The players in this video kept opposing teams up at night! These are the 10 scariest players in NFL history. Follow BLITZ Instagram: / blitz Imagery supplied by Getty Images
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@SomeRandomBod7 ай бұрын
We lost a good one recently, RIP Dick Butkus
@HonorTheFlag7 ай бұрын
RIP bro🙏
@mosesmartinez43647 ай бұрын
THE GREATEST EVER
@firefighterd12657 ай бұрын
Butkus should have been #1
@Womacks16187 ай бұрын
Bobby busaxhe
@thesbleeder21627 ай бұрын
@@firefighterd1265I'm hoping these aren't in order. Butkus was the scariest player ever. Gale Sayers said that the hardest he'd ever been hit was by Butkus... in PRACTICE. Jim Brown, one of the toughest running backs ever, would sit in his hotel room and cry the night before he'd play the Bears. Butkus embodied everything about a football player. RIP #51.
@frostedflake15177 ай бұрын
Ronnie Lott and Steve Atwater. This needs to be a longer list.
@tonychains12627 ай бұрын
Agreed. Atwater had some really nasty hits. Brutal. One of the nicest guys too.
@HonorTheFlag7 ай бұрын
Agreed bro I have an signed Ronnie Lott card and I cherish that thing
@dazed1nyc7 ай бұрын
For real. Was gonna say before I saw this comment, Ronnie Lott chose to have his finger amputated on the sideline rather than get surgery and miss 2 months. That alone is frightening.
@HonorTheFlag7 ай бұрын
Yeah dude when I saw that I was thinking This Man Is Crazy🤣@@dazed1nyc
@aaronmelton13747 ай бұрын
Greg Lloyd
@richardpeetrinpeetrin98177 ай бұрын
Larry Csonka, John Riggins, Christian Okoye, O.J.(Ottis), Anderson, Bo Jackson, Mike Alstott, and Jerome Bettis....just a few offensive monsters of the gridiron 😮......
@talbotdarren7 ай бұрын
No Deacon Jones?? They say had they kept sack stats for his entire career, he would hold the all-time sack record. His head slap left many an O lineman's ears ringing. He even coined the term "sack", that's how synonymous he is with the QB sack.
@user-fq6cb9mb1l7 ай бұрын
I know right?
@aarondigby50545 ай бұрын
Deacon Jones the lynch pin that fortified the "Fearsome Foursome" they were an exceptional D-line
@hrlgold7 ай бұрын
Larry Csonka should have been on this list. He is the only back that got an unnecessary roughness penalty for leveling someone, and that was in the early 70s when those kind of rules were non existent lol. Greatest fullback in nfl history
@yankees297 ай бұрын
Earl Campbell was extremely punishing as well. Two tough players
@Supbros19027 ай бұрын
True
@JohnCunningham-sy5ug7 ай бұрын
I had the ambition to be an NFL. Corner or safety had the wheels. Then I saw Larry Csonka I hit the books instead. 😮
@GORILLA_PIMP7 ай бұрын
🤣🤣
@CDXRolex7 ай бұрын
No Jim brown best FB of all time
@dustyvanbrocklin47317 ай бұрын
Butkus once said he had dreams of hitting quarterbacks so hard their heads popped off. RIP Dick.
@rustyrelicsfarm24067 ай бұрын
Plus Ray Nitchke should be on this list too.
@dustyvanbrocklin47317 ай бұрын
@@rustyrelicsfarm2406 agreed also Derrick Thomas.
@toddkurzbard5 ай бұрын
He once (in the mid '70's), nearly murdered me (see my post above).
@aarondigby50545 ай бұрын
Butkus was a beast
@scgiants5 ай бұрын
Also Sam Huff if we're going back that far @@rustyrelicsfarm2406
@truthmatters84077 ай бұрын
I absolutely lost it when i heard John Elway's quote. "Keep the money, just get me outta here!"
@user-lo7qs5it6gАй бұрын
bro same
@markduffield11477 ай бұрын
Earl Campbell, was the most electrifying and powerful running back to ever play that position. He sacrificed his body like no one else ever. Give him the respect he deserves.
