The 20-season club: These 21 players are the NFL’s true iron men

When Drew Brees plays his first game in 2020, he’ll join a small club of players who have logged 20 seasons in the NFL. To date, just 21 men have reached that exclusive mark of longevity. It’s an interesting mix of kickers and quarterbacks, Hall of …

Darrell Green: 20 seasons

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One of the greatest cornerbacks in the history of the NFL, Green was a key part of the Redskins’ Super Bowl-era dynasty and an eventual Hall of Famer. He owns the record for NFL’s oldest defensive back at 42 years of age and was a four-time winner of the NFL’s fastest man competition.