List of NFL retired numbers

Teams in the National Football League retire jersey numbers of players who either are considered by the team to have made significant contributions to that team's success, or who have experienced untimely deaths during their playing career. As with other leagues, once a team retires a player's jersey number, it never issues the number to any other player, unless the player or team explicitly allows it.

History

Since NFL teams began retiring numbers, 163 players have had their jersey number retired. The Chicago Bears and the New York Giants have the most retired numbers of the teams with 14 each.
Reggie White is the only player whose number was retired by two teams. While Peyton Manning's number is only officially retired by the Indianapolis Colts, he received an acknowledgment when the Denver Broncos re-retired the number 18, which is officially retired under the name of Frank Tripucka. The Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, and Las Vegas Raiders traditionally do not retire jersey numbers. The New Orleans Saints previously retired numbers, having done so for Jim Taylor and Doug Atkins, but under new ownership those numbers were unretired. Also without a retired jersey number are the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans, though these teams are less than 30 years old: in this regard, the Texans do not retire numbers but honor player jerseys instead.
The Buffalo Bills under previous owner Ralph Wilson also did not retire jersey numbers, with the exception of Jim Kelly. This policy was reversed under Wilson's successor Terry Pegula.
Unlike Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, and the National Basketball Association, the NFL has never retired a jersey number league-wide in honor of anyone.
The number 00 is no longer allowed, but was not retired in honor of any particular player; rather, the NFL's positional numbering system, instituted in 1973, does not allocate a position for players wearing that number. The NFL allowed 00 in the past, with Steve Bagarus, Jim Otto, and Ken Burrough being the only three players to have ever worn it. The number can be, and rarely is, used in the preseason when no other numbers for a player's position are available.

Retired numbers

file:Mike ditka topps card cropped.jpg|thumb|170px|Mike Ditka, whose number 89 was retired by the Bears in a Monday night game against the Dallas Cowboys|alt=Mike Ditka in the press booth of a pre-season football game

