Another player that deserves to be an honorable mention is Packers legend Sterling Sharpe. Had it not been for a freak neck injury, he would have put up some gaudy career numbers. In only 7 seasons, he led the league in receptions 3 times, touchdowns twice, and yards once, not to mention breaking what was the season receptions record in 1992 with 108, and topping that record the following season with 112
I believe when Shannon was inducted he said something like, “I’m surprised to have made the Hall of Fame as be regarded as one of the best in the game when I wasn’t even the best player in my family.” Not a dry eye there…
@@brentjones886 Unfortunately, Sterling's window to get into the NFL HoF has expired. He is in the Packer HoF and the College Football HoF. Back in 2008 I visited the NFL HoF. They had a display for back to back years breaking the catch'/year record. I doubt the display is there any more, but I have the picture as witness to him being in the NFL HoF despite not being inducted. For the record, I just checked my pictures to make sure I got the information correct.
@@oakonion8860 This is the rebel flag, it shows your southern pride down here in the south. Please don't bring up politics in an NFL based comment section.
I respect the hell out of a genius like keuchly for stepping away when he did and stopping more concussions from affecting his brain function but IMAGINE how the panthers 2021 defense would be EVEN BETTER with him there right now.
Luke Kuechly retiring was crushing. He's my favorite Panther all-time. So young and watching his retirement announcement was hard to watch because it was clear he still wanted to play but knew doing so would be too dangerous.
Ryan Shazier deserves to be on this list. Paralyzed as he was reaching his prime. Scary what the Steelers would look like with him, Watt and Hayward on the field.
I feel like whenever Pat Tillman is mentioned its important to mention that he spoke out against the war adamantly, and it was after he started doing this that the "accident" occurred
It’s incredibly important. The Army covered up the cause of his death to avoid bad publicity and lied to his family. Telling them he was killed by the enemy rather than 3 close range shots to the head.
Pat Tillman is a hero who the NFL should induct into the Hall of Fame. He made the ultimate sacrifice and that sacrifice should be honored, not forgotten. RIP o7
Nah not the NFL Hall of Fame. He didn't serve as Pat Tillman the NFL player, he served as Pat Tillman the American. The NFL Hall of Fame is for actions taken on the football field alone. Pat's sacrifice should forever be remembered, but it should not be commemorated in Canton.
@@gershomtan5879 After thinking about this, I agree. You're absolutely correct, he didn't serve as Pat Tillman the NFL player, he served and died as an American. He would be more impressed by all the good that has been done in his name than an NFL award anyways.
0:32 Billy Sims 1:34 Luke Kuechly 2:40 Gale Sayers 3:43 Patrick Willis 4:41 Bo Jackson 5:56 Calvin Johnson 7:04 Andrew Luck 8:09 Jim Brown 9:00 Barry Sanders 9:56 Pat Tillman
He had some major injury's in his legs. Wasn't able to keep his speed and agility.amazimgly enough, he is a hall of famer. Rushed for 2000 yards in a season. Won 2 Superbowl with the broncos and was named Superbowl MVP
So at 0:15, the announcer definitely said "eruptly" instead of "abruptly", right? Hopefully I'm not just hearing things because I replayed it multiple times.
Terrell Davis was one of the most dominant backs in the playoffs and one of a handful to rush for 2,000+ yards in a season. That was despite sitting out multiple quarters as Denver cruised through the league. A knee injury running down a DB on a pick ended his career too soon.
Andrew Luck is so underrated. I feel like he never got enough credit. I'm still convinced he could of been in the "Hall of Very Good" Patrick Willis and Luke are Hall of Fame players.
