belichick. As well as many opposing players including Peyton Manning and many others. Ray watched game films of each and every team he played against. He would study candence and the steps the QB would take to learn the tells so he knew where to be. That first clip of him laying out the Denver Bronco resulted in a 107 yard touchdown for the Ravens. Denver went for a field goal and muffed it. Chris McAlister was positioned in the end zone for a possible run back. The first player that tried to tackle McAlister got a huge welcome from number 52 as he honed in to try and pin The Ravens deep. Many of the older clips show hits have been deemed illlegal now in Football .

[@robertrodes1546]

Joe Theismann went on to a long and lucrative TV career. No need to worry about his family. :) Night Train Lane retired in 1965.

[@52montoya]

That was a great video!

[@haroldjackman2010]

I haven't watched the NFL since the officials went on strike years ago. When they returned to the game, every flag caused a meeting, which resulted in a delay of the game.

[@adder70-1]

They're going too far in the specific protections for quarterbacks, but the overall safety measures are still not excessive. Lawrence Taylor was a brutal player with violent impacts, he was not dirty. He was out to make the other team change their plays to avoid his hits, and to be so stiff that toward the end of the game their play was affected. He was not out to injure other players and was extremely distraught after Theismann's injury. By the way, Joe played for 12 years and was well into the age when most quarterbacks retired due to general wear and tear. Also, hurting someone causes them pain. Injuries are actual failures of the body to perform, such as when ligaments are stressed or torn, or bones are broken.

[@plbwiki768]

in an interview, LT said with Joe Thiesman standing there that JT's legs were insured for $$$ millions with Loyds of London and JT made more money from the insurance than that year's contract.

[@jaykaufman9782]

Reggie White was special. He's a devout Christian, and every time he knocked a man to the ground, he'd pick him up afterwards, help the shaken man to his feet, and whisper, "God bless you," or words to that effect. The effect was players were utterly demoralized. It was bad enough he was so insanely strong, so completely dominant, but then he just had to have God on his side as well. Dick Butkus was another highly devout man. Both White and Butkus became ministers after they retired.

[@adder70-1]

I was going to compare Campbell to Bo Jackson, whose careers in football and baseball were cut short due to a catastrophic hip injury. Barry Sanders was somewhat powerful, but was FAST and ELUSIVE, making so many players look foolish and flat on the ground while never touching them. I think you were trying to think of Walter Payton, who played for the Bears.

[@guittadabe5214]

Lawrence Taylor's ending the career of Theismann was not from the hit. It was from LT falling on his leg that was already stretched out and couldn't be moved. A complete accident. There was nothing illegal nor even unfair about the hit itself. LT's hits were absolutely jarring. But I don't remember him ever going at a QB's head. His signature move was coming behind the quarterback and hitting his throwing hand, or arm, or shoulder as the QB is about to throw it, to cause a fumble.

[@danwiles63]

Sean Taylor should be on here. He was a heat seeking missle!!

[@JM-zb2ip]

Joe Greene was a linebacker? That’s news to me 😂

[@pmccachren]

The way the hits were administered back then is the reason why so many of the rules were changed on hitting.

[@edwardhayes3827]

in American football, injury and hurt are two distinct things. if you are HURT you can still play, if you are INJURED , you cannot.

[@retired4365]

Maybe V8 will sponsor a vegetable is the best punchline for a football joke. 😂😂😂 They make plenty of money and the best insurance. 😂😂😂😂

[@chmod1777]

Night Train's single season interception record hasn't been beaten (or tied) since 1952(!)

[@tstumpf75]

I had a friend, who his friend played tackle in the nfl, he was a backup tackle, but the starter got hurt so he got put in.. and it was against Reggie White.. he said the QB said "HUT".. he blinked.. he felt something on his right shoulder that nearly knocked him off his feet.. opened his eyes from blinking, and the qb on the ground with Reggie White on top of him, with his QB yelling at him to at least get a hand on him.. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@armoredinf]

No Deacon Jones(61-74)??? The man who invented the term "Sacking the quarterback". the NFL didn't even keep official quarterback sack statistics until 1982 several years after he retired. Jones said "You take all the offensive linemen and put them in a burlap bag, and then you take a baseball bat and beat on the bag. You're sacking them, you're bagging them". And that’s what you're doing with a quarterback." or like. when you conquer a city. His favorite tactic was the head slap(long now banned by the NFL)

[@daylin3907]

Maraurece Jones Drew was a thick short running back that was a monster

[@warrendavis9262]

I saw the LT vs. Theismann hit live...

[@shag139]

Reggie White played college at Tennessee. Friend of mine told maea story where Reggie was doing like a neighborhood watch kind of patrol in a park at the edge of campus. It was dark and a car was parked so it was blocking a path. He asked them to please move it out of the way. They, not knowing who it was, mouthed off/ignored him, so he went to the rear of the car and lifted it by the rear bumper and move the back end out of the way. The idiots in the car were like wth just happened. Reggie said have a nice night.

[@jesses5463]

I call complete BS on every single part of that story.

[@quellenathanar]

Reggie White had a broken arm. They gave him a massive cast. He played with his injury, and battered players with it like a club.

[@desertrat218]

I'm surprised there was no mention of Ronnie Lott or John Lynch. As for RBs I would also have to mention the greatest athlete I ever saw...Bo Jackson!

[@patrickbrowder6857]

Good list but without Ronnie Lott, it is sorely lacking. LT was the best defensive player in my opinion (grew up watching 70's football so I didn't see the truly old-school guys like Butkus and Lane unfortunately). Loved watching Earl Campbell play football!

[@writerwade9241]

We were taught at a young age "You can play hurt. You can't play injured." FYI, everyone on the field is hurt . . . always.

[@Patsy_Parisi]

Was watching the Lawrence Taylor game four weeks after fracturing 11 bones in my legs in a car accident and I lost it when the Washington QB had a bone sticking out of his leg on national TV.

[@EsotericRage]

Dick Lane is my favorite player of all time. He invented baiting the QB

[@bernardmayles6564]

The sport and the players were way different years ago. Tougher

[@jesses5463]

Not enough trans representation though.

[@janeknisely4383]

I will take Taylor on my team ANY day: and you are right, the NFL is far more focused on safety today. I miss these guys.

[@Dempun985]

The thing about Jack Tatum was that by the rules in the 70's those hits were legal.

[@bobsmith-y3j]

Of those featured,I gotta say that Butkis was the scariest player to ever play.

[@kfnccook]

I think. That lane guy actually retired in the sixties or so are seventies