Top 5 NFL’s Best Brand Ambassador

Patrick Willis

Patrick L. Willis (born January 25, 1985) is a retired American football middle linebacker who spent his entire eight-year career with the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers (NFL).

Willis got the Butkus Award and the Jack Lambert Award as the nation’s finest linebacker during his final year at Ole Miss. Willis led the NFL in tackles a year later as a member of the 49ers, earning first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl accolades as well as being voted the 2007 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Willis made the Pro Bowl in all seven of his NFL seasons and was named All-Pro in six of them. He received the collegiate Butkus Award in 2006 while at Ole Miss, and the professional Butkus Award in 2009 while with the 49ers.

Patrick Willis of the San Francisco 49ers is a terrific role model for young fans and future players of the game based solely on his performance. His play is forceful, but not aggressive. He might be rough, but he’s not cheap. He’s a fantastic player and even greater leader. Willis, on the other hand, may be a greater role model for his life and activities outside of sports.

Ed Reed

Edward Earl Reed Jr. (born September 11, 1978) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL), who spent the most of his career with the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football with the Miami Hurricanes, where he was a member of the 2001 national championship team and was twice named a consensus All-American. He was picked by the Ravens in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft and spent 11 seasons with them before moving on to the Houston Texans and New York Jets in 2013.

Reed was named to nine Pro Bowls throughout his playing career, was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2004, and holds the NFL record for the two longest interception returns (106 yards in 2004 and 107 yards in 2008). He also owns the all-time NFL record for interception return yards (1.590) and postseason interceptions (three) (9, tied with three other players). At the time of his retirement, his 64 regular-season interceptions put him sixth all-time in the NFL. Reed is regarded as one of the finest safeties in NFL history, and was known as a “ball hawk” during his peak.

While we don’t know much about Baltimore Ravens defender Ed Reed’s personal life, all we do know about him is great. Reed is active in a number of humanitarian endeavors in both Baltimore and his birthplace of St. Rose, Louisiana.

Off-the-field effort like this complements his likely Hall of Fame career, in which his video study and outstanding mechanics have always put him one step ahead of opposing quarterbacks. His dedicated effort has earned him six Pro Bowl appearances in the previous seven years.

Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American football quarterback for the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers (NFL). Rodgers began his collegiate football career at Butte College in 2002 before moving to the University of California, Berkeley, where he established multiple career throwing records, including the lowest single-season and career interception rates. The Packers chose him in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Rodgers has topped the NFL in touchdown-to-interception ratio six times, lowest passing interception % six times, passer rating four times, touchdown passing percentage four times, and so on.

Rodgers is third on the NFL’s all-time regular-season career passer rating list, with a regular-season career passer rating of over 100 (the first to ever have one), while also having the highest passer rating, best touchdown-to-interception ratio, and lowest passing interception percentage in NFL history throughout the entire 2010s decade.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is becoming one of the league’s more appealing athletes, more than just a pitchman for State Farm Insurance’s rebranded “Discount Double-Check.” In addition to his incredible success as the Packers’ leader (including a Super Bowl triumph and a league MVP award), Rodgers has been able to maintain focus on his activities on the field.

Braylon Edwards

Braylon Jamel Edwards (born February 21, 1983) is a former National Football League wide receiver (NFL). He was the finest collegiate wide receiver during his time at the University of Michigan, when he was a unanimous All-American. He was also the first Big Ten Conference receiver to have three straight 1,000-yard seasons, and only the third in NCAA Division I-A history. In the 2005 NFL Draft, he was chosen third overall by the Cleveland Browns. He also spent time with the New York Jets, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Seattle Seahawks.

It’s difficult to watch the deeds of athletes like Braylon Edwards (shown in the attached video) and not be inspired by how giving individuals can be. Last year, Edwards delivered on a commitment to assist cover college tuition for around 100 Cleveland-area children, with conditions such as community work and maintaining an acceptable GPA.

The $1 million he spent to aid the youngsters matched nearly his entire 2011 pay with the San Francisco 49ers, who released him towards the end of the regular season. Those kids are now on their way to bettering their lives, and many of them would not have been able to do so without Edwards’ kindness.

In a world of athlete arrests and controversies, it’s easy to forget that many NFL players strive to do the right thing both on and off the field. Whether it’s playing with ethics or participating in charitable work, these players serve as fantastic ambassadors for the game to many individuals who would otherwise dismiss the league as nothing more than big guys running into one other mindlessly.