Top 10 all-time NFL players from Illinois

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Illinois -- which has produced six members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame -- boasts an impressive list of NFL alumni. Here are the top 10 all-time NFL players who played for the Fighting Illini, as determined by NFL.com's Jim Reineking (follow on Twitter @jimreineking). (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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1961 NFL Draft, second round, Chicago Bears -- Brown played one season for the Bears (1961) before playing 13 years for the Minnesota Vikings (1962-1974). He was a member of three Vikings teams that advanced to the Super Bowl and a four-time Pro Bowl selection. (National Football League)

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10. Bill Brown, RB

1961 NFL Draft, second round, Chicago Bears -- Brown played one season for the Bears (1961) before playing 13 years for the Minnesota Vikings (1962-1974). He was a member of three Vikings teams that advanced to the Super Bowl and a four-time Pro Bowl selection. (National Football League)

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1968 NFL Draft, 12th round, Cincinnati Bengals -- Trumpy played 10 seasons for the Bengals (1968-1977) and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection. (National Football League)

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9. Bob Trumpy, TE

1968 NFL Draft, 12th round, Cincinnati Bengals -- Trumpy played 10 seasons for the Bengals (1968-1977) and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection. (National Football League)

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1957 NFL Draft, second round, San Francisco 49ers -- Woodson played seven seasons for the 49ers (1958-1964) and two seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals (1965-66). He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection. (National Football League)

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8. Abe Woodson, DB

1957 NFL Draft, second round, San Francisco 49ers -- Woodson played seven seasons for the 49ers (1958-1964) and two seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals (1965-66). He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection. (National Football League)

1971 NFL Draft, sixth round, Cleveland Browns -- Dieken played 14 seasons for the Browns (1971-1984) and was a one-time Pro Bowl selection. (National Football League)

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7. Doug Dieken, OT

1971 NFL Draft, sixth round, Cleveland Browns -- Dieken played 14 seasons for the Browns (1971-1984) and was a one-time Pro Bowl selection. (National Football League)

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1996 NFL Draft, first round, Arizona Cardinals -- Rice played five seasons for the Cardinals (1996-2000), six seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2001-06), one season for the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts (2007). He was a member of the Buccaneers' Super Bowl XXXVII-winning team and a three-time Pro Bowl selection.(AP Photo/Scott Boehm)

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6. Simeon Rice, DE

1996 NFL Draft, first round, Arizona Cardinals -- Rice played five seasons for the Cardinals (1996-2000), six seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2001-06), one season for the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts (2007). He was a member of the Buccaneers' Super Bowl XXXVII-winning team and a three-time Pro Bowl selection.(AP Photo/Scott Boehm)

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Halas entered the NFL in its inaugural season, which did not have a draft. He played nine seasons for the Bears (1920-28) while also embarking on a 40-year run as the team's head coach. Halas was a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a 1963 inductee. (AP Photo)

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5. George Halas, End

Halas entered the NFL in its inaugural season, which did not have a draft. He played nine seasons for the Bears (1920-28) while also embarking on a 40-year run as the team's head coach. Halas was a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a 1963 inductee. (AP Photo)

1958 NFL Draft, seventh round, Cleveland Browns -- Mitchell played four seasons with the Browns (1958-1961) before playing seven seasons for the Washington Redskins (1962-68). He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and a 1983 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (National Football League)

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4. Bobby Mitchell, RB/WR

1958 NFL Draft, seventh round, Cleveland Browns -- Mitchell played four seasons with the Browns (1958-1961) before playing seven seasons for the Washington Redskins (1962-68). He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and a 1983 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (National Football League)

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1958 NFL Draft, third round, Green Bay Packers -- Nitschke played 15 seasons with the Packers (1958-1972). He was a member of a Packers team that won five NFL championships in a seven-year span (including the first two Super Bowls), a one-time Pro Bowl selection and a 1978 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo)

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3. Ray Nitschke, LB

1958 NFL Draft, third round, Green Bay Packers -- Nitschke played 15 seasons with the Packers (1958-1972). He was a member of a Packers team that won five NFL championships in a seven-year span (including the first two Super Bowls), a one-time Pro Bowl selection and a 1978 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo)

1965 NFL Draft, first round, Chicago Bears -- Butkus played nine seasons for the Bears (1965-1973). He was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and a 1979 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/NFL Photos/Vernon Biever)

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2. Dick Butkus, LB

1965 NFL Draft, first round, Chicago Bears -- Butkus played nine seasons for the Bears (1965-1973). He was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and a 1979 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/NFL Photos/Vernon Biever)

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Grange was not drafted, entering the league long before its initial draft in 1936. He played seven seasons for the Chicago Bears (1925, 1929-1934) and one season for the New York Yankees (1927). He was a member of two Bears teams that won the NFL championship (1932 and 1933), a two-time first-team all-Pro and a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a 1963 inductee. (AP Photo)» For more go to NFL.com/CFB247

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1. Red Grange, RB

Grange was not drafted, entering the league long before its initial draft in 1936. He played seven seasons for the Chicago Bears (1925, 1929-1934) and one season for the New York Yankees (1927). He was a member of two Bears teams that won the NFL championship (1932 and 1933), a two-time first-team all-Pro and a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a 1963 inductee. (AP Photo)

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