@johncorson65997 ай бұрын
And he was targeted by all teams after his first year .. fav running backs of all time Earl Campbell and Walter Payton .. both were humble too .. just did the job
@michaelb558547 ай бұрын
I don’t get it. Earl Campbell needs to be in any conversation regarding the greatest RB’s. If you were watching football from 78 to 83 Earl was dominant. Houston gave him the ball and stood around and watched a slight exaggeration but not really he was Mashawn way before Marshawn. He was Adrian Peterson way before Adrian he would’ve had 2000 yards if he played 16 games I believe in 1980. He was the Houston Oilers without him. That team was 500 at best. He didn’t run behind Tony Dorsett, Dallas Cowboys Walter Payton was very special but I’ve never seen anybody quite like Earl Campbell on the Mount Rushmore and I don’t understand why he isn’t talked about like that is only played For five years, he didn’t have the Los Angeles Rams offensive line like Eric Dickerson, and Eric Dickerson was special. He didn’t have Emmett Smith Dallas Cowboys offensive line. If he did, he might still be playing the most devastating running back I’ve ever seen
@CURELOVER7 ай бұрын
Earl ... my all time fave ...
@7thheaven4966 ай бұрын
Who earl Campbell soup!!!!
@artcooley9606 ай бұрын
4:06
@Ivantheterrible812807 ай бұрын
No Ronnie Lott, you have failed.
@anthonyhall44277 ай бұрын
How could I forget Ronnie Lott. This dude was my childhood role model, with me playing the same position 👍
@stormerempire40917 ай бұрын
Absolutely need Lott on this list , he gave up part of a finger to play
@toma.48087 ай бұрын
Mark Bavaro carried Lott on his back during a pass catch. It took Lott and 3 other 49ers to take mark Bavaro down. Bavaro even played a game with a broken jaw
@sm_35587 ай бұрын
I try to blind side em. He ran me over lmfao
@abozp24187 ай бұрын
Literally couldn’t believe he wasn’t on this.
@chizorama7 ай бұрын
Jack-o-lantern Lambert was the reason I started watching football. Still my favorite all time player to this day.
@zheng677 ай бұрын
Yeah ok🤨
@ironeagle25267 ай бұрын
He was my favorite also I had a chance to meet him at Kent State where he played football pretty nice guy but on the field he was a beast
@Pensfan59197 ай бұрын
@@ironeagle2526Jackie is a quiet beast. He didn't need to talk. He let his play and downright crazy demeanor as a defender do the talking for him.
@carvinlambert68997 ай бұрын
Chico.... My favorite Cousin! Still.
@thomaswaddell90127 ай бұрын
One of the Steel Curtain ❤
@jasondownsnet7 ай бұрын
What a great list. So many videos often have “all time” list, but only highlight players from the last decade or so. This video was truly all time.
@Matt_2377 ай бұрын
My uncle was a starting tackle in the NFL. A good one too. Told me that Reggie White lifted him off the ground once and threw him into the fullback, who then hit the QB for a sack. Did I mention it was with one arm? Just that hump move.
@thesbleeder21627 ай бұрын
What's your uncle's name? There's no shame in getting thrown around by Reggie White. The man was a monster.
@Matt_2377 ай бұрын
@@thesbleeder2162 Stan Brock
@robertkelly62827 ай бұрын
Giants could gotten white imagine him and LT together
@krell21307 ай бұрын
@@Matt_237 Stan Brock, I remember watching him, very good player. If Reggie White could rag-doll Larry Allen, he could pretty much rag-doll anyone...and did, often.
@mikefitzpatrick437 ай бұрын
Reggie was the best defensive end i ever seen and the strongest. Who manhandled giants
@buffalorick55987 ай бұрын
Ray Nitchke of Lombardis Packers has to be on list! Are you kidding?
@frankstefini33927 ай бұрын
Agreed !
@jeffblanton38836 ай бұрын
You're absolutely right. Whoever put this together was sports minded blind!
@trentriekena5 ай бұрын
I remember a quote I saw at the Packers Hall of Fame next to a picture of Ray. " If you were on a bus and Dick Butkus sat down next to you you would probably get up and move to another seat. If Ray Nitschke sat next to you get up and move to another bus."
@markk43364 ай бұрын
Ray would be across the line and tell you,,,Im gonna rip your head off,,,,,and He Meant It!!!!
@7thwheel4 ай бұрын
I think his loss to the Mean Machine kept him off the list.
@ghozt91197 ай бұрын
Jack Lambert #58 my favorite NFL PLAYER OF ALL TIME.
@joelcampbell149121 күн бұрын
Same
@aweewa5659Күн бұрын
Jack Lambert is the best all time and I hate the Steelers.
@aweewa5659Күн бұрын
Jack Lambert made that defense a monster.
@gamermanz47706 ай бұрын
As a Washington fan, I respect Lawrence Taylor as he was celebrating after taking down Theisman, and once he saw the injury his hands instantly went to his head in worry.
@aarondigby50545 ай бұрын
You could here Theismann's leg snapping through the TV, I'll never forget that snapping sound.
@7thwheel4 ай бұрын
@@aarondigby5054 I remember not thinking it was that bad until they showed the reverse angle.
