NFL Teams have sixteen weeks to prove their worth, but it's usually those special players that provided their teams with that extra burst of excellence that allow them to continue their journey into the post-season in hopes of claiming the Lombardi Trophy. Some of the greatest players in the league's history are still going strong; others are establishing legacies and rising up the ranks. Here is every NFL team's greatest player of all time.
The National Football League is home to some of the greatest athletes in modern sports history. The combinations of agility, strength, and athletic IQ is almost incomparable to any other professional sport out there. An offensive lineman's leading foot placement off the snap of the ball is just as important as a quarterback's vision or a wide receiver's ability to put their hands in the perfect position for a reception.
Since the NFL's beginning in August 1920, the organization has birthed iconic personalities and names that have been immortalized within the Football of Fame. From Barry Sanders to Jerry Rice to Lawernce Taylor to modern-day football deities such as Tom Brady, the fall and winter months are where legends are born in the NFL. Do you agree with our picks?
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.