If Toughness is a ratio of how badly a beating a player can take with respect to their size, then without a doubt it's Wayne Chrebet.
Louie Giammona. I joke. Anyone who ever saw Namath hobble off the field in the 70s knows the answer to this.
I loved Klecko and watched almost every one of his games, BUT 99% of the time it was HIM inflicting pain on others. When I watch the way Namath got crushed blind side with 2 horribly painful knees, then get up (sometimes with help) and keep on keeping on, my god it ain't even close. The man played through excruciating pain every day of his career.
Brick has only missed 1 play total in his NFL career.....and it was due to his cleat getting stuck in a Pats players helmet during a game a couple years ago in NE. Guy is tough and reliable as anything. I vote for Chrebet though. The man was fearless going up against guys faster and bigger than him, yet he always made the plays when we needed them. Just for the record I was born in the early 80s so I can't comment on JWN or guys from the 70s and 80s since I didn't start watching til early-mid 90s. Curtis Martin, Kevin Mawea, Jericho Cotchery, and Victor Green are some others that come to mind for honorable mention. Sent from my SM-N915T using Tapatalk
Yeah I agree. I was a big fan of Murrell and was upset when we let him go despite getting Martin (who I'm also a big fan of). I was looking of surprised Murrell did basically nothing after leaving the Jets. I'm pretty sure he ended up in Arizona, who were one of the few teams as bad if not worse than the Jets pre-Parcells, but still thought he would be more effective than what he showed after leaving NY. Sent from my SM-N915T using Tapatalk
I always liked Murrell, and thought him a real over achiever, but don't remember anything about him that would qualify him for the tough list. Someone please refresh my memory.
I just remember a road game in 97 against Cincy...I wanna say early December...Parcells just running Murrell into the ground.He had blood all over him. But he just kept on taking that rock.I'm sure someone else can post the youtube or exact box score..but man was he determined to finish that game at all costs.He was always like that. Really tough dude.
Wayne Chrebet and Curtis Martin were tough on a scale that can't be measured. Wayne was small by college standards and still went across the middle again and again. That borders on insanity. Martin, as he has stated several times, didn't love football, but excelled at it any way. He found a reason to be great by being hungry and desperate. He was Literally, running away from poverty. That's another type of toughness.
Some of you are confusing talented (Probowl at all 4 d-line positions) with toughness. Klecko was in charge of inflicting pain on others. Players like Chrebet were in charge of catching the football while getting beaten to hell by others. There's a difference. And Martin lasted as long as he did because no one could get a good hit on him, ever.
Stop it with the fu fu wide recievers. They are not tough. These guys are tough: Joe Namath - Played for most of his career with no knees Kevin Mawae - Played with a broken hand for half a season Mo Lewis - Hard hitter, played 13 years as a Jet - Ask Drew Bledsoe just how tough Ronnie Lott - Chose having a finger cut off instead of coming out of a game Chad Pennington - Repeatedly came back too early from injuries at the expense of his long term health Brett Favre - Tore a tendon in his biceps and finished the season anyway Marty Lyons - Gastineau took the rap why Marty "gave the business" to an opposing player with a flurry of fists Marc Gastineau - Dude got four sacks and a safety in a pro bowl game in the same year he got the sack record and NFL defensive player of the year. Went 15-2 as a boxer after leaving the NFL Joe Klecko - Stout on DL, made pro bowl at three different positions. James Hasty - Cornerback speed with the build of a safety, he would punish recievers when QBs were foolish enough to throw his way
