<P> The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players was a ten - part television series presented by the NFL Network in 2010 . The series was based on a list of the top 100 National Football League players of all time, as compiled by a "blue - ribbon" panel assembled by the NFL Network . The members of the panel were current and former NFL coaches, players, executives, and members of the media . Each episode, broadcast each Thursday from September 3 to November 4, 2010, introduced a group of 10 players from the list, starting with the players ranked 100 through 91, and moving up the list each week . </P> <P> The final episode, premiering on November 4, 2010, introduced the top 10 players of all time according to the panel . Jerry Rice was chosen as the top player of all time, with Jim Brown as the second choice . </P>

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