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USA Today
21-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Two Texas A&M Aggies make PFF's best defensive players list since 2000
Two Texas A&M Aggies make PFF's best defensive players list since 2000 A new era of NFL football is emerging, with young talent reshaping rosters. As legendary players like Tom Brady, Aaron Donald, Mike Evans, and Dak Prescott retire or surpass the 10-year milestone, a fresh wave of future Hall of Famers is making its mark. One of the most debated topics among sports fans is determining the greatest players of all time. While this conversation is ever-changing, we can analyze the best players within specific periods. Rankings can be based on a single game, a decade, or even the unique ruleset of an era. For this list, Jon Macri of PFF has compiled selections for the best defensive players at every position since 2000. Among the standout names are a few Texas A&M Aggie football players, further solidifying the program's legacy in producing elite talent. All-PFF Defensive Team 2000s Aaron Donald - Interior Defender Team: St. Louis Rams / LA Rams Games Played: 154 Career Stats: Tackles - 543 / TFLs - 176 / QB Hits - 260 / Sacks - 111 Accolades: 10x Pro Bowl / 8x All-Pro / 2014 Defensive RoY/ Defensive PoY / Super Bowl Champ / HOF JJ Watt - Interior Defender Team: Houston Texans / Arizona Cardinals Games Played: 151 Career Stats: Tackles - 586 / TFLs - 195 / QB Hits - 317 / Sacks - 114.5 / Ints - 2 Accolades: 5x Pro Bowl / 5x All-Pro / Defensive PoY / 2017 Walter Payton Man of the Year Von Miller - Edge Team: Denver Broncos / LA Rams / Buffalo Bills Games Played: 186 (still active) Career Stats: Tackles - 581 / TFLs - 171 / QB Hits - 256 / Sacks - 129.5 / Ints - 2 (still active) Accolades: 8x Pro Bowl / 3x All-Pro / 2011 Defensive RoY / 2x Super Bowl Champ / Super Bowl 50 MVP (still active) Myles Garrett - Edge Team: Cleveland Browns Games Played: 117 (still active) Career Stats: Tackles - 352 / TFLs - 116 / QB Hits - 200 / Sacks - 102.5 (still active) Accolades: 6x Pro Bowl / 4x All-Pro / Defensive PoY (still active) Patrick Willis - Linebacker Team: San Francisco 49ers Games Played: 112 Career Stats: Tackles - 950 / TFLs - 60 / QB Hits - 41 / Sacks - 20.5 / Ints - 8 Accolades: 7x Pro Bowl / 5x All-Pro / 2007 Defensive RoY/ HOF Ray Lewis - Linebacker Team: Baltimore Ravens Games Played: 228 Career Stats: Tackles - 2059 / TFLs - 99 / QB Hits - 40 / Sacks - 41.5 / Ints - 31 Accolades: 12x Pro Bowl / 7x All-Pro / Defensive PoY / 2x Super Bowl Champ / Super Bowl MVP / HOF Richard Sherman - Cornerback Team: Seattle Seahawks / San Fransico 49ers / Tampa Bay Buccaneers Games Played: 144 Career Stats: Tackles - 495 / Ints - 37 / Passes Defended - 116 Accolades: 5x Pro Bowl / 3x All-Pro / Super Bowl Champ Antoine Winfield Sr - Cornerback Team: Buffalo Bills / Minnesota Vikings Games Played: 191 Career Stats: Tackles - 1094 / Ints - 27 / Passes Defended - 117 / Sacks - 7.5 Accolades: 3x Pro Bowl Darrelle Revis - Cornerback Team: New York Jets / Tampa Bay Buccaneers / Kansas City Chiefs Games Played: 145 Career Stats: Tackles - 496 / Ints - 29 / Passes Defended - 139 Accolades: 7x Pro Bowl / 4x All-Pro / Super Bowl Champ / HOF Troy Polamalu - Safety Team: Pittsburg Steelers Games Played: 158 Career Stats: Tackles - 783 / TFLs - 56 / Ints - 32 / Sacks - 12 Accolades: 8x Pro Bowl / 4x All-Pro / Defensive PoY / 2x Super Bowl Champ / HOF Ed Reed - Safety Team: Baltimore Ravens / Houston Texans / New York Jets Games Played: 174 Career Stats: Tackles - 646 / TFLs - 34 / Ints - 64 / Passes Defended - 139 / Sacks - 6 Accolades: 9x Pro Bowl / 5x All-Pro / Defensive PoY / Super Bowl Champ / HOF Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X: @whosnextsports1.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Phillip Lindsay tweets encouraging message to NFL's undrafted players