@mondorhymes7 ай бұрын
Rest in piece Dick Butkus 🙏
@AnthonyJohnson-jp3ht7 ай бұрын
A real Chicago icon.
@CT-nb5lm7 ай бұрын
rip Butkiss!
@TheCasualGamer137 ай бұрын
Even as a Pack fan, massive respect for that man.
@spockb11867 ай бұрын
It's PEACE, NOT Piece.
@jakemandude79747 ай бұрын
Jesus Loves you He died on the cross for your sins and if you repent if your sins and confess with your mouth His is Lord and son of God you are saved. God bless 😊
@mnmfreak5027 ай бұрын
It was weird seeing James Harrison in a Bengals uniform. Always liked him & Palamalu.
@shawnbarczak17667 ай бұрын
Really cool that you put the "Minister od defense " in this video!!! He really was amazing and sadly may he rest in peace...as well as Dick Butkis who has recently passed away.
@PCCphoenix7 ай бұрын
Also note that Taylor himself was signaling the Redskins' bench for help after he realized that Theismann was seriously hurt.
@sasquatch67507 ай бұрын
I was watching that game when it happened, and I believe it was a Monday night game.
@TheRealPugeHenis7 ай бұрын
It's kind of a natural reaction when you see someones leg bend 90° where it's not supposed to.
@johnfilardo26997 ай бұрын
That's right! Taylor wasn't a dirty player but, he was tough.
@lorijohnson14787 ай бұрын
I saw that happen live. It was pretty gruesome
@PhilAndersonOutside7 ай бұрын
@@lorijohnson1478 Yes. The worst part was they replayed it several times, unlike now where you might see a bad injury replayed once and that's it.
@larryviars61997 ай бұрын
Great List. Watching Earl Cambell as a kid ruined me. He is the best back I’ve seen in my life
@CorePathway7 ай бұрын
34” thighs. Each. Dude was BEAST.
@pappyjjones46477 ай бұрын
Remember: Jack Lambert didn't need fire coming out, didn't need to do a voodoo dance, didn't need to yell and holler like a crazed lunatic. He let his play do all the talking for him. Ray Lewis my a$$.
@DaveTheTurd4 ай бұрын
Epic video, thanks for the editing effort. Love me some Earl Campbell....
@bernandoturner48407 ай бұрын
Jack Lambert Mannnnnn he was Nasty on Defense.. Thanks for the Great football memories, Sir..😄
@Ivantheterrible812807 ай бұрын
You might say Ray “killed it”. Especially in white…
@flexyProductions.7 ай бұрын
R.I.P. Dick Butkus🙏🏼
@jackhefer82057 ай бұрын
LOL
@tnttv247 ай бұрын
James Charles’ favorite nfl player
@yankees297 ай бұрын
Dick was an animal on the field and a teddy bear off of it.
@MarkSmith-qk2rl7 ай бұрын
Mel blunt Mooney Winston both were BEAST. You never hear of Mooney but his inside backer play was astounding !
@MikeDMC26 ай бұрын
The “Mel Blount” rule in the NFL…. nuff said!
@TheMailmanOfSteel7 ай бұрын
Ray Lewis actually killed a guy and got away with it, doesn't get much more scary than that!
@tiwandemushanduri7 ай бұрын
Allegedly
@einundsiebenziger54887 ай бұрын
Two people were killed in the incident in question. RL might not have killed them personally but he definitely helped in preventing the actual killer/s getting caught.
@HardCold-Alquan7 ай бұрын
lol
@HardCold-Alquan7 ай бұрын
@@einundsiebenziger5488 two taken out - two super bowls! we all know that last one was fixed like a mutha...
@pingamalinga7 ай бұрын
Tatum did it on the field.
@raymondvandewalle9347 ай бұрын
Walter Payton missed ONE game in his 13 year career. career. He had the biggest heart...heart of a lion. He was by far the toughest football player ever.
@PatrickForrest-pv4wv7 ай бұрын
He was also the best all around player ever. Period.
@duran007fan57 ай бұрын
@@PatrickForrest-pv4wv 'Sweetness"
@bricknmotor7 ай бұрын
This is all time scary list though.
@zombiesman2007 ай бұрын
@@PatrickForrest-pv4wvnot really, his playoff career sucked.
@cliffgraham98927 ай бұрын
I loved watching Payton but toughest ever? - Ronnie Lott cut his finger off so he wouldn't miss a game, Rashad Johnson had a finger snap off in the middle of a game and didn't know it until he removed his glove after the game and the finger was in the glove. And then there is Jack Youngblood who played 3 games on a broken leg. Not even close to being the toughest player ever
@salemengineer21307 ай бұрын
In my opinion, Lawrence Taylor was the scariest defensive player I have ever seen. Watching from home, I was always terrified on behalf of the opposing quarterback. For offense, Larry Csonka was amazing. He could run up the middle in a play that the defense read perfectly... And still make ten yards.
