Zach Burrell Mr. Bergman Senior English P- 28/August/2015 Greatest receiver Jerry Rice Do you think that Jerry Rice is the greatest wide receiver in the NFL out of all time? To mainly everybody yes he is. Do you want to find out read about him and say your opinion on what you think about him, Jerry Rice played for San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, and the Seattle Seahawks Rice was born October 13th 1962? He was an average wide receiver size seeing as he was six foot two inches. Jerry was very fast he ran the 40 yard dash in only 4.71 seconds. Rice wore number 80 because it was retired and the retired football player wanted him to play with his number and Rice was okay with the number 80. Rice is just like any other receiver but he had heart and also gave it from time to time so now you’re going to get information to let you know he is the best wide receiver of all time. Jerry Rice gave it his all in football and that all started in the late 1970’s …show more content…
In 1989 Super Bowls Most Valuable Player or M.V.P. with a record of 1,549 receptions and 22,895 receiving yards. Rice was able to set records and get awards because he was strong Rice never sat on the side line very long. He tended to play through his injuries and nurse himself back to health on off season. In the NFL people say that Jerry Rice’s most distinguished feature is his determination and he was filled with a large amount of it. Jerry had a passion for football not for the money. He liked the plays, the game, the sheers, and the joys. Not many players loved being in the game just to be in the game. Jerry Rice was a special kind of receiver he is the type that wants to be able to catch it and make the touchdown when other receivers would catch it and be proud but Rice wanted to make some points for the team instead of move down the
Later in John’s life he was playing playing college football for Stanford University as the quarterback. He played nine games in his first year at Stanford with over five hundred passing yards and only threw three interceptions that whole year. John was a great quarterback by the end of his college season he had over nine thousand
He has size, speed, and hands of an elite receiver. During his time at Ohio State he proved to be a reliable target in crunch time situations. His biggest strengths are his incredible speed off of the line of scrimmage, rate of acceleration, ability to catch the ball in traffic, and out-jump opposing defensive backs.
When he first started on the Buffalo Bills he was just ordinary until the plays were made to support his extraordinary running skills which put him in the NFL hall of fame. His skills allowed him to make NFL world record, for example in 1975 Simpson had scored 23 touchdowns in the league and on 1976 Thanksgiving Day he ran 273 yards when the Buffalo Bills played the Detroit Lions.
Almost all defensive backs look up to Taylor. The way he played was nothing like the football played today. Even today, ten years after his death he is still looked up to. “All the guys looked up to him” said Mike Hans, coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Hans didn’t know Taylor but he’s never seen a safety like him. He was all over the field. Some coaches said he has a “nose for the ball,” he just always knew where it was and how to get there. But when he got there he punished whoever had it. Quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers have all said that Taylor is the hardest hitter they have ever played. You always had to keep an eye on him during the game. Because if you didn’t you would get blindsided. He was just one of those players. He didn’t go out there to make friends. He went to tackle the ball carrier as hard as he
During Fitzgerald's teenage years he attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he charged the fields for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team held down by head coach Walt Harris. From 2002 to 2003 Larry was widely perceived as the best wide receiver in college football. After his sophomore year, fitzgerald was known as the best player in the NCAA with the 2003 Walter Camp award and the touchdown club columbus's Chic Harley award. Obviously a very successful start to his career.
John Elway establish himself as one of the best Quarterbacks in the NFL and 1 year he passed for 3,891 yards, while adding 253 rushing yards.
In May of this year, John Clayton of ESPN listed teams that could possibly pursue Rice now that he is eligible to play. The list included the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, and the Indianapolis Colts. On July 24, Ed Werder of ESPN reported that Rice and a group of supporters, including former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano, have been initiating contact with various NFL teams in an attempt to get the passed-over player into training camp.