Player	No.	Team	Tenure	Year retired
	8	Arizona Cardinals	1960–1972	1970
	40	Arizona Cardinals	1998–2001	2004
	77	Arizona Cardinals	1946–1948	1948
	88	Arizona Cardinals	1974–1978	1979
	99	Arizona Cardinals	1939–1943, 1946–1948	1948
	12	Buffalo Bills	1986–1996	2001
	34	Buffalo Bills	1988–1999	2018
	78	Buffalo Bills	1985–1999	2016
	51	Carolina Panthers	1995–1997	2005
	3	Chicago Bears	1930–1937, 1943	1949
	5	Chicago Bears	1940–1941, 1945–1950	1955
	7	Chicago Bears	1920–1928
	28	Chicago Bears	1957–1963
	34	Chicago Bears	1975–1987	1987
	40	Chicago Bears	1965–1971	1994
	41	Chicago Bears	1965–1969	1970
	42	Chicago Bears	1939–1950
	51	Chicago Bears	1965–1973	1994
	56	Chicago Bears	1932–1936	1949
	61	Chicago Bears	1952–1965
	66	Chicago Bears	1940–1952	1963
	77	Chicago Bears	1925–1934	1949
	89	Chicago Bears	1961–1966	2013
	54	Cincinnati Bengals	1968–1979	1978
	14	Cleveland Browns	1946–1955
	32	Cleveland Browns	1957–1965
	45	Cleveland Browns	1962	1963
	46	Cleveland Browns	1960–1962
	76	Cleveland Browns	1946–1959, 1961–1967	1968
	7	Denver Broncos	1983–1998	1999
	18	Denver Broncos	1960–1963	1963
	44	Denver Broncos	1967–1975	1984
	7	Detroit Lions	1931–1932, 1934–1938	1939
	20	Detroit Lions	1967–1977	2004
	20	Detroit Lions	1989–1998	2004
	20	Detroit Lions	1980–1984	2004
	22	Detroit Lions	1950–1958
	37	Detroit Lions	1950–1955	1955
	56	Detroit Lions	1953–1965
	85	Detroit Lions	1970–1971
	3	Green Bay Packers	1941–1952	1952
	4	Green Bay Packers	1992–2007	2015
	14	Green Bay Packers	1935–1945	1951
	15	Green Bay Packers	1956–1971	1973
	66	Green Bay Packers	1958–1972	1983
	92	Green Bay Packers	1993–1998	1999
	18	Indianapolis Colts	1998–2011	2017
	19	Indianapolis Colts	1956–1972
	22	Indianapolis Colts	1953–1955
	24	Indianapolis Colts	1956–1967	1968
	70	Indianapolis Colts	1953–1961	1962
	77	Indianapolis Colts	1957–1967
	82	Indianapolis Colts	1955–1967
	89	Indianapolis Colts	1953–1966
	71	Jacksonville Jaguars	1995–2001	2022
	3	Kansas City Chiefs	1967–1979	1992
	16	Kansas City Chiefs	1962–1975
	18	Kansas City Chiefs	1966–1978	2008
	28	Kansas City Chiefs	1960–1964
	33	Kansas City Chiefs	1963	1963
	36	Kansas City Chiefs	1964–1965
	58	Kansas City Chiefs	1989–1999	2009
	63	Kansas City Chiefs	1967–1977	1992
	78	Kansas City Chiefs	1963–1974	1984
	86	Kansas City Chiefs	1963–1975	1992
	14	Los Angeles Chargers	1973–1987	1988
	18	Los Angeles Chargers	1976–1986	2023
	19	Los Angeles Chargers	1962–1970	2005
	21	Los Angeles Chargers	2001–2009	2015
	55	Los Angeles Chargers	1990–2002	2012
	80	Los Angeles Chargers	1979–1987	2023
	7	Los Angeles Rams	1945–1952	1952
	28	Los Angeles Rams	1999–2006	2007
	29	Los Angeles Rams	1983–1987
	74	Los Angeles Rams	1962–1976
	75	Los Angeles Rams	1961–1971	2009
	78	Los Angeles Rams	1976–1995	1996
	80	Los Angeles Rams	1994–2007	2010
	85	Los Angeles Rams	1971–1984
	12	Miami Dolphins	1967–1980	1985
	13	Miami Dolphins	1983–1999	2000
	39	Miami Dolphins	1968–1974, 1979	2002
	10	Minnesota Vikings	1961–1966, 1972–1978	1979
	53	Minnesota Vikings	1962–1978	2001
	70	Minnesota Vikings	1961–1979	1999
	77	Minnesota Vikings	1995–2000	2001
	80	Minnesota Vikings	1990–2001	2003
	88	Minnesota Vikings	1967–1978	1988
	12	New England Patriots	2000–2019	2024
	20	New England Patriots	1960–1970
	40	New England Patriots	1976–1982
	57	New England Patriots	1974–1987	1988
	73	New England Patriots	1973–1985
	78	New England Patriots	1987–2000	2000
	79	New England Patriots	1960–1970
	89	New England Patriots	1960–1967
	1	New York Giants	1928–1935	1935
	4	New York Giants	1936–1943	1940
	7	New York Giants	1931–1945	1963
	10	New York Giants	2004–2019	2021
	11	New York Giants	1979–1993	1995
	14	New York Giants	1937–1945	1946
	14	New York Giants	1961–1964	1965
	16	New York Giants	1952–1964	2000
	32	New York Giants	1942–1944	1945
	40	New York Giants	1959–1972	1973
	42	New York Giants	1948–1961	1962
	50	New York Giants	1936–1947	1968
	56	New York Giants	1981–1993	1994
	92	New York Giants	1993–2007	2021
	12	New York Jets	1965–1976	1985
	13	New York Jets	1960–1972
	28	New York Jets	1998–2005	2012
	73	New York Jets	1977–1987	2004
	90	New York Jets	1989–1992	2012
	Jacket	New York Jets	1963–1973
	5	Philadelphia Eagles	1999–2009	2013
	15	Philadelphia Eagles	1944–1951	1951
	20	Philadelphia Eagles	1996–2008	2012
	40	Philadelphia Eagles	1953–1961	1962
	44	Philadelphia Eagles	1956–1966	1965
	60	Philadelphia Eagles	1949–1962
	70	Philadelphia Eagles	1944–1951	1952
	92	Philadelphia Eagles	1985–1992	2005
	99	Philadelphia Eagles	1987–1991	1992
	32	Pittsburgh Steelers	1972–1983	2022
	70	Pittsburgh Steelers	1950–1963	1964
	75	Pittsburgh Steelers	1969–1981	2014
	8	San Francisco 49ers	1987–1999	2008
	12	San Francisco 49ers	1957–1973	1973
	16	San Francisco 49ers	1979–1992	1997
	34	San Francisco 49ers	1948–1960	1971
	37	San Francisco 49ers	1961–1976	1977
	39	San Francisco 49ers	1952–1960	1971
	42	San Francisco 49ers	1981–1990	2003
	70	San Francisco 49ers	1959–1973	1974
	73	San Francisco 49ers	1950–1963	1971
	79	San Francisco 49ers	1953–1963	2001
	80	San Francisco 49ers	1985–2000	2010
	87	San Francisco 49ers	1979–1987	1988
	45	Seattle Seahawks	1981–1987	2017
	71	Seattle Seahawks	1997–2009	2010
	80	Seattle Seahawks	1976–1989	1992
	96	Seattle Seahawks	1990–2000	2012
FAN (12s)	12	Seattle Seahawks	–	1984
	55	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1995–2008	2014
	63	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1976–1984	1986
	99	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1995–2003	2013
	1	Tennessee Titans	1984–1993	2006
	9	Tennessee Titans	1995–2005	2019
	27	Tennessee Titans	1996–2003	2019
	34	Tennessee Titans	1978–1984	1987
	43	Tennessee Titans	1960–1968	1968
	63	Tennessee Titans	1982–1993	1996
	65	Tennessee Titans	1968–1983	1983
	74	Tennessee Titans	1983–2001	2002
	9	Washington Commanders	1964–1974	2022
	21	Washington Commanders	2004–2007	2021
	28	Washington Commanders	1983–2002	2024
	33	Washington Commanders	1937–1952	1953
	49	Washington Commanders	1962–1968	2020
	81	Washington Commanders	1980–1993	2025