Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Greatest Player: Derrick Brooks
Even long-time teammate Warren Sapp would probably tell you that Derrick Brooks was the best player on those famous Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defense of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s.
A prodigious gift of pure athleticism and off-the-charts football IQ, Brooks was named to the All-Pro team every single year between 1997 and 2005, winning the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year award in 2002. His 11 Pro Bowl selections are tied for second most by a linebacker in NFL history.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Runner Up: Warren Sapp
There were few interior linemen in NFL history who could impact a game the way Warren Sapp did. He wasn’t just about eating up blockers and paving the way for other players, he made plenty of amazing plays himself. As most people know, Sapp picked up plenty of fines and was once ejected from a game.
However, that side of him only existed because he wanted to play harder and hit harder than anyone else. During the prime of his career, Sapp went to seven straight Pro Bowls. In total, he wracked up nearly 100 career sacks, which is incredible for an interior lineman.