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Top 10 all-time NFL players from Minnesota
Check out the Top 10 all-time NFL players from Minnesota.
![Here are the top 10 all-time NFL players who played at Minnesota, as determined by NFL.com's Jim Reineking (follow on Twitter @jimreineking). (AP Photo/Jim Mone)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/dmruxouykl2ui4yagc0c.jpg)
Here are the top 10 all-time NFL players who played at Minnesota, as determined by NFL.com's Jim Reineking (follow on Twitter @jimreineking). (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
![1966 NFL Draft, first round, Green Bay Packers -- Gillingham played 10 seasons for the Packers (1966-1976). He was a member of the team when it won Super I and Super Bowl II, and was also a five-time Pro Bowl selection. Gillingham was a 1982 inductee into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/xndsk1mlvcrr56alqryb.jpg)
1966 NFL Draft, first round, Green Bay Packers -- Gillingham played 10 seasons for the Packers (1966-1976). He was a member of the team when it won Super I and Super Bowl II, and was also a five-time Pro Bowl selection. Gillingham was a 1982 inductee into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. (National Football League)
![1974 NFL Draft, second round, San Francisco 49ers -- Fahnhorst played 14 seasons for the 49ers (1974-1987). He was a member of two Super Bowl-winning 49ers teams (Super Bowl XVI and Super Bowl XIX) and was a one-time Pro Bowl selection. (AP Photo/Al Golub)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/tmgkrrfxoghti4hp8nbw.jpg)
1974 NFL Draft, second round, San Francisco 49ers -- Fahnhorst played 14 seasons for the 49ers (1974-1987). He was a member of two Super Bowl-winning 49ers teams (Super Bowl XVI and Super Bowl XIX) and was a one-time Pro Bowl selection. (AP Photo/Al Golub)
![1975 NFL Draft, fourth round, Denver Broncos -- Upchurch played nine seasons for the Broncos (1975-1983). As a standout return specialist, Upchurch helped the Broncos reach Super Bowl XII. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/zf0jozi77mm49n8lhrg7.jpg)
1975 NFL Draft, fourth round, Denver Broncos -- Upchurch played nine seasons for the Broncos (1975-1983). As a standout return specialist, Upchurch helped the Broncos reach Super Bowl XII. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection. (National Football League)
![1983 NFL Draft, 12th round, Denver Broncos -- Mecklenburg played 12 seasons for the Broncos (1983-1994). He was a six-time Pro Bowl selection and a member of three Broncos teams that advanced to the Super Bowl (Super Bowl XXI, Super Bowl XXII and Super Bowl XXIV). (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/hb4qdrqjeyydoslxokwn.jpg)
1983 NFL Draft, 12th round, Denver Broncos -- Mecklenburg played 12 seasons for the Broncos (1983-1994). He was a six-time Pro Bowl selection and a member of three Broncos teams that advanced to the Super Bowl (Super Bowl XXI, Super Bowl XXII and Super Bowl XXIV). (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
![Cappelletti was undrafted coming out of the University of Minnesota. He played 11 seasons for the Boston Patriots (they were renamed the New England Patriots in 1971). A star of the upstart American Football League, Cappelletti was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and a member of the Patriots team that played for the 1963 AFL championship. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/havhdvbmkg7mesmrgeo4.jpg)
Cappelletti was undrafted coming out of the University of Minnesota. He played 11 seasons for the Boston Patriots (they were renamed the New England Patriots in 1971). A star of the upstart American Football League, Cappelletti was a five-time Pro Bowl selection and a member of the Patriots team that played for the 1963 AFL championship. (National Football League)
![1968 NFL Draft, third round, Detroit Lions -- Sanders played 10 seasons for the Lions (1968-1977). He was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and a 2007 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/imwuq7yledux1iuz409j.jpg)
1968 NFL Draft, third round, Detroit Lions -- Sanders played 10 seasons for the Lions (1968-1977). He was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and a 2007 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (National Football League)
![1950 NFL Draft, first round, San Francisco 49ers -- Nomellini played 14 seasons for the 49ers (1950-1963). He was a 10-time Pro Bowl selection and a 1969 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/moq4xnfueqfrovnli3p0.jpg)
1950 NFL Draft, first round, San Francisco 49ers -- Nomellini played 14 seasons for the 49ers (1950-1963). He was a 10-time Pro Bowl selection and a 1969 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (National Football League)
![1964 NFL Draft, first round, Minnesota Vikings -- Eller played 15 seasons for the Vikings (1964-1978) and one season for the Seattle Seahawks (1979). He was a member of four Vikings teams that advanced to the Super Bowl, a six-time Pro Bowl selection and a 2004 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/lvzawjfyr0q6ozrxdvtx.jpg)
1964 NFL Draft, first round, Minnesota Vikings -- Eller played 15 seasons for the Vikings (1964-1978) and one season for the Seattle Seahawks (1979). He was a member of four Vikings teams that advanced to the Super Bowl, a six-time Pro Bowl selection and a 2004 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (National Football League)
![1963 NFL Draft, seventh round, Kansas City Chiefs -- Bell played 12 seasons for the Chiefs (1963-1974). He was a member of two Chiefs teams that advanced to the Super Bowl, including the squad that won Super Bowl IV. Bell was a nine-time Pro Bowler and a 1983 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (National Football League)](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/asobcjux9uq28obowegu.jpg)
1963 NFL Draft, seventh round, Kansas City Chiefs -- Bell played 12 seasons for the Chiefs (1963-1974). He was a member of two Chiefs teams that advanced to the Super Bowl, including the squad that won Super Bowl IV. Bell was a nine-time Pro Bowler and a 1983 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (National Football League)
![Nagurski entered the NFL before the inaugural draft in 1936. He played nine seasons for the Chicago Bears (1930-37, 1943). He was a four-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](https://res.cloudinary.com/nflleague/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/league/ycud8bc77hc3zncripl8.jpg)
Nagurski entered the NFL before the inaugural draft in 1936. He played nine seasons for the Chicago Bears (1930-37, 1943). He was a four-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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