Every NFL team's most overrated player of all time

Every NFL team’s most overrated player of all time

22 Oct 2000: Quarterback Steve Beuerlein #7 of the Carolina Panthers scrambles with the ball during the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers defeated the 49ers 34-16.Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones /Allsport /

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CLEVELAND – SEPTEMBER 21: Quarterback Joe Namath #12 of the New York Jets warms on the sidelines prior to a game on September 21, 1970 against the Cleveland Browns at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Herman Seid Collection/Diamond Images/Getty Images) /

New York Jets: Joe Namath

Joe Namath was the Ric Flair of the NFL in the 1960s and ‘70s. People remember him more for his style and, well, flair, off the field than they do for his play on it. Much like the Nature Boy in WCW, Namath was always stylin’ and profilin’ in his fur coats and exotic outfits.

Broadway Joe was a character and one of the most recognizable athletes of his time. While that is true, it is also true that if it wasn’t for Namath guaranteeing a win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, he wouldn’t be a Hall of Famer.

Much like other quarterbacks on this list, and others we will get to, big team wins (or win in this case) seem to overshadow lackluster play. The Super Bowl III victory seems to make people forget how much he turned the ball over. He led the NFL in interceptions four times, and threw 20 or more interceptions five times.

Yes, he led the NFL in passing yards three times, and even threw for 4,000 yards in 1967, which is a feat in itself- he also threw 28 interceptions that season. He retired with 173 touchdown passes and 220 interceptions and barely completed 50 percent of his passes. Again, this list isn’t meant to say anyone was bad at football, but Namath is vastly overrated when it comes to the great quarterbacks in NFL history.

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