Greatest NFL Players Who Spent Their Entire Career with One Franchise
I am not including current players like Tom Brady or Phillip Rivers
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. During his career, he won one Super Bowl (XX), was a 9-time Pro Bowler, 7-time First Team All-Pro, 1-time Second Team All-Pro, won the 1977 NFL MVP award, was a 2-time 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.
He spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1970-1983). During that time, he won four Super Bowls, was a 2-time Super Bowl MVP, 3-time Pro Bowler, 1978 NFL MVP, and 2-time NFL passing touchdown leader. His number 12 was retired by the Steelers, and he is in the Hall of Fame.
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.
Barry Sanders is a former American football running back who spent his entire professional career with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He spent his entire career with the Detroit Lions from 1989-1998. He never won a Super Bowl, but he was a 10-time Pro Bowler, 1997 NFL MVP, 2-time Bert Bell Award winner, 4-time rushing yards leader, and 1991 rushing touchdown leader.
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. He spent his entire career with the Baltimore Ravens (1996-2012). During that time, he won two Super Bowls (winning MVP in one of them), was a 13-time Pro Bowler, 2-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, and a member of the 2000s All-Decade Team. His number 52 was retired by the Ravens, and he is in the Hall of Fame.
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 was a 9-time Pro Bowler, 1984 NFL MVP, and 1998 Man of the Year. His number 13 was retired, and he is in the Hall of Fame.
He spent his entire career with the New York Giants from 1981-1993. He won two Super Bowls, was a 10-time Pro Bowler, 1986 MVP, 3-time Defensive Player of the Year, and 1986 sacks leader. The Giants retired his number 56, and he is in the Hall of Fame.
What made him a legend can be counted in many ways, but here's a fact that may or may not surprise you. After Vince Lombardi retired as Packers head coach, Starr still played well. In 1968 and 1969, he led the NFL in passing rating, which was impressive for an aging team in the rebuilding stage. In those two years, he also led the NFL in completion average. However, those were his last good years before age and injuries slowed down his career. What a career he had.
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He spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He won four Super Bowls, was a 9-time Pro Bowler, and 2-time Defensive Player of the Year. His number 58 was retired by the Steelers, and he is in the Hall of Fame.
He spent his entire career with the Chicago Bears from 1965-1973. He didn't win a Super Bowl, but he was an 8-time Pro Bowler, 2-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year. His number 51 is retired by the Bears, and he is in the Hall of Fame.
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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.
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. 
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 two Super Bowls, including a Super Bowl MVP. He was a 6-time Pro Bowler, 1978 Man of the Year, 1973 passing touchdown leader, and is in the Hall of Fame.
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. He never won a Super Bowl, but he was an 8-time Pro Bowler, 2005 Defensive Player of the Year, and is in the Hall of Fame.
He spent his entire career with the Washington Redskins (1983-2002). During that time, he won two Super Bowls, was a 7-time Pro Bowler, won the 1996 Man of the Year award, and was a member of the 1990s All-Decade Team. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame as well.
He was the heart and soul of the Houston Oilers offense, from Archie Manning's tenure to Warren Moon and the Original Greatest Show on Turf years before the St. Louis Rams used the term. Munchak was a true Iron Man and played with passion. He played in the Pro Bowl nine times, was a First Team All-Pro four times, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001. His number 63 jersey was retired.
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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, which was his last game. Throughout his career, he threw for 51,475 yards and exactly 300 touchdown passes. He also rushed for 34 touchdowns himself. Elway was the 1987 NFL Player of the Year and 1992 NFL Man of the Year and is in the Hall of Fame.
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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.
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.
Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback who played for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League.
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
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.
