- Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Brady, Jr. is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Brady graduated from Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California. He attended the University of Michigan and led Michigan to an Orange Bowl victory in the 1999 season. In the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady was selected by the New England Patriots in the 6th round (199th overall). Widely regarded as one of the best playoff quarterbacks of his era, …
- Lavar Arrington
LaVar RaShad Arrington (born June 20, 1978 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a football player, a linebacker, who is currently a free agent. He last played for the New York Giants. Arrington was drafted as the second pick overall in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins behind Penn State teammate Courtney Brown. Arrington, a college standout at Penn State, was elected as a starter for the NFC in three consecutive Pro Bowls from 2001-2003.
- Jamal Lewis
Jamal Lafitte Lewis (born August 26, 1979 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American football running back in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns. He attended the University of Tennessee and wears number 31. Lewis was the fifth pick overall in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens and in his rookie season, rushed for over 1,000 yards, supplanting Priest Holmes as the team's starting RB.
- Peter Warrick
Peter Warrick (born June 19 1977 in Bradenton, Florida, USA), commonly known by fellow teammates and fans as "P-Dub" attended Southeast High School and is an American football wide receiver who last played for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals out of Florida State University with the fourth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft after a stellar collegiate career.
- Courtney Brown
Courtney Lanair Brown (born February 14, 1978) in Charleston, South Carolina was a NFL defensive end who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Denver Broncos. He recently signed a veterans minimum contract with the San Diego Chargers. He was the number one pick overall by the Cleveland Browns in the 2000 draft.
- Plaxico Burress
Plaxico Burress (born August 12, 1977 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American football wide receiver for the NFL's New York Giants. After being drafted in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft (8th overall) out of Michigan State, Burress became a full-time starter for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2001. Burress is a "big-play" threat and was considered to have been a good balance to the Steelers' other starting wide receiver, Hines Ward, …
- Thomas Jones
Thomas Quinn Jones (born August 19, 1978 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia) is an American football running back for the New York Jets. He is an alumnus of the University of Virginia, where he set numerous rushing records. The Arizona Cardinals drafted Jones as the seventh pick of the 2000 NFL Draft. After three years in Arizona, Jones spent a year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before signing a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bears as a free agent in 2004.
- Rob Morris
Rob Morris (born January 18, 1975) is a professional American football player from Nampa, Idaho. Morris currently plays linebacker for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. He attended and played football for Brigham Young University (BYU), where he was a semi-finalist for the Butkus Award and was named as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, Sporting News and The Football News.
- Julian Peterson
Julian Thomas Peterson (born July 28, 1978 in Temple Hills, Maryland) is an American football player for the Seattle Seahawks. He signed with them after the San Francisco 49ers did not use the franchise tag and he became an unrestricted free agent. Peterson attended Michigan State University. He was drafted by the 49ers in the 1st round (16th overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft. Peterson is very explosive at the snap, gets to the edge in a hurry, and is a big hitter.
- Mike Brown
Mike Brown (born February 13, 1978 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was originally selected with the eighth pick of the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska. Mike is known for his aggressiveness on the field of play, and emotional approach to the game of football. Recently Brown has established himself as a definitive leader for the Bears, both on and off the football field.
- Anthony Becht
Anthony Becht (born August 8, 1977 in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania) is a tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the New York Jets in the 1st round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of West Virginia University, but now plays for the Buccaneers since 2005.
- Sylvester Morris
Sylvester Morris (born October 6, 1977 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former National Football League wide receiver who played for the Kansas City Chiefs during the 2000 season. Morris was selected by the Chiefs in the first round (21st overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft In his one and only NFL season, he appeared in 15 games and had 48 receptions for 678 yards (14.1 yards per reception) and 3 touchdowns.
- Ahmed Plummer
Ahmed Kamil Plummer (born March 26, 1976 in Wyoming, Ohio) is a former National Football League player who played in 6 NFL seasons for the San Francisco 49ers from 2000-2005. A 5'11", 191 lbs. cornerback from Ohio State University, Plummer was selected by the 49ers in the 1st round (24th overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft. After only playing in 9 of the last 32 games due to injuries and missing significant parts of both 2004 and 2005 seasons, …
- Trung Canidate
Trung Jered Canidate (born March 3, 1977 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American football running back, a free agent in the NFL. Drafted out of Arizona, Canidate was selected with the 31st overall pick of the 2000 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. With the addition of running back Marshall Faulk the previous year, there was much confusion with such a selection and most fans thought it was wasted. He got only 3 starts in his 3 seasons with St. Louis.
