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The 25 best NFL defensive players of the 2010s
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Patriots' top 10 defensive players in Week 5, per PFF grades
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NFL on ESPN on X: Our panel of NFL experts ranked the league's top 100 players. Here's where the top 10 defensive players came out. More: / X
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NFL Top 100 List, Best Players in 2023
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Quantity Over Quality? SEC Only Has 1 NFL Defender on Top 5 Highest-Paid List and 2 in the Top 10
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Patriots' top 10 defensive players in Week 4, per PFF grades
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Top 10 defensive players ever
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Bears' top 10 defensive players in preseason loss vs. Colts, per PFF
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Minnesota Vikings: Greatest All-Time Defense
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ESPN poll: 3 Cardinals defensive players are top-10 at their position
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Top 10 NFL defensive players to play for Nick Saban