The most popular
contemporary football players in America

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  1. 47%

    Eli Manning

    Sports Personality
    The most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary football player
  2. 43%

    Drew Brees

    Sports Personality
    The 2nd most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary football player
  3. 41%

    Tom Brady

    Sports Personality
    The 3rd most popular and the most famous contemporary football player
  4. 40%

    Aaron Rodgers

    Sports Personality
    The 4th most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary football player
  5. 38%

    Colin Kaepernick

    Sports Personality
    The 5th most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary football player
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  7. 35%

    Rob Gronkowski

    Sports Personality
    The 6th most popular and the 6th most famous contemporary football player
  8. 35%

    J. J. Watt

    Sports Personality
    The 7th most popular and the 16th most famous contemporary football player
  9. 34%

    Russell Wilson

    Sports Personality
    The 8th most popular and the 12th most famous contemporary football player
  10. 33%

    Patrick Mahomes

    Sports Personality
    The 9th most popular and the 19th most famous contemporary football player
  11. 29%

    Ben Roethlisberger

    Sports Personality
    The 10th most popular and the 8th most famous contemporary football player