@NazriB7 ай бұрын
Lies again? Halloween Horror Nights USD SGD
@tgriffin30596 ай бұрын
Yeah, Csonka was special. He'd even put the second arm over the football, which you almost never see anybody do, and just plow straight ahead....That was one POWERFUL man. He has to be in the top 3 or 4 among the really large running backs of all time, along with Earl Campbell and Jerome Bettis...But I don't know if anybody thrived on contact the way Csonka did. He played a man's game.
@victorlassiter88276 ай бұрын
Yeah, cocaine is a helluva drug. That, and being a sociopath made him into an animal.
@rafart69366 ай бұрын
LT he was on cocain every night
@caidendaniel245 ай бұрын
Repent and believe in the gospel
@TheMonsterRain7 ай бұрын
Great vid. Could have *maybe* fit Singletary or Lott in there. Still, thanks for the great video!
@7thwheel4 ай бұрын
Samurai Mike.
@alanpeterson67687 ай бұрын
Good list. I loved watching Earl Campbell run. #1 on this list of scary players has to be Butkus.
@HonorTheFlag7 ай бұрын
Agreed
@gamera51607 ай бұрын
Mean Joe Greene a linebacker!? Show the greatest Steeler of all time some respect and at least get his position right! He was a defensive tackle!
@eac12357 ай бұрын
They should have told the story about when Butkus ran his mouth and Joe went out on the field and spit in Dicks face and stared him down. Butkus was smart and walked away. Greene would have hurt him badly.
@michaelsheedy7 ай бұрын
Fullback Jim Taylor of the Lombardi Packers would fight tacklers after they tackled him. It was fun to watch him as he tried to intimidate defenseman.
@tonymarchese31187 ай бұрын
Jim Taylor/ 1 of the most powerful running backs that ever played/ this man would welcome contact; A fierce competitor; Was working weights before they were popular. He "turned the tables" on defensive players. Taylor tried to inflict pain as an offensive player on defensive tacklers
@user-oi5nt2rf7p7 ай бұрын
Plus Ray Lewis literally murdered someone.
@Firedog-ny3cq7 ай бұрын
Someones, like 2 of 'em.
@USA245416 ай бұрын
And got away with murder. What a punk.
@csnide67024 ай бұрын
no.... he ratted them out
@shackett1047 ай бұрын
This was a well made video. Could have been on NFL Films. Deserves more views. 👍
@MrFrezeFrame7 ай бұрын
Not without Bo and Ronnie Lott it doesn’t 💁🏻♀️
@boston2182 ай бұрын
Please understand. This video may be wrong or right. No exist the 100% of truth@@MrFrezeFrame
@jeremyski99617 ай бұрын
Ray Lewis was a killer on and off the field
@reallifelebowski47327 ай бұрын
Acquitted of murder. (Just for the record)
@user-fq6cb9mb1l7 ай бұрын
😂
@trwent6 ай бұрын
Earl Campbell was the most devastating, most powerful running back I have ever seen, not excluding Jim Brown. Trying to tackle the man was like trying to tackle a tank.
@Rick-ux5ku6 ай бұрын
As good as Earl the pearl was, I have seen Christian Okoya more amazing things. Thats why he was calle the Nigerian Nightmare. That hit on Campbell by tatum would have put tatum on the sideline now days. Speared him with his helmut, right it the numbers
@trwent6 ай бұрын
@Rick-ux5ku I think you meant "DO more amazing things".
@Rick-ux5ku6 ай бұрын
@@trwent yes tanx teach.
@kyleallen71697 ай бұрын
No Bill Romanowski is crazy
@jopalm36497 ай бұрын
Ive expected him at #1
@calibrazxr7507 ай бұрын
He was just flat out dirty.
@kyleallen71697 ай бұрын
@@calibrazxr750 well yeah that’s what made him scary he’d intentionally hurt players
@calibrazxr7507 ай бұрын
@kyleallen7169 scary for all the wrong reasons. Which is probably why he's not on the list. He was pure scum.
@kyleallen71697 ай бұрын
@@calibrazxr750 not saying your wrong but man. If I was playing against a dude who would intentionally break people’s fingers I’d be terrified. He was incredibly dirty but I think they makes it even scarier.
@jimgaul677 ай бұрын
This list could have been a top 20 for sure
@toma.48087 ай бұрын
LT didnt also just break theismanns leg, he also singlehandedly dismantled the Detroit lions with a sprained ankle
@guard0997 ай бұрын
crack will make you do that
@user-fq6cb9mb1l7 ай бұрын
While on coke
@thebighomie42827 ай бұрын
Great list. Honorable mention, Deacon Jones, Merlon Olson, Ronnie Lott.
