09.09.2009 10:03 am
Jackson is only Ram to make Sporting News Top 100
By Jim Thomas
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Running back Steven Jackson was the only St. Louis Ram to make The Sporting News’ annual list of the top 100 players in the NFL. And he barely cracked the list himself, at No. 96 overall.
Jackson was the eighth-ranked running back on the list, trailing Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson (No. 3), San Diego’s LaDainian Tomilinson (No. 5), Philadelphia’s Brian Westbrook (No. 17), Atlanta’s Michael Turner (No. 42), Washington’s Clinton Portis (No. 43), Tennessee’s Chris Johnson (No. 70), and Pittsburgh’s Willie Parker (No. 77).
Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning was No. 1 on the list. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings had the most players in the top 100, with seven apiece.
The top 100 was picked by a panel of 106 former players (including 27 Hall of Famers), plus executives, coaches, and other football experts. The panel included Rams general manager Billy Devaney, former Rams offensive line coach Jim Hanifan and Pro Football Hall of Famer and current CBS analyst Dan Dierdorf.
Jackson is only Ram to make Sporting News Top 100
By Jim Thomas
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Running back Steven Jackson was the only St. Louis Ram to make The Sporting News’ annual list of the top 100 players in the NFL. And he barely cracked the list himself, at No. 96 overall.
Jackson was the eighth-ranked running back on the list, trailing Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson (No. 3), San Diego’s LaDainian Tomilinson (No. 5), Philadelphia’s Brian Westbrook (No. 17), Atlanta’s Michael Turner (No. 42), Washington’s Clinton Portis (No. 43), Tennessee’s Chris Johnson (No. 70), and Pittsburgh’s Willie Parker (No. 77).
Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning was No. 1 on the list. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings had the most players in the top 100, with seven apiece.
The top 100 was picked by a panel of 106 former players (including 27 Hall of Famers), plus executives, coaches, and other football experts. The panel included Rams general manager Billy Devaney, former Rams offensive line coach Jim Hanifan and Pro Football Hall of Famer and current CBS analyst Dan Dierdorf.
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