Do you notice when a Lions player isn't the focus that the cutscenes are all scenes where they are playing against the Lions?? 😂 Explains all the missed tackles.
it really sucks to see a lot of these legends have to deal with all of these injuries bc of the lack of talent on their teams saving them from it or awkward injuries that were hard to recover from that changed the leagues history forever, the league would be so much different if it wasnt for the retirements of those players so soon
Another great stat about calvin johnson: In only his 2nd season of the NFL, when the lions were 0-16, with 4 DIFFERENT QBs, he had 1300 yards. Just wow. As soon as he had stafford (an above average QB) he consistently made the probowl, had 1000+ yard seasons every time, and broke the receiving yard record. Imagine what he could've done with a longer career on a better team.
5:57 Absolutely nobody was shocked when the Lions drafted Calvin Johnson. Not casual fans, not anyone. Only a casual fan would make that kind of statement ironically.
if Chris Borland had played a few more seasons, he would definitely be on here. i remember when that happened in 2014, that was so shocking, he would’ve been one of the greats of the decade, but i can’t blame him for putting his health above potential fame and profits
Luke Kuechly and Andrew Luck will always be the biggest stories for me when it comes to retiring too soon and injuries because their careers were completely derailed by crappy situations. Andrew Luck more than Kuechly. Luke Kuechly just had bad luck and when he hit people unfortunately had a bunch of concussions. Andrew Luck just had no help and every time he got hit they put him in the dirt hard and when I heard he lacerated his kidney I knew that was the end. And he is and will be one of my favorite players ever because he was so good.
Packer fan here too. Lot of people always chirping about Emitt Smith from Dallas but, his offensive line was filled with great players. Sanders o-line was not good to put it mildly. Just sayin...
Pat Tillman is someone I respect.he risked his life for his own country instead of persuading a hall of fame career.just for that.he should be in the hall of fame
Congratulations to the Detroit Lions for making a lot of this list possible!
I am a lions fan. And I am also depressed
lol
@@juicyjudethedude9435 Same
lions still rebuilding since barry sanders
No the lions have been rebuilding since the 60s and 50s
Ok seriously, the way you said Megatron, you legit sounded like Optimus himself there, well done.
Yeah
Lol true
Another player that deserves to be an honorable mention is Packers legend Sterling Sharpe. Had it not been for a freak neck injury, he would have put up some gaudy career numbers. In only 7 seasons, he led the league in receptions 3 times, touchdowns twice, and yards once, not to mention breaking what was the season receptions record in 1992 with 108, and topping that record the following season with 112
He was one of my favorite offensive players and I hated the Packers lol
FACTS!!!!
He needs to be in the HOF
I believe when Shannon was inducted he said something like, “I’m surprised to have made the Hall of Fame as be regarded as one of the best in the game when I wasn’t even the best player in my family.” Not a dry eye there…
@@brentjones886 Unfortunately, Sterling's window to get into the NFL HoF has expired. He is in the Packer HoF and the College Football HoF.
Back in 2008 I visited the NFL HoF. They had a display for back to back years breaking the catch'/year record. I doubt the display is there any more, but I have the picture as witness to him being in the NFL HoF despite not being inducted. For the record, I just checked my pictures to make sure I got the information correct.
R.I.P to Pat Tillman. Gone too soon. Thanks to him for his service.
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Yes, great person R.I.P
Great Man
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RIP Pat 🙏🏼
What about Kam Chancellor? I feel like he needs a video, he's so easily forgotten but he was definitely the heart of the Legion of Boom secondary
Retired because of injuries
@@oakonion8860 to troll whiny people like you
@@oakonion8860 He still believes being racist is edgy. Just another moron. Like Kevin here. ^^^
@@oakonion8860 This is the rebel flag, it shows your southern pride down here in the south. Please don't bring up politics in an NFL based comment section.
@@kevinbond8966 What'd he say
Terrell Davis should have been on the list. What he did before the injury was amazing.
I respect the hell out of a genius like keuchly for stepping away when he did and stopping more concussions from affecting his brain function but IMAGINE how the panthers 2021 defense would be EVEN BETTER with him there right now.