@MrFrezeFrame7 ай бұрын
And Bo
@Superluckyhappytime7 ай бұрын
Walter Payton was smaller than any of those guys and he would look for people to smash into. Also, John Riggins. He laid out so many defensive players in his career.
@misternewman15767 ай бұрын
All because of his haircut ;)
@jakemandude79747 ай бұрын
Jesus Loves you He died on the cross for your sins and if you repent if your sins and confess with your mouth His is Lord and son of God you are saved. God bless 😊
@jakemandude79747 ай бұрын
@@misternewman1576Jesus Loves you He died on the cross for your sins and if you repent if your sins and confess with your mouth His is Lord and son of God you are saved. God bless 😊😊
@seanswinton62427 ай бұрын
I would add Earl Campbell or Christian Oyoke.
@keyszersoze22067 ай бұрын
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@yankees297 ай бұрын
Earl Campbell was an absolute beast out there. I was only. 4/5 years old when he played. He was my favorite player despite growing up a jets fan in NY.
@mastick51067 ай бұрын
As a Steelers fan, he made me nervous every time we played Houston. But I admired him. When he was playing I always hoped that if we couldn't win the Super Bowl, the Oilers would do it.
@yankees297 ай бұрын
@@mastick5106 I have a beautiful throw back Oilers jersey with Campbell on it. It’s for very special Sundays.☺️
@rockzhard20097 ай бұрын
@@mastick5106 as a diehard Oilers fan, my favorite games were Oilers & Steelers. you knew you were about to see some top shelf football being played. they brought out the best of each other.
@acgthamc7 ай бұрын
Love this video man. We need more of these. KZfaq is flooded with good content like this for basketball but not for football. Our history is just as if not more storied and decorated and deserve good analysis and videos 🫡
@uncleskint48617 ай бұрын
I really like the way you presented this video instead of the dead monotone voice most doc type pages use
@TheSellenhut7 ай бұрын
Helluva video. Thanks
@JFeldman227 ай бұрын
Deacon Jones will haunt your dreams for overlooking him here.
@Supbros19027 ай бұрын
But deacon jones wasn’t a hard hitter
@leestamm31877 ай бұрын
@@Supbros1902 Nonsense. You obviously never saw him play. I saw (and heard) his hard hitting many times back in the day.
@Supbros19027 ай бұрын
@@leestamm3187 I have
@Supbros19027 ай бұрын
@@leestamm3187 he was dominant
@Supbros19027 ай бұрын
@@leestamm3187 the head slap
@robtech3417 ай бұрын
Well, Ray Lewis is only scary if you expect him to get convicted of killing you.
@halperkins17917 ай бұрын
Ray Lewis was a thug
@realtree2977 ай бұрын
If not for sports alot of these thugs would be in prison or the cemetery
@grady18076 ай бұрын
He stabbed someone right?
@PBurns-ng3gw6 ай бұрын
@@grady1807 Oh, please. This is Baltimore, we stab each other as a way of saying hello. Also, 73% of the air here is composed of bullets.
@JoeBizzle7 ай бұрын
And all of these players would be suspended by today's NFL.
@exilemike7 ай бұрын
A player that was absolutely brutal but only played 4 seasons was William Afflis. He played for the Packers from 1951-1954. He is better known as the legendary,Dick the Bruiser, the world's most dangerous wrestler.
@ManiacRider31135 ай бұрын
Excellent reference.
@ManiacRider31134 ай бұрын
I seen him wrestle at Tindle Armory when I was a kid. I loved that shit!! Ernie Ladd was on the card also.
@rustyturner4317 ай бұрын
Sorry, but a "scariest player" list without Ry Nitschke on it is either bogus or inombplete! Too many recent players, too few earlier-generation players.
@manhiem22137 ай бұрын
I know for a fact Lyle Alzado was scarier than many of these guys.
@xcythgaming20695 ай бұрын
I know for a fact he wasn't.
@actionA063 ай бұрын
3 Mile Lyle
@kllbll856 ай бұрын
Great Vid! Nice work! All my favorite things! I miss this kind of football so much!
@jimgollach62027 ай бұрын
I'm glad to see you put my favorite Steeler of all time on this list, Count Dracula in cleats. MR.JACK LAMBERT.
@itstrulydylan7 ай бұрын
Cool fact: I was a production assistant on a show called HEELS which features James Harrison, I’ll never forget, I walked into the back and saw him and I’ve never felt an aura so intense before, his workouts are still the same too, I looked and thought, “this is just a film man” but it’s just how he’s hardwired!