The NFL invited 329 prospects to the combine this spring, but only 257 players were picked during the NFL draft. That means of the "top" prospects, 72 were not picked. And there are countless others who did not attend the combine and also went undrafted. Fortunately for those prospects, NFL clubs fill out their 90-man offseason rosters by signing undrafted free agents. Every year there are UDFAs who go on to have success in the NFL. Advertisement Former running back Phillip Lindsay went undrafted in 2018 before signing with the Denver Broncos and rushing for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons to begin his career. The one-time Pro Bowler tweeted an inspiring message to this year's group of undrafted prospects. The Broncos also shared a message to undrafted players on Twitter/X. "Undrafted to Super Bowl Champ. For all those who didn't hear your name called, the journey doesn't end here," the Broncos captioned an image of former wide receiver Rod Smith and retired cornerback Chris Harris, who retweeted the post: Denver has reached agreements with 15 undrafted free agents so far. We are tracking all of the team's UDFA deals on Broncos Wire. Advertisement Related: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans. This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: NFL: Phillip Lindsay tweets encouraging message to undrafted players
USA Today
27-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Phillip Lindsay tweets encouraging message to NFL's undrafted players
Phillip Lindsay tweets encouraging message to NFL's undrafted players The NFL invited 329 prospects to the combine this spring, but only 257 players were picked during the NFL draft. That means of the "top" prospects, 72 were not picked. And there are countless others who did not attend the combine and also went undrafted. Fortunately for those prospects, NFL clubs fill out their 90-man offseason rosters by signing undrafted free agents. Every year there are UDFAs who go on to have success in the NFL. Former running back Phillip Lindsay went undrafted in 2018 before signing with the Denver Broncos and rushing for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons to begin his career. The one-time Pro Bowler tweeted an inspiring message to this year's group of undrafted prospects. The Broncos also shared a message to undrafted players on Twitter/X. "Undrafted to Super Bowl Champ. For all those who didn't hear your name called, the journey doesn't end here," the Broncos captioned an image of former wide receiver Rod Smith and retired cornerback Chris Harris, who retweeted the post: Denver has reached agreements with 15 undrafted free agents so far. We are tracking all of the team's UDFA deals on Broncos Wire. Related: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans.
NBC Sports
22-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Cam Jurgens feels like a "new man" after back surgery
Eagles center Cam Jurgens battled through a back injury to help the team win Super Bowl LIX in February and his efforts were rewarded on Monday. Jurgens signed a four-year contract extension that ties him to the team through the 2029 season and gives him the second-highest average annual salary among NFL centers. While speaking to reporters after sealing his new deal, Jurgens discussed how his back is doing after his post-Super Bowl surgery. 'It's still a process whenever you go through surgery to get through the rehab process and get back to it,' Jurgens said, via the team's website. 'Still going through that, but, man, I honestly feel like a new man. I feel so much better. Going through the playoffs and dealing with that pain, I'm sure a lot of people have dealt with that before and it's not fun. But when you're going through the playoffs and I'm not concerned about me, I'm concerned about what I can do to help the team and do everything I can to win. When you're playing for a Super Bowl, that's going to last forever. Back pain lasts however long it wants to last, but I'm going to be a Super Bowl Champ forever and I'll get to be with the Eagles for a long time. I'm looking forward to making a full recovery.' Jurgens is one of four starting offensive linemen that the Eagles have sewed up for the next few years and keeping that unit intact should give them a good chance of contending for more titles before it is time to think about their next set of contracts.