Except we still would've had Sam Darnold as our QB
I’m glad Megatron made it to the HOF this year, he really deserves it
The lions didn’t deserve Megatron and Stafford
@@mbondiyt733 luckily Stafford got out of that hell hole
@@Dinolimo4life the thing is he didn't even leave, he got traded
@@gkdunch still, he got out
@@Dinolimo4life true
Luke Kuechly retiring was crushing. He's my favorite Panther all-time. So young and watching his retirement announcement was hard to watch because it was clear he still wanted to play but knew doing so would be too dangerous.
Sterling Sharpe and Nick Collins from the Packers. They had pretty amazing careers that were both cut short by injuries.
Ryan Shazier deserves to be on this list. Paralyzed as he was reaching his prime. Scary what the Steelers would look like with him, Watt and Hayward on the field.
I am so impressed how quick this channel grew they went from 50k to 238 in about a year
8 months later 400k!
Thanks for the Patrick Willis love! Really miss that man on the field. He was such a monster.
Would've been the goat mlb if the 49er's staff got their shit together
@@jojowee6834 I agree, he was on his way for sure.
He was the ray lewis Light but he was good
I got a signed football by him because my dad knew a reporter there so he got Patrick Willis to sign a football when I was born
@@taquavion1504 bro that's awesome patrick is my favorite player of all time!
Let’s be honest all the lion hall of famers are gonna be on here
It’s called famers kid
@@npnp2479 my bad I fixed it auto correct did me dirty
@@npnp2479 bro stfu just a stupid autocorrect no need to be toxic
@@mmdh1731 it’s ok
Lol so true
The Andrew Luck retirement really bummed me out. That guy was meant to be a Superbowl winning Hall of famer. He just got hit way too often.
Calvin and Andrew teaming up
Megatron just got inducted into the HOF, he’s done lol
Sean Taylor was honestly one of the best that was gone to soon
I feel like whenever Pat Tillman is mentioned its important to mention that he spoke out against the war adamantly, and it was after he started doing this that the "accident" occurred
“Friendly fire.”
It’s incredibly important. The Army covered up the cause of his death to avoid bad publicity and lied to his family. Telling them he was killed by the enemy rather than 3 close range shots to the head.
Pat Tillman, the definition of a true selfless hero. Giving up tons of money, to fight for all of us. Rest in peace brother 🤟
As a Lions fan, I weep. As a sports junkie, I cried over Bo.
Bo Jackson was the best all around athlete since Jim Thorpe, many many years before such titles even existed.
Whenever Tom Brady retires, he should be added to this list.
😂
Stop speaking dumb stuff, he will never retire 🤦
Brady doesn't know what retirement is
maybe when he retires people will finally realize how overrated he is
@@adrain182 overrated? Really??
Pat Tillman is soooo underrated🤦🏾♂️
Was a beast
With all due respect he was not that good
@@49ersforever90 yeah I'll respectfully disagree
HOF
@@akimananikita5374 Pat Tillman basically had the same stats as Rolando McClain McClain just played one more year
Sims and Sanders look so identical on the football field when comparing them side by side
Yeah pretty similar but sims is much bigger
Pat Tillman is a hero who the NFL should induct into the Hall of Fame. He made the ultimate sacrifice and that sacrifice should be honored, not forgotten. RIP o7
Nah not the NFL Hall of Fame. He didn't serve as Pat Tillman the NFL player, he served as Pat Tillman the American. The NFL Hall of Fame is for actions taken on the football field alone. Pat's sacrifice should forever be remembered, but it should not be commemorated in Canton.
@@gershomtan5879 After thinking about this, I agree. You're absolutely correct, he didn't serve as Pat Tillman the NFL player, he served and died as an American. He would be more impressed by all the good that has been done in his name than an NFL award anyways.
