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Who are the 29 wide receivers that are Pro Football Hall of Famers?

Isaac Bruce and Harold Carmichael will join 27 wide receivers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Harold Carmichael and Isaac Bruce will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August. The former Philadelphia Eagles great and St. Louis Rams star will become the 28th and 29th wide receivers to be honored with a place in Canton, OH. The Hall site draws a distinction, interestingly, between wide receivers and ends. There were seven “ends,” who played prior to 1945, that wound up in Canton.

Lance Alworth

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In 11 pro seasons, Alworth caught 542 passes for 10,266 yards and 85 touchdowns. During his nine seasons with the Chargers, “Bambi” averaged more than 50 catches and 1,000 yards per season. He was named All-AFL from 1963-69 and played in the league’s last seven All-Star games. He caught at least one pass in every AFL game he played, including a then-record 96 straight regular-season games.

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Chargers WR Keenan Allen names his top 5 wide receivers of all-time

Who are the greatest wide receivers to play? Keenan Allen answers.

You can make the argument that Keenan Allen is one of the top wide receivers in the NFL at the moment.

Who does Allen believe are the best at the position of all time?

On Wednesday, Bills’ Stefon Diggs sparked a Twitter debate after asking the general population one of the most-debated topics, to name the five best wideouts in league history.

Allen was one of the more notables that chimed in, responding with the following list:

  • Randy Moss
  • Jerry Rice
  • Terrell Owens
  • Calvin Johnson
  • Larry Fitzgerald

I would have to concur with Allen’s list completely. What do you guys think? Who are the five best wide receivers in NFL history?

Stefon Diggs sparks Twitter debate over the best NFL receivers of all time

Stefon Diggs set Twitter ablaze with this question.

Ranking the greatest ever in almost anything is almost always an exercise in futility. That’s especially the case in sports.

No one is ever going to agree on anything. It’s way too hard to compare superstars across different eras who played for different teams that played different styles where they were playing different roles.

On one hand, it’s a hard thing to do. There’s a ton of nuance and complexities that you have to sort through to do it.

On the other? What the heck. We’re all sitting at home with pretty much nothing to do. That’s why when Stefon Diggs asked Twitter to rank the best five receivers of all-time, you knew the timeline was about to get crazy.

And, boy, did it ever. The conversation got so heated that “Moss” (as in Randy Moss) and “Calvin” (as in Calvin Johnson) both ended up trending today.

Folks on Twitter were going crazy. The takes were scorching.

Even other NFL players were chiming in.

As for Diggs’ opinion himself? He kind of just sat this one out.

You’re not slick, Stefon. We see what you just did…and we applaud you for doing it. This, folks, is how you’re supposed to use Twitter.

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Who are the career scoring leaders for each of the 32 NFL franchises?

Who are the career scoring leaders for each of the 32 NFL franchises?

 

 

Who are the career leading scorers for each of the 32 NFL teams?

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.

Arizona Cardinals: Jim Bakken

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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.

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The top 5 players to finish their career with the Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks have employed many NFL legends in their final moments in the league. Here is a ranking of the top-five.

The Seattle Seahawks, perhaps more than any other franchise, have become the final landing spot for a myriad of the game’s greatest players.

The team’s recent acquisition of Greg Olsen, as well as last year’s Josh Gordon experiment, potentially added two more NFL greats to a long list of players who play out their final games in the Emerald City.

I decided to rank the elite NFL players who called it quits while in Seattle. This list does not include lifelong Seahawks, like Steve Largent and Walter Jones, or even Marshawn Lynch – who might have played his final down last season (although with Beast mode, you can never be sure).

Instead, this list will focus on players who spent one year (or in many cases, less than a year) in Seattle to shut the door on their extensive – often Hall of Fame worthy – careers.

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Julio Jones has second-most receiving yards ever by age 31

As if you needed another reason to appreciate Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, who turns 31 years old today, we’ve found another stat that shows why he’s headed to Canton when his career is over.

As if you needed any more reasons to appreciate Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, who turns 31 years old today, we’ve found another stat that shows why he’s undoubtedly headed to Canton when his career is over.

As tweeted by ESPN’s Field Yates below, Jones has the second-most receiving yards for any player by age 31 — only 68 yards behind 49ers legend Jerry Rice:

If Jones had played every game this year, he more than likely would’ve been the leader, but it’s still a great accomplishment for the All-Pro wideout.

So take a minute and appreciate Jones on his birthday as he continues to prove to be one of the greatest players to ever play this game:

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WATCH: 49ers legend Jerry Rice says Super Bowl loss was ‘devastating’, rips officiating

Jerry Rice, the NFL’s all-time receptions leader, still bleeds red and gold for his San Francisco 49ers.

Jerry Rice, the NFL’s all-time receptions leader, still bleeds red and gold for his San Francisco 49ers, to the point that he won’t forget their Super Bowl 54 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs anytime soon.

In an interview this week with 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, Rice described how he felt watching the Chiefs erase the Niners’ 10-point lead in the fourth quarter

”It was devastating for me,” he said. “It’s something that I can’t get over right now. It’s going to take a while, and I’m hoping it’s the same way for the players.”

Rice pointed to bad officiating as a major factor in the loss, naming several moments throughout the game that didn’t sit well with him.

“The one right with Kittle right before halftime,” Rice said. “I’m like, ‘Are you serious? Come on!’ I understand if you really extend your arm, but let the players play.”

Even then, the three-time Super Bowl champ himself knows officiating wasn’t San Francisco’s only issue.

“You can’t make excuses or anything like that. We had a chance.”