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Patrick Peterson
Patrick Peterson (born 1990, Fort Lauderdale) is a former NFL cornerback, LSU Thorpe and Bednarik winner, drafted fifth overall in 2011 by Arizona; 8 Pro Bowls, 3 first-team All-Pro, retired a Cardinal after 13 seasons.
Patrick Queen
Patrick Queen is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, drafted 28th overall by the Baltimore Ravens out of LSU in 2020.
Patrick Surtain
Patrick Surtain (born 1976, New Orleans) is a former NFL cornerback, 1998 second-round pick, who played for Miami (1998-2004) and Kansas City (2005-08), made three Pro Bowls, had 37 interceptions, and is father of Broncos star Patrick Surtain II.
Patrick Surtain II
Patrick Surtain II (Pat Surtain II), Denver Broncos cornerback born 2000; Alabama star drafted ninth overall in 2021; 2024 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year, four-time Pro Bowl and multi-time All-Pro.
Patrick Willis
Patrick Willis (born 1985, Bruceton, TN) is a former NFL linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers (2007-2014), a 7-time Pro Bowler, 5-time first-team All-Pro, 2007 Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024 inductee.
Paul Brown
Paul Brown (1908-1991), Hall of Fame coach who founded the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals, won seven league titles, pioneered film study, the draw play, and the radio helmet, and integrated pro football in 1946.
Paul Chryst
Paul Chryst (born 1965, Madison, Wisconsin) is a college football coach, former Wisconsin quarterback, Pittsburgh head coach 2012-14, Wisconsin head coach 2015-2022 (67-26, two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year), fired October 2, 2022.
Paul Hornung
Paul Hornung, "The Golden Boy" (1935–2020), Notre Dame halfback and 1956 Heisman winner from a losing team; Green Bay Packers first overall pick, 1961 NFL MVP, 1963 gambling suspension, Hall of Fame 1986.
Paul Posluszny
Paul Posluszny, born 1984, Penn State linebacker, two-time Bednarik and 2005 Butkus winner, 2024 College Football Hall of Fame; 11 NFL seasons with Bills and Jaguars, 2013 Pro Bowl.
Paul Tagliabue
Paul Tagliabue (1940-2025), American lawyer and seventh NFL commissioner (1989-2006) after Pete Rozelle; oversaw expansion to 32 teams, labor peace, record TV deals, 9/11 and Katrina responses; Hall of Fame Centennial Class 2020.
Paxton Lynch
Paxton Lynch (born 1994) is a former quarterback from Memphis drafted 26th overall by the Denver Broncos in 2016; he played 5 NFL games with 4 starts, later appearing in the USFL and XFL.
Penei Sewell
Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions offensive tackle (No. 58), seventh overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft from Oregon; three straight First-Team AP All-Pro nods (2023-25), four Pro Bowls, 2019 Outland Trophy winner from American Samoa.
Pep Hamilton
Pep Hamilton, American football coach from Charlotte, NC; NFL offensive play caller for Colts, Browns-era, Texans; QB coach for Herbert, Luck, Mills; now Maryland Special Assistant to the Head Coach (2026).
Percy Harvin
Percy Harvin, NFL wide receiver and kickoff returner (Vikings, Seahawks, Jets, Bills, 2009-2016); 2009 Offensive Rookie of the Year, 87-yard kick return TD in Super Bowl XLVIII; retired 2016 with hip injuries, briefly returned with Buffalo.
Pete Carroll
Pete Carroll (born 1951) is an American football coach: USC head coach 2001-09 with two national titles, Seahawks coach 2010-23 winning Super Bowl XLVIII, and Raiders head coach in 2025 (3-14, fired January 2026).
Peyton Barber
Peyton Barber, NFL running back (Auburn), undrafted 2016; played Tampa Bay 2016-2019, Washington 2020, Las Vegas 2021; 89 games, 2,457 rushing yards, 21 TDs; career-best 871 yards in 2018.
Peyton Hillis
Peyton Hillis (born 1986, Conway, Arkansas), NFL running back for Denver, Cleveland, Kansas City, and the Giants; 1,177 rushing yards in 2010, Madden NFL 12 cover winner, hospitalized in 2023 after saving his children from drowning.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning, NFL quarterback 1998-2015 for the Colts and Broncos, record five-time MVP, two-time Super Bowl winner, career 71,940 yards and 539 touchdowns, Hall of Fame 2021, later founder of Omaha Productions.
Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah (born 2002) is an American football running back from Clemson, drafted 239th overall in round 7 of the 2025 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys; 2,887 career rushing yards, third-team All-ACC 2024.
Phil Simms
Phil Simms, quarterback for the New York Giants 1979-1993, Super Bowl XXI MVP (22 of 25, 268 yards, 39-20 over Denver), two-time champion, CBS analyst 1998-2024, not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers, NFL quarterback (born 1981, Decatur, Alabama): Chargers 2004-2019 via the Eli Manning draft-day trade, Colts 2020, retired 2021, returned at 44 in December 2025 for three Colts games; 63,440 career passing yards, eight Pro Bowls, now coaches St. Michael Catholic High School.
Phillip Adams (American football)
Phillip Matthew Adams (1988-2021), NFL cornerback drafted 224th overall by the 49ers in 2010 who played for six teams through 2015; killed six people in Rock Hill, SC in 2021 and was found to have stage 2 CTE.
Phillip Dorsett
Phillip Dorsett II, NFL wide receiver, Miami (FL) Hurricanes star drafted 29th overall by the Colts in 2015; 4.33-second 40; Super Bowl LIII champion with the Patriots; 151 catches, 2,001 yards, 12 TDs.
Phillip Fulmer
Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee Volunteers head football coach 1992-2008, won the 1998 BCS national championship and SEC titles in 1997 and 1998, went 151-52, then served as Tennessee athletic director 2017-2021.
Phillip Lindsay
Phillip Lindsay, born 1994 in Denver, is an American former NFL running back who was the first undrafted player to rush for 1,000 yards in his first two seasons.
Pierre Garçon
Pierre Garcon, born 1986, is a former NFL wide receiver from West Palm Beach, Florida, of Haitian descent. Mount Union d3 pick who played for the Colts, Redskins, and 49ers, leading the NFL with 113 catches in 2013.
Plaxico Burress
Plaxico Burress, born 1977 in Norfolk, VA, is a former NFL wide receiver (Michigan State; 8th overall pick 2000) who caught the game-winning TD in Super Bowl XLII and served 20 months in prison after a 2008 self-shooting.
Pop Warner
Pop Warner, born Glenn Scobey Warner, was an American football coach who won four national championships and introduced innovations including the single-wing formation and numbered jerseys.
Power Echols
Power Echols is an American football linebacker from Charlotte, North Carolina, who played at North Carolina and signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2025.
Priest Holmes
Priest Holmes (Priest Anthony Holmes), born 1973, NFL running back for Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs; undrafted 1997, 8,172 rushing yards, 86 TDs, 2003 single-season rushing touchdown record 27.