List of Famous American Football Players

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson is an American former professional baseball and football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football. Jackson's elite achievements in multiple sports has given him the reputation as one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Garrett Antone Gilbert is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Regarded as one of the best high school quarterbacks of his class, he played college football at Texas and SMU and was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He is the son of former NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert.

Golden Herman Tate III is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame, where he was recognized as an All-American and won the Fred Biletnikoff Award for Outstanding Receiver at any position in 2009. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He later played for the Detroit Lions, with whom he made a Pro Bowl appearance. He also played a season for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jerome Johnson Richardson Sr. is an American businessman, former NFL player and former owner in the National Football League (NFL). He established the Carolina Panthers franchise, which he owned for 23 years.

Devlin "Duck" Hodges is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He played college football at Samford, after playing at Mortimer Jordan High School. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

Cortrelle Javon "C. J." Anderson is an American football coach and former running back who is currently a volunteer coach at Cal. He previously played in the National Football League for seven seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos. After playing college football at Cal, he was signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2013, where he made one Pro Bowl selection and was part of the team that won a Super Bowl title in Super Bowl 50. Anderson also played in Super Bowl LIII with the Los Angeles Rams. Following his NFL retirement, he rejoined Cal as a volunteer assistant in 2020.

Michael Singletary is an American professional football coach and former player. After playing college football for the Baylor Bears, Singletary was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft and was known as "The Heart of the Defense" for the Chicago Bears' Monsters of the Midway in the mid-1980s. Singletary was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

Kyle Howard Long is a former American football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons with the Chicago Bears. He played college football for Florida State University and Saddleback College, before transferring the University of Oregon, switching from defensive end to offensive line at Saddleback. Long was then drafted by the Bears in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, and played both guard and offensive tackle.

William Grier is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators and West Virginia Mountaineers, and was drafted by the Panthers in the third round in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Anthony Ray Lynn is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a running back in the NFL for six seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 1993. Utilized in a reserve role, Lynn was a member of the Broncos teams that won two consecutive Super Bowls in Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII. After retiring as a player, he served as the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers from 2017 to 2020. Lynn was also the interim head coach for the Buffalo Bills in 2016.