- Rashard Anderson
Rashard Anderson (born June 14, 1977 in Forest, Mississippi) is a former National Football League cornerback who played for the Carolina Panthers. Anderson was selected by the Panthers in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft. In his first NFL season, he appeared in 12 games, recording 21 tackles. Anderson ended the 2001 season with 47 tackles and his only career interception in 15 games. Anderson was suspended for a year by the NFL on May 23, …
- Chris McIntosh
Chris McIntosh was born February 20, 1977 in Pewaukee, Wisconsin). He was an offensive tackle that played for the Seattle Seahawks. McIntosh was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in 2000 NFL Draft. McIntosh upset coach Mike Holmgren when he held out during contract negotiations. McIntosh's playing time increased as the 2000 season went on. He showed glimpses of the talent that made him a first-round draft pick. In 2001, McIntosh lost the starting job to Todd Weiner.
- Laveranues Coles
Laveranues Coles (born December 29, 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American football wide receiver who was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Florida State University.
- Darrell Jackson
Darrell Lamont Jackson (born December 6, 1978 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver currently playing for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft, being the 15th wide receiver drafted. Prior to playing for the Seahawks, Jackson attended the University of Florida. Jackson went to Tampa Catholic High in Florida.
- Erik Flowers
Erik Mathews Flowers (born March 1, 1978 in San Antonio, Texas) is a professional football player. He played defensive end at Arizona State University and was selected in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. After an unimpressive rookie season, he earned the starting job in 2001, but was benched after 5 games, and was released during training camp the next year, being claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans.
- Danny Clark
Danny Clark IV (born May 9, 1977 in Blue Island, Illinois) is an American football player and a middle linebacker with the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was released by the Oakland Raiders prior to the 2006 season and signed with the Saints, whom he played for one year before signing with Houston in 2007. Clark was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft, with the 245th overall selection.
- John St. Clair
John Bradley St. Clair (born July 31, 1977 in Roanoke, Virginia) is an American football tackle for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was originally selected by the St. Louis Rams with the 32nd pick of the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of the University of Virginia. He has also played for the Miami Dolphins.
- Hank Poteat
Henry Major "Hank" Poteat II (born August 30, 1977 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American football player for the New York Jets. He played college football at University of Pittsburgh and was selected in the third round (77th overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played off the bench for the Steelers for three seasons, and was waived before the 2003-04 season.
- Cornelius Griffin
Cornelius Griffin (born December 3, 1976 in Troy, Alabama) is a football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins. Griffin was selected in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the New York Giants, where he played for four seasons. He was signed by the Giants' NFC East-rival Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent on March 3, 2004, during the 2004 offseason. He had his best season as a pro in 2004, …
- Darren Howard
Darren Howard (born November 19, 1976 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays defensive end and is a backup long snapper for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Howard graduated from Kansas State University. He was selected in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. From 2000-2005, he played defensive end for the Saints. On March 13, 2006, he joined the Philadelphia Eagles through free agency, …
- Cosey Coleman
Cosey Clancy Coleman (born October 27, 1978) is an offensive guard for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. Coleman earned USA Today All-America honors at Southwest DeKalb High School in Decatur, Georgia before attending the University of Tennessee. Coleman began his Tennessee career in 1997 and started a total of 30 games over his 35-game career. He began to blossom in his sophomore year of 1998, …
- Todd Wade
Todd McLaurin Wade (born October 30, 1976 in Greenwood, Mississippi) is an American football player in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, where he is entering his seventh season. On March 17, 2007 he re-signed with the Washington Redskins. He was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at the University of Mississippi. He started 32 of the 44 games in which he played during his career, including starts in each of his final 32 collegiate games.