0:32 Billy Sims
1:34 Luke Kuechly
2:40 Gale Sayers
3:43 Patrick Willis
4:41 Bo Jackson
5:56 Calvin Johnson
7:04 Andrew Luck
8:09 Jim Brown
9:00 Barry Sanders
9:56 Pat Tillman
I'd like to know about Denver running back Terrell Davis! He had 2 or 3 amazing years, then disappeared, is he worth a mention?
He had some major injury's in his legs. Wasn't able to keep his speed and agility.amazimgly enough, he is a hall of famer. Rushed for 2000 yards in a season. Won 2 Superbowl with the broncos and was named Superbowl MVP
Torn ACL hampered his career.
Basically a 4 year career. IMO should not be in the HOF.
Also he suffered from migraines regularly
@@tygunn8183 he was so good that that was enough for a hof career so suck it
So at 0:15, the announcer definitely said "eruptly" instead of "abruptly", right? Hopefully I'm not just hearing things because I replayed it multiple times.
Barry Sanders was amazing. I don’t know if I missed one of his games that was broadcast in my area.
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Terrell Davis was one of the most dominant backs in the playoffs and one of a handful to rush for 2,000+ yards in a season. That was despite sitting out multiple quarters as Denver cruised through the league. A knee injury running down a DB on a pick ended his career too soon.
Where’s Sean Taylor? Great vid btw
He didn’t retire
@@willwroblewski7613 neither did pat tillman it doesn’t say who retired too soon it is who left the league too soon
Then he can another list video.
@@willwroblewski7613 neither did Tillman
Jerome Brown
Andrew and Luke need to come back
Luke was going to have mash potatoes for a brain if he kept going
There’s rumors on Andrew but idk if it was true information
@@stracties-2009 yeah I think Jimmy from the Colts
Andrew Luck is so underrated. I feel like he never got enough credit. I'm still convinced he could of been in the "Hall of Very Good"
Patrick Willis and Luke are Hall of Fame players.
Couldn't help but feel bad for Andrew in his retirement conference. You could just see that the life had been sucked out of him. His eyes told it all.
Sims be simming his career in 4 years
lol
This dude can make competitive knitting intense with such a voice
his voice is so calming
u know the lions suck when there were 3 of them on here😭
Matt Stafford would had been here if he wasn't traded to LA Rams
Do you notice when a Lions player isn't the focus that the cutscenes are all scenes where they are playing against the Lions?? 😂
Explains all the missed tackles.
Bo went out like a legend
Gronk would be on this list if he hadn’t came out of retirement.
Sean Taylor should of made this list or even Joe Theismann I mean it was injury that was replayed the most.
“Where Men Win Glory” is an INCREDIBLE book about Pat Tillmans life.. Extremely good read and makes you really appreciate the man he was!!
Andrew luck 🍀 still had an incredible career! Especially rookie year
I think we can all give the ford family a huge thanks for making this list possible since 1963. 😂
Robert Smith, RB, Vikings retired at 28.
I pray for everyone’s success
Megatron was a BEAST 🤩
For some reason your next video won’t work. I want to see it. I really like your videos.
Ladainian Tomlinson definitely should’ve made this list. One of the greatest running backs of all time who retired pretty early
Sean Taylor !! Coming from an eagles fan.
Amazing content
Honoring Pat Tillman as number one was the perfect way to end this great video. 🙏🏻
Kinda upset we didn’t see Sean Taylor here was probably my top pick in this category
Subbed for the Pat Tillman tribute nice job
Love this list! All greats, but Tillman made the ultimate sacrifice. Good video 👍
He definitely did and may his soul rest in peace but skill wise on the football field he wasn’t on these guys level
By far the number one sports channel
Thanks for putting up Pat Tillman
1:43 I’m pretty sure that’s why they call it defensive rookie of the year💀
Um...what about Sean Taylor, and Andy Katzenmoyer. Look at the stats of what the ladder did in his first season.
