JJ Jansen keeps stacking milestones, and now he owns a piece of NFL history.
The Carolina Panthers long snapper took the field against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 6 and moved into sole possession of the most games played by a long snapper in league history with 282.
That mark ties Jansen, who is 40, with Minnesota Vikings legend Jim Marshall and leaves him just behind Calais Campbell’s active streak.
Jansen’s place on the all-time games played list says plenty about how long he has lasted in the league. He still has a huge climb ahead if he ever wants to catch the top of the board. Morten Andersen sits first with 382 games played, meaning Jansen would need 100 more games to reach that number.
The all-time list shows just how rare Jansen’s run has been. His name now appears alongside some of the most durable players the league has ever seen, including Tom Brady, Jerry Rice, Drew Brees and Jason Hanson.
Here’s where Jansen stands among the NFL’s all-time leaders in games played:
- K Morten Andersen: 382
- K Adam Vinatieri: 365
- K Gary Anderson: 353
- P Jeff Feagles: 352
- K/QB George Blanda: 340
- QB Tom Brady: 335
- K Jason Hanson: 327
- K Phil Dawson: 305
- WR Jerry Rice: 303
t-10. QB Brett Favre: 302
t-10. K John Carney: 302
- K John Kasay: 301
t-13. K Matt Stover: 297
t-13: P Andy Lee: 297
- OL Bruce Matthews: 296
- CB Darrell Green: 295
- TE Marcedes Lewis: 290
- QB Drew Brees: 287
- P Shane Lechler: 286
t-20. P Sean Landeta: 284
t-20 K Sebastian Janikowski: 285
- DL Calais Campbell: 283
t-23. DL Jim Marshall: 282
t-23. LS JJ Jansen: 282
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