| Excerpt | Player | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| For his alleged involvement in the Deflategate football-tampering scandal, he was suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season | Tom Brady | 93%
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| After backing up Brett Favre for the first three years of his NFL career, he became the Packers' starting quarterback in 2008 | Aaron Rodgers | 90%
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| Earned the nickname "Beast Mode" for his powerful running style | Marshawn Lynch | 90%
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| Nicknamed Megatron | Calvin Johnson | 87%
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| The only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football | Bo Jackson | 86%
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| After a score, he trotted to the end zone goalpost and feigned pulling down his pants to moon the Green Bay fans | Randy Moss | 76%
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| Swung a helmet at Mason Rudolph | Myles Garrett | 75%
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| Finished the 2016 season leading the league in passing yards with 5,208, the fifth 5,000-yard season of his career | Drew Brees | 74%
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| Known for boldly guaranteeing a Jets' victory in Super Bowl III | Joe Namath | 73%
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| He ran into the backside of lineman Brandon Moore and the Patriots scored on the resulting fumble | Mark Sanchez | 62%
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| Joe Gibbs developed the two tight end offense and the position of h-back to prevent him from blitzing into the backfield unhindered | Lawrence Taylor | 59%
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| Mike Ditka stated that one of his major regrets was his lack of a touchdown in the Super Bowl | Walter Payton | 52%
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| Led the league in rushing yards in eight out of his nine seasons | Jim Brown | 51%
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| He became the first running back in NFL history to lead his team in receptions five separate seasons (three in Indianapolis and twice in St. Louis) | Marshall Faulk | 49%
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| Made a comment that he "wasn't the guy who got tired in the Super Bowl", causing a controversy between him and Donovan McNabb | Terrell Owens | 41%
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| In 1989, his name became synonymous with the largest trade in league history | Herschel Walker | 36%
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| Retired from pro football in August 1976 as the oldest player to ever play at the age of 48 | George Blanda | 29%
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| The first defensive player to win the MVP Award | Alan Page | 17%
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