Can't agree with your picks more. Great video 👏
I love. Yuor videos
it really sucks to see a lot of these legends have to deal with all of these injuries bc of the lack of talent on their teams saving them from it or awkward injuries that were hard to recover from that changed the leagues history forever, the league would be so much different if it wasnt for the retirements of those players so soon
Christian okoye should have at least been a honorable mention
Amobi okoye you mean?
Billy sims would have been the greatest running back of all time
him and barry
@@landen4849 yeah barry was great but he went to osu so i don't like him
Jim brown
@@judahpanzarella9580 jim brown was a fullback playing running back
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i LOVE YOU'R VIDS keep them up!!! tillman is hero becuase he put he's life in danger.
The guy who “accidentally”shoot pat Tillman was a Seahawks fan
Love the list but I think you should have put Sean Taylor as well that’s all!
Yeah facts Sean Taylor was dope
Another great stat about calvin johnson: In only his 2nd season of the NFL, when the lions were 0-16, with 4 DIFFERENT QBs, he had 1300 yards. Just wow. As soon as he had stafford (an above average QB) he consistently made the probowl, had 1000+ yard seasons every time, and broke the receiving yard record. Imagine what he could've done with a longer career on a better team.
Great vid
RIP pat tilman you and your brothers and sister will never be forgotten
Damn Tillman you wild much respect!
Bam Bam Kam and Sean Taylor should’ve been on here
Good list no denying #1
We’re is bam bam kam
Yea you are asking the real question
I’m seahawks fan so i am too asking that question
he was like 30
@@ineedammo6608 Barry sanders was 30 and he was on this list and Calvin Johnson
Barry played 9 years, on here. Chancellor played 7 years, not on here.
Good content al the time.
Sean Taylor (RIP)
One inaccuracy, Peyton didn't leave the Colts. The Colts abandoned Peyton.
Great vid but where is Ryan shazier?
I need to watch Calvin Johnson highlights now
Sean Taylor was another one
5:57 Absolutely nobody was shocked when the Lions drafted Calvin Johnson. Not casual fans, not anyone. Only a casual fan would make that kind of statement ironically.
Sean Taylor was taken from the game way too soon
Totally agree with u
if Chris Borland had played a few more seasons, he would definitely be on here. i remember when that happened in 2014, that was so shocking, he would’ve been one of the greats of the decade, but i can’t blame him for putting his health above potential fame and profits
Luke Kuechly and Andrew Luck will always be the biggest stories for me when it comes to retiring too soon and injuries because their careers were completely derailed by crappy situations. Andrew Luck more than Kuechly. Luke Kuechly just had bad luck and when he hit people unfortunately had a bunch of concussions. Andrew Luck just had no help and every time he got hit they put him in the dirt hard and when I heard he lacerated his kidney I knew that was the end. And he is and will be one of my favorite players ever because he was so good.
I'm a Packers fan and I am still pissed how the Lions treated Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson.
Packer fan here too. Lot of people always chirping about Emitt Smith from Dallas but, his offensive line was filled with great players. Sanders o-line was not good to put it mildly. Just sayin...
#1 Calvin Johnson
Wrong Lion player. Barry Sanders, dude
Let’s show some love to the Offensive Linemen Travis Frederick and Tony Boselli
Can we please get the famous "I'm Optimus Prime..." speech from the narrator?
Patrick Willis Vs Bobby Wagner was must watch tv, dominant 49ers team vs LOB Seahawks was epic
Calvin Johnson was my favorite reciever
You definitely forgot SEAN TAYLOR
I was at that Andrew luck game. it was insane
Merry Christmas
Negation truly was a Lion’s great! He retired in his prime. Stafford however, did the impossible, he left.
I miss this man’s voice
Pat Tillman is someone I respect.he risked his life for his own country instead of persuading a hall of fame career.just for that.he should be in the hall of fame
Hall of Fame career? Nah mate. He was a great man, decent player at best.
The world would have benefitted from another several years of Barry Sanders.
Its crazy the thought of what if
Luck retiring hurt me and I’m not even a Colts fan but he was so great it’s sad to see