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This includes one player (Lance Alworth) who did so in the American Football League (AFL), the NFL having adopted AFL records when the two leagues merged in 1970. [3] Don Hutson of the Green Bay Packers is the only man to win more than one triple crown, having done so five times (1936, 1941–44). [ 4 ]
At 5'5" (1.65 m), Holliday is the shortest player to play in the NFL in the last 25 years. Deuce Vaughn, drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 6th round of the 2023 NFL draft, also has a listed height of 5'5". [33] Holliday had a difficult time getting started in football.
Rank Player Position Career Points 43 Jerry Rice: Wide receiver: 1985–2004 1,256 62 Emmitt Smith: Running back: 1990–2004 1,052 74 LaDainian Tomlinson
The 2,000-yard club is a group of nine National Football League (NFL) running backs as of 2024 who have rushed for 2,000 yards or more in a regular season since the league's 1920 founding. [1] These nine rushing seasons rank as the highest single-season rushing totals in NFL history, [ 2 ] and reaching the 2,000-yard mark is considered a ...
Rank Player Position Team(s) by season Receptions Yards Average; 1 Jerry Rice ^: Wide receiver: San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001–2004) Seattle Seahawks () : 1,549
Note: Forced fumbles are not an official NFL statistic and unofficial numbers prior to 1981 are not available. [278] [279] Most fumbles forced, career: 54; Robert Mathis, [280] 2003–2016; Most fumbles forced, season: 10; Osi Umenyiora, 2010; [281] Charles Tillman, 2012 [278] Most fumbles forced, game: 4; Charles Tillman, [282]
According to data compiled by another study, [2] quarterbacks and offensive linemen are next on the list with average career spans of 4.44 and 3.63 seasons, respectively. Defensive linemen usually have longer careers than linebackers and cornerbacks. Wide receivers careers average just above running backs at 2.81 seasons [2]
Jack Emanuel "Soupy" Shapiro (March 22, 1907 – February 5, 2001) was an American gridiron football player who played in one game with the Staten Island Stapletons of the National Football League (NFL) in 1929. Shapiro is most famous for being the shortest player in NFL history at about 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m).