Gil Brandt’s greatest NFL tackles of all time
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20. Art Shell
Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1968-1982
» Voted to eight Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro two times
» Two-time Super Bowl champion
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
19. Lou Groza
Cleveland Browns, 1946-1967
» Voted to nine Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro four times
» Four-time NFL champion
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
18. Tony Boselli
Jacksonville Jaguars, 1995-2001
» Voted to five Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro three times
» Drafted with the Jaguars’ first-ever pick
17. Gary Zimmerman
Minnesota Vikings, 1986-1992; Denver Broncos, 1993-1997
» Voted to nine Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro three times
» One-time Super Bowl champion
» Made 169 consecutive starts
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
16. Willie Roaf
New Orleans Saints, 1993-2001; Kansas City Chiefs 2002-2005
» Voted to 11 Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro three times
» One of 13 players to be named to multiple all-decades team (90s and 2000s)
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
15. Rosey Brown
New York Giants, 1953-1965
» Voted to nine Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro six times
» One-time NFL champion
» Named NFL’s Lineman of Year, 1956
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
14. Bob Brown
Philadelphia Eagles, 1964-1968; Los Angeles Rams, 1969-1970; Oakland Raiders, 1971-1973
» Voted to six Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro five times
» Selected to All-Decade Team of the 1960s
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
13. Orlando Pace
St. Louis Rams, 1997-2008; Chicago Bears, 2009
» Voted to seven Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro three times
» One-time Super Bowl champion
» Started 154 consecutive games
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
12. Ron Yary
Minnesota Vikings, 1968-1981; Los Angeles Rams, 1982
» Voted to seven Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro six times
» First O-lineman to be selected No. 1 overall
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
11. Jackie Slater
Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1976-1995
» Voted to seven Pro Bowls
» First player to play 20 seasons for one team
10. Rayfield Wright
Dallas Cowboys, 1967-1979
» Voted to six Pro Bowls; First Team All-Pro three times
» Two-time Super Bowl champion
» Started in six NFC Championship Games
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
9. Joe Stydahar
Chicago Bears, 1936-1946
» Three-time NFL champion
» Voted to four Pro Bowls, First-Team All-Pro four times
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
8. Mike McCormack
New York Yanks, 1951; Cleveland Browns, 1954-1962
» Voted to six Pro Bowls
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
7. Joe Thomas
Cleveland Browns, 2007-2016
» Voted to 10 Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro six times
» Has started all 160 games he has played in the NFL
6. Forrest Gregg
Green Bay Packers, 1956-1970; Dallas Cowboys, 1971
» Started on eight NFL championship teams
» Voted to nine Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro seven times
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
5. Ron Mix
Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers, 1960-1969; Oakland Raiders 1971
» Voted to eight AFL all-star games, First Team All-AFL eight times
» Appeared in five AFL title games
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
4. Walter Jones
Seattle Seahawks, 1997-2009
» Voted to nine Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro four times
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
3. Anthony Munoz
Cincinnati Bengals, 1980-1992
» Voted to 11 Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro nine times
» Started 184 of 185 NFL games
2. Jonathan Ogden
Baltimore Ravens, 1996-2007
» One-time NFL champion
» Voted to 11 Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro four times
» Started 176 of 177 NFL games
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
1. Jim Parker
Baltimore Colts, 1958, 1959
» Two-time NFL champion
» Voted to eight Pro Bowls, First Team All-Pro eight times (five times at OT, three times at OG)
» Called by Woody Hayes “the best offensive lineman I’ve ever coached.”
» Enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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