@willismartin91967 ай бұрын
Old School NFL 😃 😊
@DarkVoid694207 ай бұрын
Good Video Bro Upload More
@HoratioCrunchTheCap7 ай бұрын
I would have put O.J Simpson on this list, He is pretty scary...
@YourLocalPal66618 күн бұрын
RIP OJ Simpson
@user-ge6zh3hz5d6 ай бұрын
Now ,the Nancie’s practice the fine art of arm tackling.
@swim2kill7 ай бұрын
Brandon jacobs deserves an honorable mention. He was a scary dude secondaries did not want to have to tackle him. He injured players trucking them. Dudes have talked about how scary he was to play against.
@MeLoNHeAd007 ай бұрын
Alstott , Craig Heyward , Jerome Bettis
@Ivantheterrible812807 ай бұрын
Jim Brown definitely brought the aggression. Especially to the women in his life.
@TJfromEarth7 ай бұрын
oooooohhhhhh edgy!!!!!
@ValdoMorais7 ай бұрын
Wassup with people with the name brown beating the women in their life?
@mmontanaro7684 ай бұрын
Always love when O-Line gets some love. Should show how scary Trent Williams can be
@326vince7 ай бұрын
Gotta say Sweetness was the toughest player we ever. Never saw him run out of bounds! Always wondered where all that strength came from. He played on many,many teams that weren’t good. He still gave it his all every game!!!
@jonathanbennett42337 ай бұрын
Read "Never Die Easy"
@326vince7 ай бұрын
@@jonathanbennett4233 thanks. I will
@scgiants5 ай бұрын
Unless a team is trying to stop the clock I truly despise watching the ball carriers running out of bounds in order to avoid taking a hit. In a game of inches if a player at 6' tall stayed in bounds and just fell forward that would be an extra two yards on every play (theoretically of course). Regardless, even if they only fell forward for a couple of feet it would add up over three downs (or four if the team goes for it on 4th down) nevermind over the course of the game! I love it in the preseason watching RB's and WR's that are just trying to make the team. Whenever I see one who mans-up by dropping his shoulder, cutting back inside taking on the defender one on one, staying in bounds? I know that player has heart and quietly root for him to make the team as its players like that who make the difference between a winning team and a losing team. Each persons effort matters and these coaches and players just don't seem to get it that players will play how they practice!!! Back before the players union got in the way, training camps had full uniforms on for most of it and players would be tackling and hitting throughout camp. Now sure, there were injuries but there are even more injuries now within the first three games because players are not in 'football shape' and 'being in shape' and 'being in football shape' aren't even close to being the same thing. Anyone who has played the game at a team level knows that. The players have gotten bigger and stronger but they are also a LOT softer mentally and will sit out of a practice or game for the slightest injuries. I blame it on greed. Greed of the owners and greed of the players. Why was it that players were a helluva lot tougher before all of these safety rules and before they made millions of dollars annually? It will likely never happen, but these team owners should be trying to sell the stadiums out for every game. They CAN do that if they charged a fair amount for a seat and parking yet they refuse to. Sure, players wouldn't get 40 million dollars a year but I'm willing to bet that they would likely play for $500,000 as 99.9% would never make that in a regular secular job. Greed... always a killer of everything good.
@americanfirst9137 ай бұрын
Jack Tatum was the identity of the Raiders in his time, he’s the reason the Raiders were feared, in my opinion he’s the scariest NFL player to ever play. Also one of the reasons I became a die hard Raider fan.
@user-kr3bw5yk5l7 ай бұрын
Me 2 read a book about him in 3rd grade been a raiders fan ever since
@JohnJones-xx6nt6 ай бұрын
We'll I'm sure Tatum from the bottom of his heart wanted to go to the hospital and a chance to apologize to Stingley
@JohnJones-xx6nt6 ай бұрын
Today's game would have gotten Tatum removed from the game because there are certain tackles or hits that we'll supposed to protect the high priced QBs
@americanfirst9136 ай бұрын
@@JohnJones-xx6nt dude he would’ve ended up in prison had he played in this era lol 😂
@anthonylakey97356 ай бұрын
he is the reason that the cowboy's Cliff Harris thought that he could play Lyn Swan one on one in the Superbowl that year but he was so wrong
@hughbo527 ай бұрын
Glad to see Brown made it. So many guys, just hate to see that Ronnie Lott wasn't in the running.
@chawmcgraw43095 ай бұрын
Jim Browns passing away was the most under covered celebrity passing I can think of tbh. Something is off about that.
@hughbo525 ай бұрын
@@chawmcgraw4309 Yeah...
