NFL 100: At No. 29, Emmitt Smith did what he did for longer and better than anyone

 Welcome to the NFL 100, The Athletic's endeavor to identify the 100 best players in football history. Every day until the season begins, we'll unveil new members of the list, with the No. 1 player to be crowned on Wednesday, Sept. 8. 

Any time you talk about someone with all of the records in their given pursuit, there is an instinctive reaction from those who back others in the conversation to try to cheapen those records by saying it is merely a product of longevity.

https://theathletic.com/2757539/2021/08/13/nfl-100-at-no-29-emmitt-smith-did-what-he-did-for-longer-and-better-than-anyone/

NFL 100: At No. 45, Larry Allen lives in mythological lore, but he was real and spectacular

 Welcome to the NFL 100, The Athletic's endeavor to identify the 100 best players in football history. Every day until the season begins, we'll unveil new members of the list, with the No. 1 player to be crowned on Wednesday, Sept. 8. 

To properly express Larry Allen's legend amongst those who played with him, against him and viewed him from close range, we must enter into evidence that routinely his ability was discussed in terms that made comparisons somewhat pointless.

https://theathletic.com/2743769/2021/08/05/nfl-100-at-no-45-larry-allen-lives-in-mythological-lore-but-he-was-real-and-spectacular/

NFL 100: At No. 47, Cowboys’ Randy White terrified opponents unlike any undersized DT in history

 Welcome to the NFL 100, The Athletic’s endeavor to identify the 100 best players in football history. Every day until the season begins, we’ll unveil new members of the list, with the No. 1 player to be crowned on Wednesday, Sept. 8.

It has been a long time since he played in the NFL, so memories of the Manster on the football field will belong only to those at least 40 years of age.

https://theathletic.com/2723624/2021/08/04/nfl-100-at-no-47-cowboys-randy-white-terrified-opponents-unlike-any-undersized-dt-in-history/