Unfortunately, there are no sports currently going on in the world today. Thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, we don’t get to see stars grace the field, diamond, and court. But that doesn’t mean we still can’t enjoy some highlights of our favorite stars. So, here is the most fun player to watch for each NFL team of all time.
The Most Fun Player to Watch for Each NFL Team
Arizona Cardinals: Patrick Peterson
Peterson was exciting from the moment he stepped onto the national stage. In his first game, Peterson scored the go-ahead touchdown on a return against the Rams. He developed into a fine cornerback and was just as exciting then.
Atlanta Falcons: Deion Sanders
There was arguably nobody more fun to watch than Prime Time. Though Sanders bounced around the league, his first and longest tenure was in Atlanta. Whether it was an amazing return, or him intercepting a pass than high stepping it to the end zone, Sanders knew how to light up the football field. He is the narrow choice over Michael Vick.
Baltimore Ravens: Ray Lewis
Lewis was entertaining before the game even started with his now-iconic dance, and he was just as fun to watch on the field. He lit up opposing players coming across the field and then told them about it. The best player in Ravens history is also the most fun to watch.
Buffalo Bills: Thurman Thomas
Thomas helped make the “multi-purpose back” what it is today. He was one of the original running backs who was a threat as both a runner and a receiver. Each time Thomas touched the ball, it was possible he was going to make an awesome play.
Carolina Panthers: Steve Smith
Even though Smith was small, that didn’t stop him from making a big impact. Smith is arguably the best player in Panther history, and he would tell you that he is. He would talk about how awesome his game was, and then back it up by showing how much of an amazing player he was.
Chicago Bears: Devin Hester
The best return man of all time was electric, and he was a threat to score at any time. He opened the Super Bowl with a touchdown on a rainy field. Though that Super Bowl wasn’t exactly the most entertaining one of all time, Hester made it fun for the first twelve seconds.
Cincinnati Bengals: Chad Johnson
Johnson may be known for his wacky touchdown celebrations, and rightfully so, as he had some pretty sick celebrations. But his awesome hands and his amazing footwork helped him make the awesome plays that got him to the end zone, which is just as impressive.
Cleveland Browns: Jim Brown
Though the Cleveland franchise is named after Paul Brown, it could just as easily been named after Jim Brown. Brown’s highlights look like it is a man amongst boys as he shakes off tacklers and plows through defenders.
Dallas Cowboys: Roger Staubach
Captain Comeback kept fans on the edge of their seats, no matter what the scoreboard said. Even if a loss seemed inevitable, Staubach would find a way to lead “America’s Team” back into winning contention. His ability to pull a rabbit out of a hat made him extremely fun to watch.
Denver Broncos: Steve Atwater
No matter the circumstances, Atwater knew how to deliver a devastating hit. Atwater’s highlights are very fun to watch, especially in Super Bowl XXXII, where he seemed to be all over the field in Denver’s Super Bowl triumph. Just his hit on Christian Okoye is quite entertaining.
Detroit Lions: Barry Sanders
Sanders was utterly amazing and unstoppable. He made grown men look foolish while running with the football, and carried Lions teams that were 6-10 at best to the playoffs. His ability to stop and turn at will made him one of the most fun players to watch ever.
Green Bay Packers: Brett Favre
Love him or hate him, Favre was the great gunslinger. He was very fun to watch because you never knew what was coming next. Though he sometimes made some head-scratching decisions, Favre could really light up the field and made football more fun to watch.
Houston Texans: J.J. Watt
Very rarely do you see a defensive end on this sort of thing, but Watt is more than that. Watt can rush off the edge and make an offensive line look terrible or catch a touchdown in the red zone. Watt is the most entertaining defensive end to watch because of his ability to change the outcome of a game with his play.
Indianapolis Colts: Peyton Manning
The Colts don’t have a ton of options for this, but answering Peyton Manning can almost never be a wrong answer. His personality and leadership skills helped make the people around him better, which made Colts football more fun to watch.
Jacksonville Jaguars: Maurice Jones-Drew
It is just fun to watch a 5’7″ running back make men much bigger than him look like they are a pee wee football team. MJD is one of the rare stars and fun players in a very unfun Jaguars history. His amazing play helped make a lot of Jaguars football at least watchable.
Kansas City Chiefs: Dante Hall
Patrick Mahomes is very enticing, but two years isn’t really long enough, yet. But the Human Joystick was just as entertaining to watch, as he could turn any return into a score. It really was like Madden when watching him, with his ability to stop and spin on a dime making him very entertaining to watch.