@jimc.goodfellas2267 ай бұрын
Nice video. Congrats on the million views
@crippledcrow23847 ай бұрын
I'd be more scared of Lewis because of his criminal element.
@ChefClary607 ай бұрын
Guys like Tatum made me a Raiders fan for life.
@Suzukibob697 ай бұрын
The Steelers need more players like Jack Lambert and James Harrison. They used to be unstoppable
@christopherwinter12247 ай бұрын
The crazy part is that Joe Greene was "scarier" than both:
@christopherwinter12247 ай бұрын
"Chicago linebacker Dick Butkus, blocking for punt returner Gayle Sayers, blindsided the oncoming Greenwood, knocking him unconscious near the Steelers' bench. Butkus stood over the fallen rookie like Ali stood over Liston. Onto the field stepped Greene. Eye-to-eye with Butkis, Greene threatened him and spat in his face. "Butkus was standing there with this [spit] thing hanging down his face mask," Mansfield said. Mansfield thought, This is going to be the greatest fight in the history of the NFL! But Butkus turned and walked away. Decades later, Mansfield said, "That was the beginning of the end of the Pittsburgh Steelers' problems."
@MaxO1MSK7 ай бұрын
@@christopherwinter1224rip
@migueltorresblanco76747 ай бұрын
What do you guys think about T.J.Watt? Not the "scariest", but definitely a great, great Linebacker.
@thesbleeder21627 ай бұрын
Butkus played with so much intensity that I think even if you just brought him to today's NFL with a time machine, he'd still be a force. But imagine if he had lifted weights... done plyometrics...
@0221serendipity3 ай бұрын
"Dracula in cleats" 😂Loved Jack Lambert as a kid.
@DGturbo7777 ай бұрын
I've watched several of these type videos, all good ones, but 1 common trend people seem to forget is Derrick Thomas !!
@tonychains12627 ай бұрын
As a Bronco fan, I totally agree. As much as I hated him when the Broncos played the Chiefs, I was truly sad for a while when he died. Great player and dude. Von Miller wore 58 in his honor.
@Randall_Kildare7 ай бұрын
Decent video presentation, but the list is incomplete. *Erik Williams, Larry Csonka & Lyle Alzado* are all missing.
@ChristopherSalisburySalz4 ай бұрын
Lambert looks like an old prospector! "There be gold in them there hills!" 😂
@idpguruffs7 ай бұрын
Jack Lambert was only 212 lbs at 6'-5". There are WR's bigger than that in todays game. But just imagine how hard Lambert would have hit if he had another 20 or 30 lbs on him. Now "THAT" is scary that he hit that hard at that size!
@jamesleonard47136 ай бұрын
Same thing with Randy White, the DT from the Cowboys. Imagine that guy with another 30 pounds of muscle on him.
@astroboy51375 ай бұрын
I’ve been a Browns fan since I was a kid. I remember when Lamberts nailed Brian Sipe. Doug Dieken nailed Lambert. Both got thrown out of the game. Dieken said it was worth it.
@blockcl7 ай бұрын
Chuck Cecil had a relatively short career mostly with bad Packer teams, but anyone who saw him will remember him. He was an absolute maniac. An unguided missile.
@CorePathway7 ай бұрын
I watched Chuck go end zone to end zone with an interception at U of A vs the ScumDevils. But yeah, he tried to knock dudes into the afterlife.
@TheNeonSplatter5 ай бұрын
I just started watching KC when Joe Montana went there from Frisco just to see how he did, and Cecil was the first guy the reminded me of growing up watching Jack Lambert. If you Google his career, they say he was kind of forced out of the NFL for hitting to hard.
@gregorystell68587 ай бұрын
And Lyle Alzado was left out why? He's the only player to have a rule named after him in the Alzado rule that banned players from ripping off an opponents helmet and smacking him with it
@robertmorris89977 ай бұрын
Randy White did that too. A game against the Bears.
@xpchbum29377 ай бұрын
During training season the Raiders shared dinner tables Lyle Alzado sat alone at his own table
@jeph337 ай бұрын
Like 8 ft tall in pads..Goliath Jr. Lol
@jeph337 ай бұрын
@@xpchbum2937yup, then took his money, bought a restaurant, had a pretty good life. Then...died, far too young!, of brain cancer from steroid abuse. Never forget that last PSA he did.. 😪 but hey, thanx to technology, the memories live on!👍
@lorijohnson14787 ай бұрын
@@jeph33I remember the psa he did. It's sad that happened to him
@socomsix277 ай бұрын
Jack Tatum? “Jack Tatum is the only player I know who legitimately wanted to kill you”
@ThatDudeJackYTАй бұрын
Great Video
@thercwnetwork7 ай бұрын
Joe Greene, Greg Lloyd, Mel Blount and Jerome Bettis should have been on the list, but I guess when you have so many Steelers to choose from, you have to make cuts, lol
@abestone607 ай бұрын
You forgot Larry Czonka even his name sounded tough! He'd bulldoze his way running straight ahead at players dragging them into the end zone talk about 3 tough yards and a cloud of dust!
