#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
8	Tony Gonzalez	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2013	91.6
13	Peyton Manning	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2015	90.7
26	Champ Bailey	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2013	89.8
28	Shannon Sharpe	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2003	89.6
41	Derrick Brooks	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2008	89
45	Brian Dawkins	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2011	88.9
51	Larry Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2007	88.8
72	Warren Sapp	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2007	88.3
76	Willie Roaf	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2005	88.2
80	Jonathan Ogden	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2007	88.1
84	John Randle	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2003	88.1
86	Ronde Barber	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2012	88
91	Brett Favre	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2010	87.9
98	Isaac Bruce	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2009	87.8
120	Walter Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2008	87.5
121	Curtis Martin	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2005	87.5
138	Jerome Bettis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2005	87
142	Emmitt Smith	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2004	86.9
146	Ty Law	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2009	86.8
158	Ray Lewis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2012	86.6
168	Junior Seau	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2009	86.4
169	Kevin Mawae	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2009	86.4
173	Orlando Pace	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2009	86.4
185	Hines Ward	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2011	86.2
194	Michael Strahan	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2007	86
198	Adam Vinatieri	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2019	85.9
202	Alan Faneca	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2010	85.8
206	Cortez Kennedy	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2000	85.8
210	John Lynch	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2007	85.6
214	Torry Holt	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2009	85.6
216	Terrell Davis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2001	85.6
222	Jimmy Smith	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2005	85.5
237	LeRoy Butler	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2001	85.2
249	Marshall Faulk	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2005	84.8
253	Randy Moss	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2012	84.7
264	Edgerrin James	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2009	84.3
265	Herman Moore	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2002	84.3
266	Keenan McCardell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2007	84.3
269	Marvin Harrison	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2008	84.2
277	Jason Taylor	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	84
282	Terrell Owens	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2010	83.8
296	Charles Woodson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2015	83.2
324	Tony Boselli	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2001	81.8
340	Kurt Warner	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2009	78.8

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