NFL Network debut ‘The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players’ on Friday, September 3 at 10:00 PM ET. NFL Films produced The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players is a 10 one-hour part new series reveals the greatest players of all-time, counting down from 100 to 1, as determined by a blue-ribbon panel of knowledgeable football minds.
Ten players revealed in each episode through the eyes of 10 presenters, The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players possesses the true framework of a project synonymous with NFL Films through its blend of masterful storytelling and personal meaning.
The blue-ribbon panel includes both current and former NFL coaches, players and front office personnel, as well as noted NFL media members, Hall of Fame voters and league historians including:
- Ernie Accorsi (former Giants General Manager
- Cris Collinsworth (former player and NBC game analyst
- Mike Brown (Bengals Owner
- Pat Summerall (former NFL sportscaster
- Dick Vermeil (former NFL head coach) and
- Peter King (NFL writer)
The blue-ribbon panel considers more than 250 players from the modern and pre-modern era, including current NFL players for selection. The Top 100 will answer for the first time the question of whether players like Joe Montana, Peyton Manning, Deacon Jones, Tom Brady, Barry Sanders, Ray Lewis and Jim Thorpe make the list and where they rank.
The Top 100 members not only contributed to the lasting legacy of the game, but have also shaped the lives of football fans from a variety of backgrounds, age groups and eras through memories and ‘remember when’ moments. It is these unique and personal recollections that set this series apart as notable individuals from the world of sports and entertainment serve as ‘presenters’ for each featured player.
From former head coach and current Dolphins Executive VP of Football Operations Bill Parcells and NFL Hall of Famers Jim Brown and John Madden to actors Burt Reynolds and Billy Dee Williams, author Jim Dent and New York Yankees Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, these luminaries utilize their personal memories to declare why that player was one of ‘The Greatest.’
Following the September 3 debut at 10:00 PM ET, Episode #2 of The Top 100 premieres at a special date and time of Tuesday, September 7 at 9:00 PM ET Kickoff week before falling into its regular slot of Thursdays at 9:00 PM ET starting September 16.
Fans have already embraced the discussion of who is the NFL’s greatest player by weighing in at www.top100.nfl.com. Since voting opened on Monday, August 2, nearly eight million votes have been cast. Fans can continue to vote until Thursday, September 2 at Midnight ET.
NFL Films President Steve Sabol said “We have the holy trinity of a good sports documentary series – action, analysis and reminiscence.”
| Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players’ Broadcast Schedule on NFL Network | ||||||
| Day, Date & Time ET | Episode | |||||
| Fri., Sep. 3, 10:00 p.m. | Episode #1 (100-91 revealed) | |||||
| Tue., Sep. 7, 9:00 p.m. | Episode #2 (90-81 revealed) | |||||
| Thu., Sep. 16, 9:00 p.m. | Episode #3 (80-71 revealed) | |||||
| Thu., Sep. 23, 9:00 p.m. | Episode #4 (70-61 revealed) | |||||
| Thu., Sep. 30, 9:00 p.m. | Episode #5 (60-51 revealed) | |||||
| Thu., Oct. 7, 9:00 p.m. | Episode #6 (50-41 revealed) | |||||
| Thu., Oct. 14, 9:00 p.m. | Episode #7 (40-31 revealed) | |||||
| Thu., Oct. 21, 9:00 p.m. | Episode #8 (30-21 revealed) | |||||
| Thu., Oct. 28, 9:00 p.m. | Episode #9 (20-11 revealed) | |||||
| Thu., Nov. 4, 9:00 p.m. | Episode #10 (10-1 revealed) | |||||
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