25 Players in 25 Years: Steve Wyche on Nos. 20-16
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🗓️ 2 July 2025
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Summary
Gregg Rosenthal is joined by NFL Network Chief National Reporter Steve Wyche to reveal numbers 20 through 16 of NFL Daily's Top 25 Players of the Last 25 Years. The duo starts with Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett (0:52) at number 20. Then, Wyche and Rosenthal pay respects to one of the best offensive guards in football history, longtime Dallas Cowboy Zack Martin (12:26), at number 19. Martin is followed by Pro Football Hall of Famer Julius Peppers (21:50) -- the fourth most prolific sack artist in NFL history -- at number 18. For Peppers, the duo takes a look back at an incredible two-play sequence that exemplifies the type of freak athlete Pep was over his 17 year career. The last non-QB to win MVP, running back Adrian Peterson (31:58), comes in at number 17. Wyche shares a classic story of the first time he met Peterson, and other anecdotes about his incredible rushing career. Future Hall of Fame Quarterback Drew Brees (44:06) rounds out this tier of players at number 16. With Brees being another player Wyche covered extensively in the NFC South, the veteran reporter shares story after story about the greatest player in New Orleans Saints history.
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. |
| 0:07.9 | Welcome to NFL Daily's top 25 players of the last 25 years. |
| 0:15.3 | I'm Greg Rosenthal here in the Chris Wesleyan podcast studio, |
| 0:19.0 | alongside one of my favorite people to talk ball with the man, Steve Weish, |
| 0:24.0 | who has been covering this league nonstop for the last couple of decades, mostly here at NFL |
| 0:30.1 | Network. Are you ready to count down from numbers 20 to number 16 on this list? I am. This is such |
| 0:36.4 | an amazing concept. You know, when you talk about like impactful players, whatever in this list. I am. This is such an amazing concept. |
| 0:40.2 | You know, when you talk about like impactful players, whatever, |
| 0:41.6 | in this list you came up with, |
| 0:45.3 | stylistically. I mean, the fact that you pulled this off, I think, is great. Well, don't get ahead of ourselves here. |
| 0:47.5 | We got to make it great. But no, we had a great first episode with Meena Kimes. |
| 0:51.4 | I'm looking forward to talking these five players today. |
| 0:55.3 | Let's get going. |
| 0:58.8 | Number 20, Miles Garrett. |
| 1:01.8 | Burrow to throw. |
| 1:02.6 | Here comes Garrett. |
| 1:03.7 | There it is. |
| 1:04.9 | Miles Garrett. |
| 1:06.1 | Welcome to the 100 Club. |
| 1:08.6 | He takes down Joe Burrow, 100 career sacks for the future Hall of Famer. |
| 1:15.1 | But yeah, you know, I wanted to make a known that I, you know, I'm the guy. I'm number one, you know, as defender. |
| 1:21.6 | That was a statement I was intended to make, and I think I made. |
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