NFL’s Greatest Franchise Rankings: Star Power

October 14, 2016   ·   Mike Freeman   ·   Jump to comments

Stars are in the NFL's blood. It goes back decades to men such as Paul Brown and Vince Lombardi. Or Jim Brown. The Purple People Eaters. Walter Payton. Eric Dickerson. Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. Lawrence Taylor. And Deion Sanders.
On and on it goes. The NBA has had its great stars. Major League Baseball has had plenty. Hockey had its share. But football might have had the most of all. Jim Brown became an action hero in Hollywood, and Peyton Manning has never met a commercial he wouldn't shoot.
Ranking teams on star power is one of the toughest parts of this series but is among the most fun.
Previously, we ranked Success and Fans. This is the third installment in a B/R series on determining the greatest NFL franchise of all time.
How did I achieve this ranking? The number of Hall of Famers was a partial ingredient. But there is more to a franchise than that. Another aspect is less scientific. It's a feel for how those stars elevated a f...

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