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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alex Riethmiller – 310.840.4635 NFL Media -10/8/19 [email protected] NFL 100 GREATEST CHARACTERS PREMIERES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 WITH PARTS 1 AND 2 FOLLOWED BY NFL 100 ROUNDTABLES FEATURING DEFENSIVE BACKS AND WIDE RECIEVERS ‘NFL 100 Greatest’ Series Continues with Numbers 100-31 of ‘NFL 100 Greatest Characters’ Starting at 8:00 PM ET ‘NFL 100 Roundtables’ Features ‘The Defensive Backs’ and ‘The Wide Receivers’ at 10:00 PM ET The NFL has created a legacy through the legends that have taken the field and NFL Media continues to honor those figures and their contribution to the game with Parts 1 and 2 of NFL 100 Greatest Characters Friday, October 11 at 8:00 PM ET, followed by NFL 100 Roundtables at 10:00 PM ET. NFL 100 Greatest Characters will reveal numbers 100-70 in Part 1 and 69-31 in Part 2. These characters are determined by an 80-person blue ribbon panel of experts from the Associate Press and NFL Media. Among the NFL’s greatest characters viewers can expect to see ranked between 100 and 31 are: • Jim Mora and his infamous press conference moments • Tim Tebow and the infectious energy that he brought to every game • The only player to take a hacksaw to a car after a game and show up to breakfast in full uniform — Jack “Hacksaw” Reynolds • Terrell Suggs and Clinton Portis who took the term ‘characters’ to a whole new level with their many costumes and alter egos • Mark Gastineau, Billy “White Shoes” Johnson and Ickey Woods known not only for their football moves, but also iconic dance moves on the field • Terry Bradshaw, Peyton Manning, Mean Joe Green and Walter Payton, all whose talent on the field was equally matched with charismatic personalities appreciated by Hollywood NFL 100 Roundtables will follow the conclusion of NFL 100 Greatest Characters. This series of eight half-hour specials will feature some of the greatest to play the game together by positions. Each group will share stories and memories, dive into what made their careers so legendary, and share what they see in the future for the NFL. At 10:00 PM ET, “The Defensive Backs” edition of NFL 100 Roundtables features a gathering of legends including Deion Sanders, Ronnie Lott, Charles Woodson, Darrell Green, Darrelle Revis and Rod Woodson, followed by a discussion among “The Wide Receivers,” Jerry Rice, Michael Irvin, Steve Largent and Steve Smith Sr. at 10:30 PM ET. For the NFL 100 Greatest series, NFL Films and NFL Media conducted more than 400 interviews with celebrities, current NFL stars and Legends. Parts 1 and 2 of NFL 100 Greatest Characters features interviews with the following personalities: Troy Aikman Morten Andersen Bruce Arians Brian Baldinger Tiki Barber Lem Barney Sammy Baugh Chuck Bednarik Bobby Bell Upton Bell Roger Bennett Elvin Bethea Jerome Bettis Brian Billick Mel Blount Joey Bragg Lee Brice Isaac Bruce Joe Buck Kevin Burkhardt 2 Chainz Kevin Clark Jim Cramer Ben Davidson Michael Davies Thomas Davis Gary Dell’Abate Ray Didinger Aaron Donald Tony Dungy Carlos Dunlap Rich Eisen Boomer Esiason Herm Edwards Melissa Etheridge Vic Fangio Ric Flair Jim Gaffigan Joe Gibbs Jay Glazer Darrell Green Mean Joe Green Tony Gonzalez Joe Haden Dante Hall Charles Haley Kevin Harlan James Harrison Jon Hein Marg Helgenberger Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson Cam Heyward Paul Hornung Ken Houston Michael Irvin Ron Jaworski Chris Jericho Billy Johnson Ed “Too Tall” Jones Sonny Jurgensen Alvin Kamara Alex Karas Jim Kelly Keegan-Michael Key Taran Killam Joe Klecko Chuck Klosterman Suzy Kolber Jerry Kramer Tom Landry Marv Levy Rachel Lindsay Carli Lloyd James Lofton Howie Long Ronnie Lott Josh Lucas John Lynch Anthony Lynn Michael MacCambridge Method Man Eli Manning Jim Marshall Marlee Matlin Christian McCaffrey Sean McDermott Donovan McNabb Charles Melton Shawne Merriman Bret Michaels Matt Millen Von Miller Joe Montana Warren Moon Randy Moss Chad Michael Murray Brent Musburger Dr. Mehmet Oz Chester Pitts John Randle Rachael Ray Tony Richardson Bear Rineheart Ro Rineheart Jeff Ross Steve Sabol Barry Sanders Kendall Coyne Schofield Whit Sellers Ryan Shazier Art Shell Tiya Sircar Jackie Slater Bubba Smith Steve Smith Sr. JuJu Smith-Schuster Dan Soder Jerry Springer Monty Stickles Michael Strahan Dick Stockton Eric Stonestreet Nick Swardson Fran Tarkenton Tim Tebow Kenan Thompson Danny Trejo Gary Vaynerchuk Phil Villapiano Chris Young Bobby Wagner Shane West Rod Woodson The NFL and the AP elected the “100 Greatest” across five categories – Plays, Games, Characters, Game Changers and Teams. The 80-person blue-ribbon panel was comprised of experts selected by the AP and NFL Media. Friday nights are home to the slate of NFL 100 original programming on NFL Network this season. The continuation of NFL 100 Greatest Characters airs Friday, October 18 at 8:00 PM ET with Parts 3 and 4, followed by quarterbacks and offensive line editions of NFL 100 Roundtables at 10:00 PM ET. As the official site for all things NFL 100, NFL.com/100 is the primary destination to stay up to speed with all the initiatives, activities and content happening across the league and at the club level. Additionally, NFL.com/100Greatest offers a companion experience to the series where fans will be able to relive their favorite moments from the show with clips and bonus content from the celebrities and influencers who shared their favorite NFL memories from the series. ABOUT NFL MEDIA NFL Media is comprised of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL.com, the NFL app and NFL RedZone. 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