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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2016, file photo, Denver Broncos' Von Miller (58) strips the ball from Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton (1) during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2016 file photo, New York Jets center Wesley Johnson snaps the ball during an NFL football game against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Wesley Johnson will make his seventh start at center in place of Nick Mangold when the Jets play the New England Patriots on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016.(Winslow Townson/AP Images for Panini, File)

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New England Patriots wide receiver Michael Floyd (14) stretches during an NFL football team practice Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (13) makes a touchdown catch as Arizona Cardinals cornerback Brandon Williams (26) defends during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (13) makes a touchdown catch as Arizona Cardinals cornerback Brandon Williams (26) defends during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) waves during the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints , Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

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FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2016, file photo, Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry (14) runs for a touchdown against the New York Jets during an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J. Landry prepares to play Saturday, Dec. 24, against the Buffalo Bills, who are still upset about the illegal block he leveled earlier this year that sidelined their teammate Aaron Williams with a season-ending concussion.(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

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New England Patriots wide receiver Michael Floyd catches a pass as Matthew Slater (18) looks on during an NFL football team practice Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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5. Brett Favre was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons (1991), Green Bay Packers (19922007), New York Jets (2008), and Minnesota Vikings (20092010). Favre was the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for 500 touchdowns, throw for over 70,000 yards, over 6,000 completions, and over 10,000 pass attempts. Favre started at the quarterback position for the University of Southern Mississippi for four years before being selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by Atlanta (33rd overall). He was traded to Green Bay on February 10, 1992, for the 19th pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. Favre became the Packers' starting quarterback in the fourth game of the 1992 season, stepping in for injured quarterback Don Majkowski, and started every game through the 2007 season. He was traded to the New York Jets and started at quarterback for the 2008 season before signing with the Vikings on August 18, 2009 as their starting quarterback. He made an NFL record 297 consecutive starts (321 including playoffs). He is the only player to win the AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award three consecutive times (199597), and is one of only six quarterbacks to have won the award as well as the Super Bowl in the same season. He has led teams to eight division championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009), five NFC Championship Games (1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2009), and two Super Bowl appearances (Super Bowl XXXI, Super Bowl XXXII), winning one (Super Bowl XXXI). He holds many NFL records, including most career pass completions, most career pass attempts, most career interceptions thrown, most consecutive starts by a player, most sacked, and most fumbles.[10][11] At the time of his retirement, he was the NFL's all-time leader in passing yards and passing touchdowns, although both records have since been broken by Peyton Manning. He is also referred to by his nickname "The Gunslinger". Favre was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of

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12. Bart Starr played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1956 through 1971. Starr is the only quarterback in NFL history to lead a team to five league championships (196162, 196567), as well as Super Bowls I and II. As the Packers' head coach, he was less successful, compiling a 52763 (.408) record from 1975 through 1983. Starr was named the Most Valuable Player of the first two Super Bowls and earned four Pro Bowl selections. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Packers Hall of Fame in 1977. He won the league MVP award in 1966. Starr has the highest playoff passer rating (104.8) of any quarterback in NFL history and a playoff record of 91. His career completion percentage of 57.4 was an NFL best when he retired in 1972.[3] Starr also held the Packers' franchise record for games played (196) for 32 years, through the 2003 season. Starr played college football at the University of Alabama and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 17th round of the 1956 NFL draft (200th overall). (AP Photo)

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6. Aaron Rodgers college football for California, where he set several career passing records, including lowest single-season and career interception rates. He was selected in the first round (24th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Packers. After backing up Brett Favre for the first three years of his NFL career, Rodgers became the Green Bay Packers' starting quarterback in 2008 and led them to a victory in Super Bowl XLV after the 2010 NFL season; Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP. He was named Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 2011, as well as being voted league MVP by the Associated Press for the 2011 and 2014 NFL seasons. Rodgers has led the NFL three times in touchdown-to-interception ratio (2011, 2012, 2014), twice in passer rating (2011, 2012), touchdown passing percentage (2011, 2012) and lowest passing interception percentage (2009, 2014), and once in yards per attempt (2011). Rodgers is the NFL's all-time career leader in passer rating during the regular season with a rating of 103.8 and fifth all-time in the postseason with a rating of 98.2 (among passers with at least 1,500 and 150 pass attempts, respectively). He is the only quarterback to have a career passer rating of over 100.0 in the regular season as well as having the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in NFL history at 4.01 touchdowns per interception. He also holds the league's lowest career passing interception percentage for quarterbacks during the regular season at 1.6 percent and the single-season passer rating record of 122.5. (AP Photo)

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2. Tom Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. In Brady's 14 seasons as a starter, the Patriots have earned six trips to the Super Bowl, the most for any quarterback in history, winning four titles. Brady has won three Super Bowl MVP (Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XLIX) and two league MVP awards (2007 and 2010), has been selected to 11 Pro Bowls, and has led his team to more division titles (14) than any other quarterback in NFL history. As of the start of the 2016 season Brady was fifth all-time in career passing yards, tied for third in career touchdown passes, and sixth in career passer rating. His career postseason record is 229. He has won more playoff games than any other quarterback, and appeared in more playoff games than any player at any position. His 202 combined regular season and postseason wins are also the most of any quarterback in NFL history. Because of his accomplishments and accolades, many analysts and sportswriters consider Brady to be among the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. (AP Photo)

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Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy (25) runs with the ball against the Cleveland Browns during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)

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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) is sacked by Detroit Lions' Ezekiel Ansah (94) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson (31) scores a touchdown as New Orleans Saints cornerback B.W. Webb defends during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Detroit Lions defensive back Asa Jackson (30) tackles New York Giants' Sterling Shepard (87) after he catches a pass for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)