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Following are the players whose jersey numbers have been retired for each of the current NFL teams. If a card is shown for a player, you can click on the image the see all of the player's cards in the Gallery. When I could find them, I chose cards for this page that show the players wearing their numbers.

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For the list of retired numbers, I referred to a page on the NFL web site. Apparently that page is not completely correct, however. For example, it shows a few retired numbers for the Atlanta Falcons, but the Falcons web site says that the team does not officially retire jersey numbers.

Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals franchise has retired five numbers, three of them posthumously. Stan Mauldin, who played for the Chicago Cardinals, died after a game against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1948. J.V. Cain died in training camp in 1979, while the team was in St. Louis. Pat Tillman left the Cardinals in 2002 to serve in the U.S. Army; he was killed in Afghanistan in 2004.


40 - Pat Tillman

88 - J.V. Cain

Atlanta Falcons

The Falcons Ring of Honor page says that the organization does not officially retire jersey numbers, but that it is currently not using the numbers below.


21 - Deion Sanders
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57 - Jeff Van Note

60 - Tommy Nobis

88 - Mike Kenn

Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens franchise, which began in 1996, has not yet retired any numbers.

Buffalo Bills

The Bills have officially retired only Jim Kelly's number, but an article on the team's web site says that the team currently also avoids issuing numbers 15 (Jack Kemp), 32 (O.J. Simpson), 34 (Thurman Thomas), 44 (Elbert Dubenion), 66 (Billy Shaw), 78 (Bruce Smith), and 83 (Andre Reed).

Carolina Panthers

Carolina's first season in the NFL was 1995. The team has retired one number, 51, worn by Sam Mills.

Chicago Bears

The Bears have retired more numbers, 14, than any other NFL team. George McCaskey, the owner of the Bears, has said that Mike Ditka's number is the last one the team will retire.


5 - George McAfee

28 - Willie Galimore

40 - Gale Sayers

42 - Sid Luckman

56 - Bill Hewitt

66 - Bulldog Turner

89 - Mike Ditka

Cincinnati Bengals

Cleveland Browns

Ernie Davis died of leukemia in 1962, before he had an opportunity to play for the Browns. Don Fleming died in a construction accident seventeen days after Davis.


32 - Jim Brown

46 - Don Fleming

Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys, as a matter of policy, do not retire jersey numbers.

Denver Broncos


18 - Frank Tripucka

Detroit Lions

Chuck Hughes died of a heart attack during a game against the Chicago Bears in 1971.


22 - Bobby Layne

56 - Joe Schmidt

Green Bay Packers

Reggie White is the only player to have his number retired by two NFL teams. The Philadelphia Eagles have also retired his number.


14 - Don Hutson

66 - Ray Nitschke

Houston Texans

The Texans have not retired any numbers.

Indianapolis Colts

So far, only Colts players who played in Baltimore have had their numbers retired.


22 - Buddy Young

70 - Art Donovan

82 - Raymond Berry

Jacksonville Jaguars

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The Jaguars have not retired any numbers.

Kansas City Chiefs

Stone Johnson died from a neck fracture he received in a 1963 preseason game against the Oakland Raiders. Mack Lee Hill died during knee surgery after a game against the Buffalo Bills in 1965.


16 - Len Dawson

33 - Stone Johnson

63 - Willie Lanier

86 - Buck Buchanan

Miami Dolphins


13 - Dan Marino

Minnesota Vikings

Korey Stringer died during training camp with the Vikings in 2001.


53 - Mick Tingelhoff

77 - Korey Stringer

88 - Alan Page

New England Patriots


40 - Mike Haynes

73 - John Hannah

79 - Jim Hunt

New Orleans Saints

The Saints retired the jersey numbers of Jim Taylor and Doug Atkins, though combined they played only four seasons for the team.


81 - Doug Atkins

New York Giants


4 - Tuffy Leemans

11 - Phil Simms

16 - Frank Gifford

40 - Joe Morrison

50 - Ken Strong

New York Jets


13 - Don Maynard

Oakland Raiders

The Raiders have not retired any numbers.

Philadelphia Eagles

Jerome Brown died from injuries in a car accident just before the 1992 season.


40 - Tom Brookshier

60 - Chuck Bednarik

92 - Reggie White

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers retired Ernie Stautner's number in 1964. Fifty years later, in 2014, they retired Mean Joe Greene's.


75 - Joe Greene

St. Louis Rams


28 - Marshall Faulk

74 - Merlin Olsen

78 - Jackie Slater

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95 - Jack Youngblood

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San Francisco 49ers


16 - Joe Montana

37 - Jim Johnson

70 - Charlie Krueger

79 - Bob St. Clair

Seattle Seahawks


80 - Steve Largent

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tennessee Titans


43 - Jim Norton

65 - Elvin Bethea

Washington Redskins

After the Indianapolis Colts announced on Friday that they are retiring Peyton Manning's No. 18 jersey, we decided to compile the list of every jersey number retired in the league.

