Who has played the most consecutive games played at every NFL position?

Okay, so Feagles was a punter. He took the occasional hit, but his job was decidedly less physical. Well, for starters, you have to be quite good at punting to get so many consecutive starts. Two, you can’t be tweaking a hamstring or twisting an ankle either. Feagles joined the NFL in 1988 and didn’t retire until 2010. Also, he literally never missed a game. Really. He played in 352 consecutive games over two decades and never missed a one. His 352 consecutive games are the NFL record, and it may be unbeatable.

Some say to never draft a kicker, much less to draft one before the seventh round. However, if you are going to draft one in the sixth round, get what the Packers got out of Crosby. From 2007 through 2022, Crosby was Green Bay’s kicker. He played in 258 games in a row and made plenty of big kicks, including helping the Packers win a Super Bowl in 2010. The Packers decided to move on after the 2022 season, and after failing to find a footing with the Rams or Giants, Crosby retired at the end of the 2024 season.

Long snappers deserve love! Especially when it is noted that the long snapper also holds the record for the most games played by a Canadian NFL player. He eschewed the CFL to sign with an NFL team as an undrafted free agent. The Saints signed him in 2005, cut him, and then the Cowboys signed him. The rest was history. Ladouceur played 16 seasons with the Cowboys and served as their long snapper in 253 consecutive games.

We’ll move to the defense end of things, and also get to arguably the most-impressive player on this list. Marshall was, for many years, the NFL leader in consecutive games played, and he is still third. He played in 282 straight games as a defensive end. That’s more than any other defensive player. The kind of punishment Marshall took for the Vikings is incredible to consider. He wasn’t just durable, either. Marshall was a second-team All-Pro three times and a Pro Bowler twice.

We will note that Kevin Carter, playing at end and tackle, played in 224 games in a row. That has Page beat by a bit. However, Page played 218 consecutive games as a defensive tackle, not even missing a game in 1978 when he was traded from the Vikings to the Bears. It’s with the Vikings that Page became a legend, though. The Hall of Famer was NFL MVP in 1971. Not just Defensive Player of the Year, but the league MVP.

To the best of our knowledge, Fletcher is the best player to come out of John Carroll University. For four years in a row, he made the Pro Bowl, and of course, he was readily available. Across his time with St. Louis, Buffalo, and Washington, Fletcher never missed a game with injury. He appeared in 256 straight games, 215 of them as a starting linebacker.

Tiki Barber was a running back, and a Giant, so he got the shine. His twin brother Ronde, though, was the better player. After all, Ronde is the one in the Hall of Fame. A star for the Buccaneers, Barber made the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 2000s. During that decade he was first-team All-Pro three times and second-team twice. He played in 240 consecutive games, which likely contributed to his success, as he is one of only a few NFL players to have over 40 interceptions and 25 sacks in their career.

Wood missed a couple of games as a rookie with the Packers in 1960, but he also wasn’t playing safety yet. He started playing free safety in his second season and never missed a game until he retired in 1971, which makes figuring out his consecutive game streak at safety easier. Wood played in 154 consecutive games, and he was a great player at that. The Hall of Famer was part of the ‘60s Packers juggernaut, making him a five-time champ, including the first two Super Bowls.

Another Viking! There’s something about the Vikings and iron men. Tingelhoff is the record holder at center and for offensive linemen in general. A five-time first-team All-Pro, Tingelhoff played in 240 straight games en route to the Hall of Fame. We bet he and Page had some impressive battles in practice.

This is where we shout out Bruce Matthews, famed for his durability. However, while Matthews played in 232 consecutive games, he played tackle, guard, and center in his career. Shields, a guard for the Chiefs, has the record for his position. The Hall of Famer played in 12 Pro Bowls and also played in 224 games in his career.

The record for a tackle, and a left tackle at that, belongs to Dieken. While he’s long been beloved in Cleveland, Dieken wasn’t the player some of these guys were. He only made one Pro Bowl in 14 seasons, and there was never a chance he’d be in the Hall of Fame. That being said, to play in 203 straight games as a tackle, and to start 194 of them, is remarkable.

Thanks to the old-school nature of football back in the day, we can squeeze in a fullback and also have him be a notable name. These days, Brown would have been a running back and he would have been in the backfield by himself 95 percent of the time. One of the best backs in history, Brown won three MVPs and was definitely the best rusher the NFL had seen for decades. He played in 118 games in a row, a streak that only ended because he chose to retire after nine seasons.

Payton is one of the rushers who can potentially be regarded as better than Brown. He ended up besting Brown’s record for most rushing yards in a career, and he also beat Brown’s consecutive-game streak. The man they called “Sweetness” missed a game as a rookie and then missed four his final season. In between, he appeared in 176 consecutive games.

Unfortunately for Brown, he played in the shadow of Jerry Rice, so he was first-team All-Pro all of twice. On the other hand, he made nine Pro Bowls and was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Plus, he won that Heisman. Yes, it was a great career, and it also featured a real iron man streak. Early in his career, Brown missed some time, but he still managed to play 11 full seasons without missing a game. Throw in the two seasons around that where he missed a single game, and Brown topped out at 199 games in a row. So close to 200!

Had Witten not briefly retired, what could have been? He still ended up with a Hall of Fame-worthy career featuring over 1,200 receptions and 11 Pro Bowls. Between 2003 and 2017, Witten played in 235 consecutive games with the Cowboys. When he came back from his one-season retirement, he didn’t miss another game for two more campaigns. It’s not hard to imagine Witten up there in London Fletcher territory. Ah well.

Favre would end up being Marshall’s record and is only second to Feagles, who, to be fair, was a punter. It’s perhaps fitting that Favre has the record for a non-specialist at 299 games. While he was a great quarterback and a three-time MVP, he was very much a compiler. When Favre retired, he had the record for passing touchdowns, but also the record for interceptions. He still holds the latter.