Las Vegas Raiders: Ken Stabler
The Snake was more than just a quarterback, as he knew how to get people to like him and be fun. Just the fact that all of his highlights have nicknames (Sea of Hands, Ghost to the Post, The Holy Roller) shows how fun he was to watch on the field.
Los Angeles Chargers: LaDainian Tomlinson
LT was a stud and watching him play and his highlights were like watching the perfect mold for an NFL running back. He seemed to rack up yards and touchdowns with ease, and his ability to score from pretty much anywhere on the football field made him incredibly enjoyable to watch.
Los Angeles Rams: Marshall Faulk
Faulk was the ultimate multi-purpose back, and he was the engine that made the Greatest Show on Turf go. When he touched the ball, you got the feeling that something big was going to happen, which really made him so fun to observe.
Miami Dolphins: Dan Marino
The original stat master, Marino had the arm that could only be made in a factory. His accuracy was impeccable, and that alone showed his entertainment value. Throw in comebacks and fake spikes, and Marino is one of the most fun quarterbacks to watch of all time.
Minnesota Vikings: Randy Moss
Of all the people here, Moss might be the most fun to watch. His combination of size, speed, and athleticism earned him the nickname the Freak, and rightfully so, as nobody that big should be able to run that fast. Combine that with his incredible hands, and you’ve got yourself one helluva fun player.
New England Patriots: Rob Gronkowski
Gronk would just totally dominate defenders in every aspect of the game, making him very fun to watch. His highlights have everything, from freakish one-handed catches to blocks that keep going for ten seconds after the whistle. He was just purely entertaining.
New Orleans Saints: Drew Brees
The Big Easy doesn’t exactly provide a ton of options, but Brees is a fine choice. Just look at the games he has been a part of the past three postseasons: Minnesota Miracle game, the NFC Championship thriller, and the overtime game vs Kirk Cousins. Brees is entertaining because he is the main character in some very entertaining games.
New York Giants: Lawrence Taylor
Taylor was simply put a beast, and his dynamic plays are as good as any. He would terrorize opposing coaches the night before the game, and then terrorize opposing players during the game. LT was fun to watch because he really could change the course of a game with one play.
New York Jets: Joe Namath
Namath was the ultimate character, both on and off the field. He was fun to watch because he was the best player during the only time in NFL history the Jets were good. He was the first to throw for 4,000 yards in a season, and really helped introduce the forward pass.
Philadelphia Eagles: Randall Cunningham
You don’t just get called Plastic Man for no reason. He was very captivating to fans because of his rocket arm and his ability to run with the football as a quarterback, which was odd at the time. Arguably no quarterback provided more entertainment value than Cunningham.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Troy Polamalu
The Black and Gold have a long and rich history, but few ever provide the entertainment value that Polamalu did. He was everywhere on the field and made big plays that would have a mega impact on the game like it was a weekly thing. He could blitz and get the sack or use his incredible hands to make awesome interceptions, making him very fun to watch.
San Francisco 49ers: Terrell Owens
San Fran has a ton of options, from Jerry Rice to Ronnie Lott to Steve Young, but T.O. takes the cake. Owens’ pure dominance on the field combined with his antics off the field and in the end zone makes him one of the most fun players to watch ever.
Seattle Seahawks: Marshawn Lynch
Beast Mode was quite the entertaining running back. He could throw off defenders like rag dolls and make the crowd get hyped with his seismic level runs. Richard Sherman is a very interesting option, but he never provided the fan hype that Lynch did.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: John Lynch
Lynch is a great general manager but before that, he was an incredible safety. Few people hit opposing players as hard as he did, just ask Barry Sanders and Marshall Faulk. His highlights are like a boxing match with hit after hit after hit. He was quite an enjoyable player to watch.
Tennessee Titans: Earl Campbell
Campbell burst onto the scene with one of the best rookie seasons ever and continued to provide entertainment value throughout his career. The Oilers running back was dominant in making opposing defenders look weak as he ran over them. He ushered in the “Luv Ya Blue” era, showing how much he was loved by the fans.
Washington Redskins: Darrell Green
Nobody was gone ever when Green was on the field. Arguably the fastest player ever, Green was fun to watch because he was able to use his speed to help the Redskins win multiple Lombardi trophies. He lost remarkably few steps along the way to becoming a Hall of Fame cornerback.
