Jerry Rice was named the greatest player in NFL history on Thursday, according to an NFL Network special. Rice finished ahead of Jim Brown and Lawrence Taylor. The voting was conducted by a panel of former football coaches and executives as well as writers and broadcasters convened by NFL Films President Steve Sabol. Joe Montana, Walter Payton, Johnny Unitas, Reggie White, Peyton Manning, Don Hutson and Dick Butkus comprised the remainder of the top-10.