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Jerry Rice
all-time NFL receptions leader
There are good reasons why Jerry Rice is considered the greatest wide receiver ever to catch a football.
Consider that he held just about every receiving record in the book when he retired in 2004 — receptions (1,549), yards (22,895), touchdown receptions (198), 100-yard games (76), most consecutive games with a catch (274) — the list goes on. He was a vital part of the San Francisco 49ers winning three Super Bowls (1988, 1989, 1991), including being named Super Bowl MVP in 1988, only the third time a wide receiver had earned that honor.
A 13-time Pro Bowler, a member of both the 1980s and 1990s all-decade teams and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, it is just a matter of time before No. 80 becomes a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame — he becomes eligible next year.
— Seth Jones, senior associate editor
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