NFL Power Rankings: 30 Greatest Defensive Players Of All-Time
By Robby Sabo
17. Chuck Bednarik, LB
- Philadelphia Eagles (1949-62)
- 1949 and 1960 NFL Champion / 5-Time 1st Team All-Pro
Center on offense, linebacker on defense, there was nothing Philadelphia Eagles football player Chuck Bednarik couldn’t do.
The man who never left the field struck fear into every opposing player.
His play took nastiness to an all-time high in the league and Bednarik didn’t allow it to hurt his game as he only missed three games during his entire 14-year career.
He is still revered in the city of Philadelphia for he was a member of their last two championship teams. If tackles were recorded during Bednarik’s day, he could’ve been the all-time leader.
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