- Mark Roman
Mark Emery Roman (born on March 16, 1977) is currently a defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers. He was drafted out of LSU in the 2000 NFL Draft in the second round (34th overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals. He played there for four years as a cornerback and free safety before the Green Bay Packers signed him as a free agent in 2004. He played there for two years before being cut. The 49ers signed him three days later.
- Darwin Walker
Darwin Jamar Walker (born June 15, 1977) is an American football defensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. Walker attended Waltersboro High School and was a letterman in football and track&field. Darwin attended North Carolina State University for one year then transferred to the University of Tennessee. He won a national championship with the Tennessee Vols in 1999 and graduated with a degree in engineering in 2000.
- Neil Rackers
Neil W. Rackers (born August 16, 1976 in Florissant, Missouri) is a placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals. He was selected with the third pick of the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals out of the University of Illinois. He has had over 20 touchbacks in a season twice in his career. His streak of consecutive field goals without a miss ended at 31 on November 27, 2005 when he missed a 43-yard field goal against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- William Bartee
William Anthony Bartee (born June 25, 1977 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs. He spent two years at the University of Oklahoma after beginning his college career at Butler County Community College in El Dorado, Kansas. He totaled 60 tackles, two INTs, two fumble recoveries, 2 forced fumbles, 7 tackles for loss, 12 passes defensed and 1 sack. He was drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft by Kansas City.
- Clark Haggans
Clark Cromwell Haggans (born January 10, 1977 in Torrance, California) plays outside linebacker for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers. He became a regular starter at left outside linebacker in 2004 when the team released long-time starter Jason Gildon. Since then Haggans has been selected to one Pro Bowl, and helped the Steelers win the Super Bowl Haggans' role in the Steelers defense has been steadily increasing, as has his performance.
- Lewis Sanders
Lewis Sanders is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons. He is only the fourth player in University of Maryland history to return 2 kickoff returns for touchdowns in a career, and he ranks sixth on the Terps’ career-record list with 956 yards on kickoff returns and seventh with 10 interceptions. In 1999, he was an All-America Third-Team choice by "SportsPage.com" and "The Sporting News", …
- Rob Meier
Rob Meier (born August 29, 1977 in Vancouver, Canada) is an American football player who currently plays defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars. At Washington State University, he started 25 games (including the last 23) in four seasons, never missing a game, and played both defensive end and defensive tackle, making 133 career tackles. He was drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Jaguars.
- Troy Walters
Troy McHenry Walters (born December 15, 1976 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Detroit Lions. He was originally selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Stanford University by the Minnesota Vikings. He has also played for the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals. Walters won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as a senior at Stanford as college football's best wide receiver.
- Ron Dugans
Hacksaw Ron Dugans (born April 27, 1977) is a former wide receiver who played his 4 year NFL career with the Cincinnati Bengals. Dugans was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Bengals. He signed a deal with the Houston Texans but never played with the team. He attended Florida State for college.
- David Macklin
David Thurman Macklin (born July 14,1978 in Newport News, VA) is a American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. Macklin was drafted in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. Macklin played college football for Penn State University and legendary coach Joe Paterno.
- Kenoy Kennedy
Kenoy Kennedy (born November 15, 1977 in Dallas, Texas) is a strong safety for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. Kennedy played college football for the University of Arkansas before he entered the 2000 NFL Draft. He was drafted in the second round, 14th pick, by the Denver Broncos. He became a free agent in 2005, and was signed by the Detroit Lions. As of the end of the 2006 season, …
- Mark Simoneau
Mark Lee Simoneau (born January 16, 1977, in Phillipsburg, Kansas) is an NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints. Simoneau grew up in Smith Center, Kansas. He attended Kansas State University, where he was named an All-American and the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year after the 1999 season. Simoneau registered 400 tackles during his career at Kansas State. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
- Damion McIntosh
Damion McIntosh (born March 25, 1977 in Kingston, Jamaica) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently playing for the Kansas City Chiefs. He also played for the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and collegiately at Kansas State University.
- David Barrett
David Barrett (born December 22, 1977 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the New York Jets. He played for the Arkansas Razorbacks, where he finished with 176 tackles, 7 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, and 5 quarterback sacks. Barrett was drafted in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.