Posted Friday 09/11/2009 12:00 PM in
Articles by Maxim Staff
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CB - Nnamdi Asomugha OAK
Start learning how to pronounce his name, because Asomugha is the league’s highest-paid player. Eat it, QBs!

CB - Charles Woodson GB
More than a decade since he became the first defensive player to win the Heisman, Woodson’s still ruling the backfield.

S - Ed Reed BAL
The Ravens’ silent assassin is the only player ever to record a TD on an interception return, punt return, punt block, and fumble return

S - Troy Polamalu PIT
Is there a more frightening sight for a ballcarrier than the Samson of the Gridiron zeroing in like a guided missile? Our guess is…no.

KR - Darren Sproles SD
At just 5’6” and 181 pounds, this pint-size speed demon stepped into LT’s cleats and became the new face of the Chargers

PR - Johnnie Lee Higgins OAK
With his TD dances (backflips,” the Carlton Banks,” “the HookaHooka”), Higgins is making us forget Ocho-what’shisname

K - David Akers PHI
Setting a record for 18 straight field goals must’ve been sweet. But three playoff conversions against the Giants? Even sweeter.

P - Jeff Feagles NYG
The oldest player in Super Bowl history (he’s 43!) also holds records for consecutive games, punts, punts inside the 20, and punting yards.