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 …

Sean Landeta: 21 seasons

( Elsa/Allsport)

Landeta could’ve been higher on this list, but his first two full seasons in professional football were played in the USFL for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars. He joined the Giants in 1985, winning two Super Bowls before going onto play for the Rams, Bucs, Packers and Eagles. He was the last active NFL player to have appeared in the USFL and announced his retirement on March 6, 2008, which was the 25th anniversary of his first game in the USFL.