John Lynch was once the great participant to put on No. 47 for the Denver Broncos.
Lynch spent the first eleven years of his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, prevailing Super Bowl XXXVII and earning four All-Pro nods with the Bucs. He joined the Broncos in advance of the 2004 season and he went on to attain the Pro Bowl in all four years he played in Denver.
Lynch hung up his cleats following the 2008 preseason and he retired with 1,059 tackles, 68 ignore breakups, 26 interceptions, 13 sacks, 9 forced fumbles and 9 Pro Bowl preferences on his resume.
The hard-hitting protection was brought to the Bucs’ Ring of Honor and the Broncos’ Ring of Fame in 2016. Five years later, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Gerald Willhite is additionally deserving of a shout-out. Willhite played walking again for the Broncos from 1982-1988. He helped the team reach two Super Bowls in the late 1980s, speeding for 1,688 yards and 17 touchdowns while adding 1,767 receiving yards and 5 touchdown catches in seventy eight games (21 starts).
Linebacker Josey Jewell additionally lately played six seasons in Denver, recording 453 tackles and nine sacks. Jewell and Willhite had been never identified with All-Pro or Pro Bowl honors, so we’re giving the best-ever title to Lynch, a deserving Hall of Famer.
