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Posted July 29, 2008 on TheDean1's Blog:
At the request of some BARKERS here in the YARD, we bring you a List of 67 NFL players and there Nicknames for both past and present. This list is not in any particular order. Come and join us. Add your favorites. Tell us a story. Did you know the Transfusion for Drew Bledsoe, He Hate Me Rod Smart, Cry me a River Ryan Leaf, Half Baked Ricky Williams even RUN DMC for Darren McFadden. If your old school or new school there's a nickname for you. Who's your favorite? Did he make, "The List"?

  • 1
    Prime Time/Neon Deion

    Deion Sanders

  • 2
    Sweetness

    Walter Payton

  • 3
    The Minister of Defense

    Reggie White

  • 4
    Mean Joe Green

    Joe Green

  • 5
    Refrigerator or Fridge

    William Perry

  • 6
    Ocho Cinco

    Chad Johnson

  • 7
    The Playmaker

    Michael Irvin

  • 8
    The Diesel

    John Riggins

  • 9
    Bullet

    Bob Hayes

  • 10
    The Freak

    Jevon Kearse

  • 11
    Captain Comeback

    Roger Staubach, original holder of the nickname.

  • 12
    Intellectual Assassin

    Ron Mix

  • 13
    Curtis My Favorite Martin

    Curtis Martin

  • 14
    Slash

    Kordell Stewart

  • 15
    Bus

    Jerome Bettis.

  • 16
    The Ghost

    Dave Casper

  • 17
    Captain Chaos

    Chris Cooley

  • 18
    Cookie

    Carlton Gilchrist

  • 19
    Chris

    Jim Everett

  • 20
    Windy City Flyer

    Devin Hester

  • 21
    Iron Head

    Craig Heyward

  • 22
    Too Tall

    Ed Jones

  • 23
    Cadillac

    Carnel Williams

  • 24
    Crazy Legs

    Elroy Hirsch

  • 25
    Big Ben

    Ben Roethlisberger

  • 26
    Jug

    Earl Girard and Francis Earp

  • 27
    Slingin

    Sammy Baugh

  • 28
    Night Train

    Dick Lane

  • 29
    Bad Moon

    Andre Rison

  • 30
    White Shoes

    Billy Johnson

  • 31
    Iron Mike

    Mike Ditka

  • 32
    The Nigerian Nightmare

    Christian Okoye

  • 33
    Moose

    Daryl Johnston

  • 34
    Deacon

    David Jones

  • 35
    Ickey

    Elbert Woods

  • 36
    Pork Chop

    Floyd Womack

  • 37
    The Galloping Ghost

    Red Grange

  • 38
    Broadway

    Joe Namath

  • 39
    Hacksaw

    Jack Reynolds

  • 40
    The Assassin

    Jack Tatum

  • 41
    The Juice

    O.J. Simpson

  • 42
    The Kitchen

    Russell Maryland

  • 43
    The Snake

    Kenny Stabler and Jake Plummer

  • 44
    Touchdown Maker

    Stephen Baker

  • 45
    Lights Out

    Shawne Merriman

  • 46
    Hollywood

    Thomas Henderson

  • 47
    Big Game

    Torry Holt

  • 48
    The Mad Stork

    Ted Hendricks

  • 49
    Gravedigger

    Gilbert Brown

  • 50
    RUN DMC

    Darren McFadden

  • 51
    All Day

    Adrian Peterson

  • 52
    PACMAN

    Adam Jones

  • 53
    Ones we missed

    are from here down

  • 54
    CHAMP

    Champ Bailey

  • 55
    Beast Mode

    Marshawn Lynch

  • 56
    BOSS

    Boss Bailey

  • 57
    TD

    Terrell Davis

  • 58
    D-Will

    Darrent Williams.....RIP

  • 59
    Weapon X

    Brian Dawkins

  • 60
    Axe Man

    Jerimiah Trotter

  • 61
    Papa Bear

    George Haals

  • 62
    Transfusion

    Drew Bledsoe

  • 63
    He Hate Me

    Rod Smart

  • 64
    Pocket Hercules

    Jones-Drew

  • 65
    Batman

    Reggie Wayne

  • 66
    Cry me a River

    Ryan Leaf

  • 67
    Half Baked

    Ricky Williams

  • 68
    Megatron

    Calvin Johnson

  • 69
    The President / Baby Matrix

    Reggie Bush

  • 70
    Superfreak

    Randy Moss

  • 71
    Fragile Freddie

    Fred Taylor

  • 72
    Booger

    Anthony Darelle McFarland

  • 73
    Highway 36

    Brian Westbrook

  • 74
    Bo knows

    Bo Jackson

  • 75
    Green

    David Akers

  • 76
    THE BARBARIAN

    MARION BARBER

  • 77
    Live or Let Addai

    Joseph Addai

  • 78
    You're in good hands

    Mike Alstott

  • 79
    Daylight Come and You Gotta Delhomme

    Jake Delhomme

  • 80
    Instant Rice

    Jerry Rice

  • 81
    Full Moon

    Warren Moon

  • 82
    Running Watters

    Ricky Watters

  • 83
    Forever Young

    Steve Forever Young

  • 84
    The Human Joystick

    Dante Hall

  • 85
    Squirmin

    Herman Wedemeyer

  • 86
    Moo Moo

    Mike Mummula

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