And the winner is… Aaron Rodgers ! Le quarterback des Packers est le grand vainqueur du Top 100 des joueurs NFL par les joueurs NFL.
Rodgers devance Drew Brees et Calvin Johnson pour ce qui forme le trio de tête. Tom Brady, le vainqueur de l’an dernier, reste au pied du podium, juste devant Darrelle Revis, le premier défenseur du classement.
Forcément, Rodgers a déclaré qu’il est heureux de cette reconnaissance même s’il pense toujours que Tom Brady et Drew Brees sont les références sur lesquelles il veut modeler sa carrière.
Ce Top 10 va encore ouvrir beaucoup de débats, pas seulement en ce qui concerne le grand numéro un. Car derrière, on retrouve DeMarcus Ware à la sixième place, soit sept rangs devant Jared Allen, qui avait enregistré plus de sacks l’an dernier. Le reste du Top 10 est complété par des joueurs forcément pleins de talent.
Voici les joueurs classés de 1 à 10 et le rappel du reste du classement. Pour rappel, ce sont les joueurs de la ligue qui ont voté.
1. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers, Quarterback
2. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints, Quarterback
3. Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions, Receveur
4. Tom Brady, New England Patriots, Quarterback
5. Darrelle Revis, New York Jets, Cornerback
6. DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cowboys, Linebacker
7. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals, Receveur
8. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, Running back
9. Haloti Ngata, Baltimore Ravens, Defensive tackle
10. Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers, Linebacker
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11. Terrell Suggs, Baltimore Ravens, Linebacker
12. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville Jaguars, Running back
13. Jared Allen, Minnesota Vikings, Defensive end
14. Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints, Tight end
15. Andre Johnson, Houston Texans, Receveur
16. Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens, Safety
17. Justin Smith, San Francisco 49ers, Defensive end
18. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia Eagles, Running back
19. Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers, Safety
20. Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens, Linebacker
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21. Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots, Tight-end
22. Ray Rice, Baltimore Ravens, Running back
23. Wes Welker, New England Patriots, Receveur
24. Jason Pierre-Paul, New York Giants, Defensive end
25. Arian Foster, Houston Texans, Running back
26. Julius Peppers, Chicago Bears, Defensive end
27. Clay Matthews, Green Bay Packers, Linebacker
28. Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers, Running back
29. James Harrison, Pittsburgh Steelers, Linebacker
30. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers, Quarterback
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31. Eli Manning, New York Giants, Quarterback
32. Jahri Evans, New Orleans Saints, Offensive guard
33. Matt Forte, Chicago Bears, Running back
34. Tamba Hali, Kansas City Chiefs, Linebacker
35. Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers, Receveur
36. Charles Woodson, Green Bay Packers, Cornerback
37. Steven Jackson, Saint Louis Rams, Running back
38. Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Lions, Defensive tackle
39. Victor Cruz, New York Giants, Receveur
40. Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, Quarterback
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41. Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions, Quarterback
42. Jason Peters, Philadephia Eagles, Offensive tackle
43. Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers, Tight end
44. Jason Babin, Philadelphia Eagles, Defensive end
45. Vonta Leach, Baltimore Ravens, Fullback
46. Champ Bailey, Denver Broncos, Cornerback
47. Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh Steelers, Receveur
48. Devin Hester, Chicago Bears, Receveur/retourneur
49. Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Steelers, Centre
50. Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos, Quarterback
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51. Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears, Linebacker
52. Von Miller, Denver Broncos, Linebacker
53. Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta Falcons, Tight end
54. Brian Cushing, Houston Texans, Linebacker
55. Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals, Cornerback
56. Greg Jenning, Green Bay Packers, Receveur
57. Trent Cole, Philadelphia Eagles, Defensive end
58. Jonathan Vilma, New Orleans Saints, Linebacker
59. Jake Long, Miami Dolphins, Offensive tackle
60. Darren McFadden, Oakland Raiders, Running back
61. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers, Quarterback
62. Justin Tuck, New York Giants, Defensive end
63. LaMarr Woodley, Pittsburgh Steelers, Linebacker
64. Logan Mankins, New England Patriots, Offensive guard
65. Roddy White, Atlanta Falcons, Receveur
66. Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks, Safety
67. Joe Staley, San Francisco 49ers, Offensive tackle
68. Elvis Dumervil, Denver Broncos, Defensive end
69. Carlos Rodgers, San Francisco 49ers, Cornerback
70. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles, Quarterback
71 DeSean Jackson, Philadelphie Eagles, receveur
72 Lance Briggs, Chicago Bears, Linebacker
73 Johnathan Joseph, Houston Texans, cornerback
74 Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens, quarterback
75 Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys, tight end
76 Carl Nicks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, guard
77 A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals, receveur
78 Derrick Johnson, Kansas City Chiefs, linebacker
79 Nnamdi Asomugha, Philadelphie Eagles, cornerback
80 Jordy Nelson, Green Bay Packers, receveur
81 – Vince Wilfork,New England Patriots, nose tackle
82 – Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns, left tackle
83 – Fred Jackson,Buffalo Bills, running back
84 – Chris Long, Saint Louis Rams, defensive end
85 – NaVorro Bowman, San Francisco 49ers, linebacker
86 – Darren Sproles, New Orleans Saints, running back
87 – London Fletcher, Washington Redskins, linebacker
88 – Michael Turner, Atlanta Falcons, running back
89 – Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis Colts, defensive end
90 – Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants, receveur
91- Tony Romo, Cowboys, quarterback
92- John Kuhn, Packers, fullback
93- Cortland Finnegan, Rams, cornerback
94- Marshawn Lynch, Seahakws, coureur
95- Tim Tebow, Jets, quarterback,coureur,fullback…
96- D’Qwell Jackson, Browns, linebacker
97- Donal Penn, Buccaneers, tackle
98- Willis McGahee, Broncos, coureur
99- Ryan Kalil, Panthers, centre
100- Chris Johnson, Titans, coureur