Roger Staubach
The Dallas Cowboys didn’t become ‘America’s team’ in the ’90s when Troy Aikman was at the helm. It was the work of Roger Staubach, who played for the ‘Boys from 1969 to 1979, that brought the team to prominence. Staubach was a 10th round pick who barely made the Cowboy’s roster back in 1964. Staubach would steal the starting job and go on to land 2 Super Bowl rings, 6 Pro Bowls, and a host of other honors throughout his career. Staubach could have been even greater if he hadn’t taken time off to serve in the U.S. Navy.
Kirk Cousins
The 2016 season was perhaps the best for Kirk Cousins who is epically remembered for the Week 11 game against the Packers, where Cousins threw for 375 yards along with three touchdowns, earning him his third NFC Offensive Player of the Week award. After the game, Cousins was caught on camera asking Redskins GM Scot McCloughan, “How you like me now?” Then on Thanksgiving Day, he wound up second on the list of most passing yards in NFL history.