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
@@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.
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.
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 😮......
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.
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$$.
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
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
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.
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
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
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."
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.
@@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.
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.
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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.
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
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!
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.
@@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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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@@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 😊😊
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.
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.
@@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.
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!
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.
Earl Campbell: The Tyler Rose. His thighs were like tree trunks. He can’t walk really anymore now because the Oilers ran him to death. But the man makes some good BBQ and BBQ sauce
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!
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.
Love this video man. We need more of these. RU-vid 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 🫡
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
@@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!👍
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.
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.
"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."
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.
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.
Dick Butkus, Ray Nitchke, Conrad Dolbler, Lawrence Taylor, Larry Wilson, Tommy Nobis, Chuck Cecil, Ronnie Lott, Larry Little, the list goes on.........
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...
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.
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
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!!!
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.
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
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.
You said that Tatum never apologized for the hit. He wished DARRYL a full and speedy recover, with best wishes. He said he's not a villain. But what do you want him to say...that I'm sorry for hitting my opponent, in a contact sport? Should a boxer say " I'm not trying to hurt anyone? We take it for granted that they don't want to permanently damage anyone. That would be insane. Jack never hit anyone like that again...in fact...he admitted that he held back on hits after that and it negatively affected his career. What do you people want?
