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Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith lead their teams in career scoring. The other teams are led, of course, by kickers.
Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith lead the 49ers and Cowboys, respectively, in career scoring. Other teams’ career leaders are kickers.
Jim Bakken kicked for the St. Lous Cardinals from 1962-78. He scored 1,380 points with 534 coming on PATs and the rest on 282 field goals.
Who are the career leading rushers for all 32 NFL franchises?
Jim Brown, Emmitt Smith and many surprises are the career-leading rushers for each of the 32 NFL teams.
Who are the leading career rushing yardage gainers for each of the 32 NFL teams?
Ottis Anderson went on to win a Super Bowl in his time with the Giants but he was rock solid with the Cardinals, though they were not in Arizona. He played eight seasons with the birds and rushed for 7,999 yards. Would have been nice if he could have gotten another yard to have averaged 1,000 year season as a Cardinal.
The New England Patriots got Tom Brady at 199. How did players in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft turn out and what did they grade?
The 2000 NFL Draft produced a memorable selection. It didn’t come in the first five rounds. Rather, it was the New England Patriots using a compensatory pick at 199 to select Michigan QB Tom Brady. How did teams do in the 2000 first round?
Trung Canidate played four seasons, rushing for 1,095 yards. His best season was his final one with Washington. He rushed for 600 yards in 10 games in 2003. In three seasons with Arizona, he ran for 495 yards. Grade: D-minus
Tom Brady and Dak Prescott are two of the top players picked by teams using compensatory NFL Draft picks.
The great Gil Brandt tweeted a list of the teams with the most compensatory draft picks since 1994. Taking a look at what teams wound up with the most picks and who some of them turned out to be.
The Chargers selected JaTavis Brown in the fifth round (175th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. Brown was the first linebacker drafted from Akron. He also became the 15th player drafted from Akron since the inception of the NFL Draft in 1936. In 2018, he posted a career-high 97 tackles and he has 265 total tackles in his NFL career.
Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota and others from the 2015 first round have left a lot to be desired.
The 2015 NFL Draft produced many players who were considered expendable by their teams long before the 2020 season. It is the classic example of how much of a guessing game the draft process can be. This first round will go down as forgettable as opposed to memorable.
Malcom Brown was drafted out of Texas. The defensive lineman spent four seasons with the Patriots before having his fifth year option declined. He wound up in New Orleans. Brown had 8.5 sacks as a Patriot and added two with the Saints. Can’t take away the two Super Bowl rings he has. Grade: C
NFL free agency: 25 signings that turned out for the best
Austin Ekeler and 43 of the best undrafted players in the Super Bowl era
Reggie White, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Mark Ingram fit the bill as smart NFL free-agent signings.
There have been some major shifts for teams through the free-agent market. Plenty of Hall of Famers — and future HOFers — have made marks by moving from one city to another.
The Bucs signed Shaq Barrett to a $5 million contract before last season. The linebacker delivered in a big way. He led the NFL with 19.5 sacks and has earned himself a big pay day in the 2020 Class.
Who are the career passing yardage leaders for all 32 NFL teams?
