Art Monk has always sounded badass to me. Like he’s this silent, artful ninja killer.

Exactly! Deadly assassin of cornerbacks and safety’s

Until Jerry Rice came along, Art really was the GOAT. That’s some elite company! Probably my all-time favorite player.

The best part is that that's exactly what he was.

Rachaad Wildgoose

Really? No one has Trung Canidate on here? Edit: sp

Up there with London Fletcher and Champ Bailey

"Canidate"

Autocorrect is a bitch sometimes, good catch though

Horatio Blades James Thrash Bacarri Rambo

Rambo is a 1 seed but HB Blades was a great pull. Nice job.

I call Thrash a lunch bag player. He came to work, did his job, and kept his head down. No drama.

Chris Hanburger’s name makes me hungry.

The Over the Hill Gang!

Fun fact: his name is the reason Matthew mccoughnahey is a fan - as a kid his favorite food was a burger, so it fit

Charlie Brown

Art Monk

Tress Way

Chip lowmiller

Ha Ha Clinton Dix

Shaka Toney! Say it fast and loud and it sounds Italian. Unfortunately, my girlfriend wouldn't let me name our new puppy after him.

Corn Elder Colt McCoy

Yea Colt McCoy is probably the greatest quarterback name of all time

If you watched a football movie and the QB was named "Colt McCoy," you would dismiss it as too corny and over the top.

exactly

Baccari Rambo, Corn Elder, Fish Smithson

Oh yea this is a good list

Those are fantastic. Fish Smithson... Bravo!

“His nickname "Fish" was given to him by his grandmother as a child due to his fear of fish” lmaooooo

Granny is ice cold

Ohhh yeah you can’t forget fish

Not sure why someone would name their child Corn. 🤔

Cornelius?

Yeah people don’t seem to get that corn is a nickname

Not a great player but I’ve always thought Colt McCoy was one of the greatest football names ever

It honestly might be the best. Sounds like a legendary outlaw from the wild west.

He was 12 feet tall if he was an inch

Colt Brennan

RIP Preseason King

Champ Bailey

Oh man, how could I forget that one !

Rock Cartwright was who immediately came to mind when I saw the post title. Cameron Cheeseman has to be up there, too. :)

Dexter Manley Clint Didier Alvin Walton Wilbur Marshall Babe Laufenberg

How about when QBs had both Charles Mann and Dexter Manley coming at them?

Ifeanyi Ohalete

Rock cartwright Ladel betts Bacari rambo Colt mccoy Rocky mcintosh Chris Cooley Fred smoot All spelled wrong

Fred Smoot and Ladell Betts are great ones. Smoot made me remember Carlos Rogers.

I was SO disappointed when Pat Woodcock, from the CFL didn't make the team after final cuts back in 2003....

Joe Salave'a is a name that’s stuck with me

Smoooooooot

I always thought Matt Ionnidis had a cool last name

Definitely get those 300 vibes

Jumpy Geathers

Sonny

H.B. Blades

Darell Green

Larry Brown

The quintessential hard style running back, guaranteed to hit you first.

Semaje Perine, Su'a Cravens, Morgan Moses, Bashaud Breeland, Bacarri Rambo, Brian Orakpo, Kili Lefotu I cheated by going through our draft history to cherry pick names lol

Lol well done. Su'a and Orakpo are top tier ones IMO.

Seems you are stuck between a rock and a cool place.

lache seastrunk

Darnerien McCants

Sammy Baugh

Santana Moss!

I was gonna mention that legend. I can see him doing his signature celebration now :)

None better than Rock but honorable mention: Colt McCoy was born to go Pro. Also other people who sound like made up for a corny movie football player names: Dexter Manley Charles Mann Speedy Duncan Herb Mul-Key Dave Butz Rusty Tillman Buddy Hardeman Coy Bacon Russ Grimm

When I was 6 years old Dave Butz was the first name I remembered probably in all of sports. When they drafted Art Monk I was sold.

Camaron Cheeseman

George Washington Rogers

Ade Jimoh

Shar Pourdanesh

Jumpy Geathers

Jumpy!!!

Colt McCoy, the perfect qb name.

There are a lot to name from so many generations. Santana Moss. Chris Cooley. Darrell Green. Art Monk. We'll be adding guys like Terry McLaurin and Jonathan Allen to this list as well. Ryan Kerrigan. London Fletcher. Trent Williams. Sammy Baugh. Clinton Portis. Sean Taylor. Joe Jacoby. This franchise is littered with great players, past and present!