The Chicago Bears lead the way with 14 numbers retired, while the Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans have no numbers retired.

Here's the full list:

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Atlanta Falcons

10: Steve Bartkowski
31: William Andrews
57: Jeff Van Note
60: Tommy Nobis

Arizona Cardinals

8: Larry Wilson
40: Pat Tillman
77: Stan Mauldin
88: J.V. Cain
99: Marshall Goldberg

Baltimore Ravens

No numbers retired.

Buffalo Bills

No. 12: Jim Kelly

Carolina Panthers

51: Sam Mills

Chicago Bears

3: Bronko Nagurski
5: George McAfee
7: George Halas
28: Willie Galimore
34: Walter Payton
40: Gale Sayers
41: Brian Piccolo
42: Sid Luckman
51: Dick Butkus
56: Bill Hewitt
61: Bill George
66: Bulldog Turner
77: Red Grange
89: Mike Ditka

Cincinnati Bengals

54: Bob Johnson

Cleveland Browns

14: Otto Graham
32: Jim Brown
45: Ernie Davis
46: Don Fleming
76: Lou Groza

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Dallas Cowboys

No numbers retired.

Denver Broncos

7: John Elway
44: Floyd Little
Note: Frank Tripucka’s No. 18 was on this list before it was unretired for Peyton Manning.

Detroit Lions

7: Dutch Clark
20: Barry Sanders (also worn by Billy Sims and Lem Barney)
22: Bobby Layne
37: Doak Walker
56: Joe Schmidt
85: Chuck Hughes (No. 85 has been in circulation in recent years, however.)

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Green Bay Packers

3: Tony Canadeo
4: Brett Favre
14: Don Hutson
15: Bart Starr
66: Ray Nitschke
92: Reggie White

Houston Texans

No numbers retired.

Indianapolis Colts

18: Peyton Manning
19: Johnny Unitas
22: Buddy Young
24: Lenny Moore
70: Art Donovan
77: Jim Parker
82: Raymond Berry
89: Gino Marchetti

Jacksonville Jaguars

No numbers retired.

Kansas City Chiefs

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1: Jan Stenerud
16: Len Dawson
18: Emmitt Thomas
28: Abner Haynes
33: Stone Johnson
36: Mack Lee Hill
58: Derrick Thomas
63: Willie Lanier
78: Bobby Bell
86: Buck Buchanan

Los Angeles Rams

7: Bob Waterfield
28: Marshall Faulk
29: Eric Dickerson
74: Merlin Olsen
75: Deacon Jones
78: Jackie Slater
80: Isaac Bruce
85: Jack Youngblood

Miami Dolphins

12: Bob Griese
13: Dan Marino
39: Larry Csonka

Minnesota Vikings

10: Fran Tarkenton
53: Mick Tingelhoff
70: Jim Marshall
77: Korey Stringer
80: Cris Carter
88: Alan Page

New England Patriots

20: Gino Cappelletti
40: Mike Haynes
57: Steve Nelson
73: John Hannah
78: Bruce Armstrong
79: Jim Lee Hunt
89: Bob Dee

New Orleans Saints

31: Jim Taylor
81: Doug Atkins

New York Giants

1: Ray Flaherty
4: Tuffy Leemans
7: Mel Hein
11: Phil Simms
14: Y.A. Tittle
16: Frank Gifford
31: Al Blozis
40: Joe Morrison
42: Charlie Conerly
50: Ken Strong
56: Lawrence Taylor

New York Jets

12: Joe Namath
13: Don Maynard
28: Curtis Martin
73: Joe Klecko
90: Dennis Byrd

Oakland Raiders

No numbers retired.

Pittsburgh Steelers

70: Ernie Stautner
75: Joe Greene

Philadelphia Eagles

5: Donovan McNabb
15: Steve Van Buren
20: Brian Dawkins
40: Tom Brookshier
44: Pete Retzlaff
60: Chuck Bednarik
70: Al Wistert
92: Reggie White
99: Jerome Brown

San Diego Chargers

14: Dan Fouts
21: LaDainian Tomlinson
19: Lance Alworth
55: Junior Seau

San Francisco 49ers

8: Steve Young
12: John Brodie
16: Joe Montana
34: Joe Perry
37: Jimmy Johnson
39: Hugh McElhenny
42: Ronnie Lott
70: Charlie Krueger
73: Leo Nomellini
79: Bob St. Clair
80: Jerry Rice
87: Dwight Clark

Seattle Seahawks

12: Fans/'12th man'
71: Walter Jones
80: Steve Largent
96: Cortez Kennedy

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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55: Derrick Brooks
63: Lee Roy Selmon
99: Warren Sapp

Tennessee Titans

1: Warren Moon
34: Earl Campbell
43: Jim Norton
63: Mike Munchak
65: Elvin Bethea
74: Bruce Matthews

Washington Redskins

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33: Sammy Baugh