#7: John Elway, Quarterback:
After 30 years, John Elway looks back at "The Drive" as he sets the stage for @Steelers – @Patriots. Game coverage begins at 6:30ET on CBS. pic.twitter.com/4AzVYjCPkU
— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) January 22, 2017
Plenty of great option to choose for best player to sport jersey #7, but John Elway is simply elite. Elway’s career accolades are nothing short of phenomenal, and include an MVP and nine selections to the Pro Bowl. He was originally drafted by the Baltimore Colts, but threatened to play baseball if he wasn’t traded, which led to his trade to the Denver Broncos, where he played his entire career.
He set numerous Broncos records on the way to leading the Broncos to four Super Bowls, winning two of them. One of the Super Bowl losses was preceded by ‘The Drive’ against the Cleveland Browns on January 11, 1987, that can be seen in the video above. That was just one of 47 fourth quarter comebacks that John had in his career. Elway took MVP honors in Super Bowl XXXIII, the last game he would play in his career.
“I think probably the thing that I am most proud of is that I was able to hang in there long enough to win a couple of Super Bowls.”
–John Elway via profootballhof.com
The Broncos retired the #7 and Elway was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2004. He continued to work in the NFL becoming the GM of the Broncos and helping them to their victory in Super Bowl 50. Elway is now not only a respected player, but one of the more successful GM’s in the game today.
Honorable Mention: Boomer Esiason, Ben Roethlisberger
