Greatest NFL Players Who Spent Their Entire Career with One Franchise

I am not including current players like Tom Brady or Phillip Rivers
The Top Ten
1 Walter Payton Walter Jerry Payton was an American football running back who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League for thirteen seasons.

He spent his entire career with the Chicago Bears from 1975-1987. In his career, he won one Super Bowl (XX), 9x pro-bowler, 7x first team all-pro, 1x second team all-pro, won the 1977 NFL MVP award, 2x NFC offensive player of the year, 1977 man of the year, and 1977 rushing yards leader. He had his number 34 retired by the Bears and is in the Hall of Fame.

2 Terry Bradshaw

Spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1970-1983). In that time, he won 4 Super Bowls, 2x Super Bowl MVP, 3x pro-bowler, and 1978 NFL MVP, and 2x NFL passing TD leader. His number 12 was retired by the Steelers and is in the Hall of Fame.

3 Jim Brown James Nathaniel Brown was a former professional American football player and actor. He was a running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League from 1957 through 1965.
4 Barry Sanders Barry Sanders is a former American football running back who spent his entire professional career with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.

Spent his entire career with the Detroit Lions from 1989-1998. He never won a Super Bowl, but he is a 10x pro-bowler, 1997 NFL MVP, 2x Bert Bell Award, 4x rushing yards leader, and 1991 rushing TD leader.

5 Ray Lewis Raymond Anthony Lewis Jr. is a former American football middle linebacker who played his entire 17-year career for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League.

Spent his entire career with the Baltimore Ravens (1996-2012). In that time, he won 2 Super Bowls (winning MVP in one of them), 13x pro-bowler, 2x NFL defensive player of the year, and the 2000s all-decade team. His number 52 was retired by the Ravens and is in the Hall of Fame.

6 Dan Marino Daniel Constantine Marino Jr. is a former American football player who was a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.

He spent his entire career with the Miami Dolphins from 1983-1999. He never won a Super Bowl, but he is a 9x pro-bowler, 1984 NFL MVP, 1998 man of the year, has his number 13 retired, and is in the Hall of Fame.

7 Lawrence Taylor

He spent his entire career with the New York Giants from 1981-1993. He won 2 Super Bowls, 10x pro-bowler, 1986 MVP, 3x defensive player of the year, 1986 sacks leader, the Giants retired his number 56, and he is in the Hall of Fame.

8 Bart Starr

What made him a legend, you can count many ways, but here's a skinny that may or may not surprise you. After Vince Lombardi retired as Packers head coach, Starr still played well, in fact in 1968 and 1969 he led the NFL in passing rating, that's great for an aging team that was in the rebuilding stage. In those 2 years he also lead the NFL in completion average. But those we're his last good years before age and injuries slowed down his career, but what a career he hed.
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9 Jack Lambert

He spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He won 4 Super Bowls, 9x pro-bowler, 2x defensive player of the year, his number 58 was retired by the Steelers and he is in the Hall of Fame.

10 Dick Butkus

He spent his entire career with the Chicago Bears from 1965-1973. He didn't win a Super Bowl, but he was a 8x pro-bowler, 2x NFL defensive player of the year, his number 51 is retired by the Bears and he is in the Hall of Fame.

The Contenders
11 Roger Staubach Roger Thomas Staubach, nicknamed Captain America and Captain Comeback, is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League.

He spent his entire career with the Dallas Cowboys from 1969-1979. He won 2 Super Bowls including a Super Bowl MVP, 6x pro-bowler, 1978 man of the year, 1973 passing TD leader, and is in the Hall of Fame.

12 Bruce Matthews
13 Brian Urlacher Brian Urlacher is a former American football middle linebacker who spent his entire 13-year career playing for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.

He spent his entire career with the Chicago Bears from 2000-2012. Ne never won a Super Bowl, but he is a 8x pro-bowler, 2005 defensive player of the year, and is in the Hall of Fame.

14 Darrell Green

He spent his entire career with the Washington Redskins (1983-2002). In that time, he won 2 Super Bowls, 7x pro-bowler, won the 1996 man of the year award, and the 1990's all-decade team. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame as well.

15 Mike Munchak

He was the heart and soul of the Houston Oilers offense that went through Archie Manning's stay to Warren Moon and the Original Greatest Show on Turf (a 1992 Houston Oilers NFL Highlight Film) years before the St Louis Rams used it. Munchak was a true Iron Man and played with passion. He played in the Pro Bowl nine times and a First Team ALL-Pro 4 times and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001 and his number 63 jersey was retired.
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16 John Elway John Albert Elway Jr. is a former American football quarterback and current executive vice president of football operations and general manager of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.

Elway spent his entire career with the Denver Broncos from 1983-1998. He won two Super Bowls including his second in which he played his last game. For the career he threw for 51,475 yards and exactly 300 touchdown passes. He also rushed for 34 touchdowns himself, 1987 NFL player of the year, 1992 NFL man of the year and is in the Hall of Fame.
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17 Otto Graham Otto Everett Graham Jr. was an American football quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League.
18 Colin Kaepernick Colin Rand Kaepernick (born November 3, 1987) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. Kaepernick played college football at the University of Nevada, where he was named the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Offensive Player of the Year twice. After graduating, he was selected... read more

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19 Gale Sayers Gale Eugene Sayers, also known as "The Kansas Comet", is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for seven seasons during the 1960s and early 1970s.
20 John Stallworth
21 Raymond Berry
22 Steve Largent Stephen Michael Largent is a retired American football player, enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a former Republican politician, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma, from 1994 until 2002.
23 Luke Kuechly Luke August Kuechly is a former American football middle linebacker. He played his entire career for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.

He played all eight of his seasons with the Carolina Panthers, from 2012 to 2019.

24 Eli Manning Elisha Nelson "Eli" Manning is a former American football quarterback who played his entire career for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He is the younger brother of former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning.
25 Sammy Baugh
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