To celebrate its 100th season, the NFL put together a 26-person voting panel to decide a list of the 100 greatest players in history. The panel’s choices have proven to be controversial, which will inevitably happen with any “all-time greatest list,” but Terrell Owens’ omission is the most baffling decision of all.
Owens, who was forced to wait to enter the Hall of Fame despite his credentials, is third in all-time receiving yards and third in receiving touchdowns, yet somehow the committee found 10 wide receivers more deserving of inclusion. Owens called the outcome “despicable,” and it’s hard to argue with him.
Former Chargers quarterback Ryan Leaf, the No. 2 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft behind Peyton Manning, jokingly tweeted on Tuesday that he’s launched a support group for players like himself and T.O. who were snubbed by the NFL.
I was just informed that I was not selected to the @NFL All Time 100. I stand with my other snubs out there in our disappointment in this process. I’ve set up a support group to help…tag a couple fellow @nfllegends snubs and we’ll rise up together @geoffschwartz @terrellowens pic.twitter.com/SANSNxw9lS
— Ryan D Leaf (@RyanDLeaf) December 24, 2019
The NFL will reveal the full list of 10 quarterbacks on the All-Time team on Friday night. Joe Montana and Tom Brady have already been announced, while the final eight quarterbacks will come from this list of finalists:
- Troy Aikman
- Sammy Baugh
- Terry Bradshaw
- Drew Brees
- John Elway
- Brett Favre
- Dan Fouts
- Otto Graham
- Bobby Layne
- Sid Luckman
- Peyton Manning
- Dan Marino
- Joe Namath
- Aaron Rodgers
- Bart Starr
- Roger Staubach
- Fran Tarkenton
- Johnny Unitas
- Norm Van Brocklin
- Steve Young
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