@dominicraynes15697 ай бұрын
OJ literally beheaded 2 people, and didn’t make this list😂😂😂
@jayda68317 ай бұрын
You wrong for that😂😂😂
@zheng677 ай бұрын
If it don't fit you must acquit 🤣
@tiwandemushanduri7 ай бұрын
He's innocent those are accusations
@ipman27547 ай бұрын
I was fortunate to watch football during 70,80,90 that's when it was a man's game .
@garystone34767 ай бұрын
Of course you can't include all of the greats but this video is enjoyable. Good job.
@RCHeath6 ай бұрын
Sean Taylor. RIP. Hit like a freight train. Half or more of these great players on this list, could not take a hit from him.
@hunter_69_697 ай бұрын
James Harrison is my all-time favorite NFL player. I'm a Steelers fan, so I may be a bit biased. Kinda impressive for him to be in the top 10, given he was a "late bloomer" to his starting role.
@oooolah7 ай бұрын
As a Ravens fan...screw James Harrison. Such a dirty player. Oh and we will see you in a few weeks ;)
@richardpeetrinpeetrin98176 ай бұрын
Dick Butkus, Ray Nitchke, Conrad Dolbler, Lawrence Taylor, Larry Wilson, Tommy Nobis, Chuck Cecil, Ronnie Lott, Larry Little, the list goes on.........
@chriswren50456 ай бұрын
So cool to have Earl Campbell on this list. Earl Campbell is my favorite RB of all time! Grew up playing Smear the Queer in the neighbor's front yard where we would name a pro RB we were going to play like. I was always Earl.
@malcolmr37 ай бұрын
Let me explain to Tatum how he became the “villain” in the Stingley hit. It’s called getting paid a bounty from Al Davis for putting players out of the game. Not for great plays but for actually injuring players. I can’t believe that you left Ronnie Lott off the list. He was, if not the one of the hardest hitting players period, the most savage defensive back to ever play the game. He also had a passion for playing that’s unparalleled. How many players have, at their own request, had a finger amputated so they could continue to play? Answer? ONE and his name is Ronnie Lott. Now THAT is dedication to playing folks.
@heygraberyo7 ай бұрын
Where’s your proof of this so called bounty? You’re full of it.
@chriswelcome81027 ай бұрын
Sir Wayne Thomas "Buck" Shelford. Had his sack torn open during a game with a testicle hanging out, got it sewed back up in the lockers and went straight back out to play. I know it's NRL, but it still stands out to me
@mtntime17 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more. They didn't come any tougher than Ronnie Lott. Honorable mention for Steve Atwater.
@incorporeal76147 ай бұрын
You would probably have to add bo jackson on the list then because bo ran through Ronnie Lott like nothing!
@user-db6pt7vr3l6 ай бұрын
Ray Lewis was even scarier off the field and on the streets. He was indicted for murder and then copped a plea to get off.
@JokerFaceDG7 ай бұрын
Crazy these type of guys don’t even exist anymore in the league. That’s what made football even greater
@mandospence7 ай бұрын
I realize it’s cliché to reference the fact that Ray Lewis killed a guy, but that doesn’t change the fact that Ray Lewis killed a guy.
@user-hd7he7vy4s7 ай бұрын
Either that or he covered for one. He's a POS who hung out with other POSs.
@dantaegriffin71687 ай бұрын
Ray Lewis didn't kill anyone.
@jeph337 ай бұрын
Fact...check?
@justin_fishing1477 ай бұрын
I think he meant Jack Tatum
@Lukex72YT7 ай бұрын
You’re probably gonna get the shivers, but I need to say something “The… Bus”
@richardpeetrinpeetrin98175 ай бұрын
Howie Long, Conrad Dobler, Larry Wilson, Billy Sims.....😮
@Mbartel5006 ай бұрын
Joe Greene was not a linebacker, he was a defensive tackle.
@alanmaddox57727 ай бұрын
How did Ronnie Lott get left off this list? SMH
@Ignatius------67 ай бұрын
Dick Butkus looked like a straight up serial killer. 🗡
@mar93357 ай бұрын
Good times , when football still was football not this bs we get today
@cleanerup7 ай бұрын
Football 30 years or more was the best time to watch
@ryanclements28697 ай бұрын
Chuck Bednarik and Chuck Cecil should have been included on this list.