Pat Tillman had a stronger work ethic than most everyone. Tillman showed his hard work in every aspect of his life on the fiend and off he had a 3.5 or higher GPA all threw high school. When Pat was a 8th grader he tried out for the varsity baseball team, he didn't make the team also he decided to mainly focus on football. Everyone told him that he wasn't big enough or good enough to play football but he pushed himself and worked harder than everyone to get where he wanted to go. In Pats senior year of college he had NFL scouts come to one of the practices and he worked so hard that he would let the scouts leave until he completed the drill to the best of his abilities. Pat was the 226th pick of the draft and he proved to be the best safely
How would it be to be Highly respected NFL wide reciever that ranks number one all the time. This is exactly what Antonio Brown has done. He is A wide receiver for the pittsburgh steelers. He is very memorable and for sure he will make the hall of fame. He has had many amazing jukes and catches in these past few years. They have many highlights on him. Antonio brown has left a huge legacy already in The NFL and he isn’t showing any signs of stopping.
The 6’3 220 pound 28 year old star Julio Jones is a beast. He’s a wide receiver for the NFL team the Atlanta Falcons. But, how he got to the NFL is a story. Julio attended Foley High school in Alabama, and went to the SECC College Alabama. His years through High school were unbelievable, that’s when he broke records and set records. In High school he played wide receiver and defensive end. But he, were he shined the most was at wide receiver. Also, starting out as freshmen in college he was a 5 star recruit and was number one pick in the nation at his time.
Once he was drafted, Hernandez quickly proved his professionalism as a football player. He had 45 catches in his first year, which was a Patriots team record for the tight ends, helping the team secure the AFC Championship. In his second year, playing alongside with Rob Gronkowski, he led the Patriots offense with 24 touchdowns and 2,237 receiving yards, helping secure the team’s position in the Super Bowl XLVI. Then in his third year he was injured, but was still positioned to become a leader of the team, which was recognized by the Patriots with his sizable signing bonus (A&E, 2015).
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown has made his cases arguably the NFL’s best wide receiver. An underrated player for most of his career Brown really elevated his game in 2014 when he became Ben Roethlisberger’s best option. Brown has been a beast in his NFL career, destroying almost every defensive player sent his way. His lightening quick speed and incredible hands make him one popular superstar, though you know a lot about the man, there’s a lot about Brown’s life that you probably don’t know. I’m just an infraction and here are 20 facts you probably didn’t know about Antonio Brown.
He even has awards named after him. When Payton was enrolled at Jackson State he won multiple awards like Black College Player of the year award two times. He was also selected to the All-American team his freshman year. His senior season he finished 3rd in the heisman voting (best college football player in division 1). Payton has other significant accomplishments like in 1977 when he won MVP of the NFL. Payton was also inducted to the pro football Hall of Fame in 1993. “The Walter Payton Award, established in 1987 is annually presented to the most helpful person in their community and one who helps make the biggest changes in the world only for NFL players”-(Britannica). Walter Payton is also credited for awakening national interest in organ donations. Payton has done a lot of things before he passed from fighting segregation to helping the fight against liver disease. Walter Payton has always tried to make a change in the world and he did. Payton held rallies for segregation, he put on events to help raise donations for organ donations. Even though he is gone now his family is still trying to make a difference by putting on donations and events as
Jonathan Swifts A Modest Proposal and Candide, by Voltaire are the two parodies that ridicule man and society. The messages in these parodies are both gone for a similar kind of group of onlookers, the privileged society. In A Modest Proposal, Swift expounds on a conceivable answer for Irelands destitution and over populace. His work was pointed towards the English, grumbling of their abuse. He assaults the English for conservative issues of Ireland by proposing a detailed arrangement to utilize the gross measure of kids as nourishment. He, as storyteller makes this proposition in such a tone a peruser with next to no training may consider him important, which was not the goal for the piece. His mockery is intended to disparage the English
“To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is about Scout ( A naive narrator) who tells the story of her early childhood. This includes the story of a court case and about so told notorious icon. This book takes place in the 1930s in an old town called Maycomb, this town was nothing but perfect as it has a strong degree of judgment on appearance and what people were said to be. Through reading this book you'll understand not to judge people by their appearance, what they were said to be(rumor) or what they have done(action).You need to know them well before making assumptions about them. You might not know who they truly are unless you socialize with them for a while, judging people based on appearance or what they are said to be can impact the person who's being judged in big ways.Tom Robinson, Atticus and Arthur “Boo” Radley were all victims of judgment because of their appearance ,what people said about them or what they have done in the past or present.