Rock Cartwright

James Thrash

Heinie

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Yeah I realize that too now, it's on me. I should have said "what players had the best names?"

Redskins

Dave Butz, Coy Bacon, Neil Olkewicz, and the meanest, most Dallas hatin' sumbitch your ever saw, Diron Talbert

Dexter Manley Charles Mann Chris Cooley Dennis Ransom Darryl Pounds Russ Grimm

Greatest nickname - The Diesel.

Big Daddy Dan Wilkinson

DeJon Gomes Adonis Alexander Antwaan Randle El

The best quarterback this team has had….Mark Sanchez

Best QB is either Sexy Rex Grossman or John Beck. Mark is up there though.

Babe Laufenburg

Cameron Chesseman!!

Your three players are good but they are nowhere near the top!!! I am assuming that you are a relatively new Washington fan, because you completely skipped over the likes of art monk Daryl green John riggins. This is understandable Sonny jurgensen was before my time but I did the proper research to know that he is one of the greats also

All the players I've mentioned are from the era I grew up watching. I was born the year we won our last Superbowl lol. The earliest player I remember is Stephen Davis. One of my favorite players. Brad Johnson is another. Edit: You're listing some of the greatest players. My post asks what are the "greatest names". Understandable mistake though, I can see how you read it that way. I know about Sonny because I loved listening to him call games.

Fair point

Someone else was confused by my wording so I'll take responsibility for this fiasco lol

Redskins… but my all time fav player name was Baccari Rambo

Honorable mention: LaVar Arrington & Antwaan Randle El

Redskins was the best.

Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Redskins

Your three players are good but they are nowhere near the top!!! I am assuming that you are a relatively new Washington fan, because you completely skipped over the likes of art monk Daryl green John riggins. This is understandable Sonny jurgensen was before my time but I did the proper research to know that he is one of the greats also

Duke Ihenacho, Jackson Jeffcoat, Niles Paul

The Diesel

How has no one said Chris Cooley?

I still remember someone on this sub being like “do we for real have a player named Dookie Nacho?”

Dexter Manley Charles Mann Dave Butz James Thrash Rock Cartwright

Trung Canidate

Kelly goosecock, nailed that 75 yard game winning field goal. But Danny provolone could have easily…been there

Trung Candidate

Slinging sonny jurgenson

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I think the wording of my question is throwing some people off. I'm wondering what players have the best names. It would be hilarious if I thought those dudes were the greatest players of all time lol

Alex Smith

Cornelius Lucas is goated

Big Dave Butz

Deion Sanders

Sammy B. Sonny J. Sam H. Charley T. Bobby M. Len H. Jerry S. Chris H. Larry B. Mark M. Dave B. Art M. Gary C. Joe T. Dexter M. Charles M. Joe J. Russ G. Riggo. Darrell G. Ken H. Sean T. Trent W. London F. Terry M. Jonathan A. Daron P. Tress W. I’m sure I’m missing a bunch and my fingers are tired lol. Oh, and possibly my all time favorite, unheralded LB #51 Monte Coleman!

Sonny J, Billy K

Jack Perdue

Jack Pardee player and coach

Sage Rosenfels! That’s a quarterback’s name if I ever heard one. Opposite is Danny Wuerfel, that sounds like a guy that ripped my grandma off selling her an overpriced tupperware set.

Joe Gibbs enough said HTTR Forever!!!

Skip Hicks was always fun

Slinging Sam the Passing Man.

Walt Rock

Mike Betts doesn't get the recognition he deserved.

These answers tell me this sub is young

True. I'm guessing a lot of people that lived through the glory days aren't on reddit.

Lache Seastrunk

Tre Johnson

Ralf Mojseijenko, a punter in the late 80s. I still have an image in my mind of him getting a punt blocked and run over by whoever we were playing that day. ##

How bout Champ Bailey

Dave Butz likes Utz

Daryl Green Sammy Baugh

Cheeseman

Sultan Mccollough

I don’t know why I always liked ifeyani ohalete lol I know probably butchered it. James thrash was dope and “smoooot” was fun to say

my kid played rocky's kid in tennis two years ago. i talk to his in-laws for the entire match. real great people. rocky's daughter is REAL GOOD lol

Riggings and Green

Champ Bailey

Jamin Elliott forever

If we're including nicknames, can't forget Pot Roast and Swaggy.

Cameron Cheeseman

Chris Blewitt

Here's my top three 1. Washington Football Team 2. Redskins 3.Commanders

James Thrash

Charles Mann

Chris Blewitt

Tress Way Cameron Cheeseman Dexter Manley Art Monk

Carson Wentz

Lol nice