25 Players in 25 Years: Brian Baldinger on Nos. 15-12

NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal

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🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Gregg Rosenthal is joined by NFL Network's Brian Baldinger to reveal numbers 15 through 12 of NFL Daily's Top 25 Players of the Last 25 Years. Gregg and Brian kick of this tier of players by talking about Pro Football Hall-of-Famer LaDainian Tomlinson at number 15 (0:50), followed by former Panthers LB Luke Kuechly at number 14 (10:20), Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Calvin Johnson at number 13 (22:10), and Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Joe Thomas at number 12 (32:13).

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Don't miss any of NFL Daily's Top 25 Players of the Last 25 Years where Gregg is joined by ESPN's Mina Kimes and Bill Barnwell, Yahoo! Sports' Nate Tice, NFL Network's Steve Wyche and Brian Baldinger and broadcasting legend Kevin Harlan to break down the best NFL players since the turn of the century.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:07.7	Welcome to episode three of NFL Daily's 25 players in 25 years.
0:15.2	Yes, we are talking about the best players of this century,
0:19.2	and there is no one I would rather talk to than Brian
0:22.9	Baldinger of NFL Network. Baldi, you've been covering the league this whole time. I'm going
0:30.0	back and watching some of the highlights. You're on the Fox calls for some of these guys, and of course
0:34.5	you've been with us at the network. So a great perspective that I know
0:38.8	you'll give. And I had to get you on a show where there will be an offensive lineman. No spoilers yet,
0:44.2	but there will be an offensive lineman on this one. All right. Well, well done. You can't have a list
0:48.8	without a few offensive linemen on it. I know that. Let's just get right to it. We're not starting with the lineman,
0:55.4	but we are starting with someone that I loved watching
0:57.0	when I was starting my career out.
0:59.4	Number 15,
1:01.0	Ladenian Tomlinson.
1:05.6	And the handoff to Tomlinson.
1:07.7	Left side,
1:08.4	and he will gallop into the end zone.
1:10.6	Charger fans are witnesses to history.
1:14.1	The kid from Rosebud, Texas, you done good.
1:17.6	I want to thank you for allowing us to witness your greatness.
1:21.2	Wow, what a player, what a person.
1:25.3	Who do we want to be?
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