Top Ten Most Feared Tacklers #9 Steve Atwater

[bryonlape]

Hit hard, hit clean. Unlike the clowns in Pittsburgh today.

[PlayaBoy1066]

"they still got christian in, ima get his ass" then he rocks okoye

[AllPro777]

Why is Steve Atwater not in the hall of fame, you ask? Because the voters are mostly morons.

[LenL777]

What makes the hit on Okoye so great is that Okoye was lowering down and getting ready to hit 1:19. Atwater still knocks him backwards?

[vengum1]

sean taylor would be on this list R.I.P.

[tmacab]

1:10 Bust his Ass!

[adboss10]

how do you knock someone out who's 40 lbs heavier than you...ridiculous

[eddiec1987]

"play hard play smart and knock they ass off every chance u get baby" lmao

[Funebre6]

1:19 WTF! YEAH!

[toughjackkkk]

that was a great time!

[snortemup11]

8 pro bowls rookie of the year and he's not in the hall of fame why???

[Crackcoach]

I was wondering if I could find this on YouTube. Thanks guys. I don't remember hearing anything about the Nigerian Nightmare after this. Just kinda faded away I guess.

[TheSuperEntertainer]

1:07 - 1:09 "I don't give a f*ck if he played wide receiver."

EPIC!!!!!!

[Rawk4Life]

Steve Atwater made the list for one reason: ending Christian Okoye's career.

[zazozung]

He tried to smack Jerry Rice in the Super Bowl and Rice simply bounced of off him for a TD.

[siler7]

@zazozung Jerry Rice is the GOAT. Getting schooled by him is an honor, because you had to work hard to even be in the same zip code.

<--- lifelong Broncos fan

[TheWholeSystemisFckd]

1:05, 1:48...Steve was what football used to be about. Few words, its about play, not talk. Too much yappin nowadays. Atwater was the type to just destroy people and go about his business

[nykia31]

His career was short, but Okoye was a freak of nature

[Defleppard344]

its funny how half off these guys are safteys.....

[ThePharcydePhreak]

Woo Broncos at #10 and #9. Lynch and Atwater (and now Dawkins) are some of the hardest hitters of all time!

[halospartan117899]

Sean Taylor should've made this list

[mpj32587]

He had 173 tackles in a single season!

[mpj32587]

When is he going to get into the HOF??

[TheShottaz]

i cant believe b-dawk didnt make this list

[Nik3z1]

wtf!? where's Brian Dawkins?

[slickcrack]

what about sean taylor ?

[DaRealElChiaUSA]

wow 2 bronco safetys in a row

[TheXhukOfRock]

"Okay... don't get mad at me, Tito..."

[TheNAgam3]

That hit in sb32, KOD himself his teammate and the receiver that was a hitter

[simmons454]

OMG! was that added "sound effects"! (1:19) MAJOR HIT!!!

[6400az]

The tackle on Okoye was certainly "Myth Busting" ....but the greatest of all was Roy Winston unloading on Larry Csonka.

[fakeandgay69]

@6400az myth busting? that was career ending

[6400az]

@fakeandgay69

What do you mean career ending. Okoye kept playing.

[Mr813Fla]

Can u imagine him and Champ Bailey playing together in their prime...

[JesusGCeballos]

he says 220 at 2:20 in the video.. am i the only one who noticed that?

[Ovatime]

Steve Atwater would piss on Roger Goodell's shoes for these dumbass rule changes!!

[dc7236]

this guy should be atleat in the top 5

[T82486]

You know somebody is pure football player when you've never seen they're face without they're helmet lol..........

[Unleashed63]

Too low

[bendtner96]

is the announcer farting at 0:31 when he says "After winning rookie of the year..."

XD XD

[diabloprey]

AMERICAN BADASS

[ChuckbAwesome123]

the 1 person who doesnt like this is Christian Okoye

[ItoDaigoro]

I am a life-long Raiders fan... but I LOVED Steve Atwater and how he hit! That Okoye hit was like the famous Pippen over Ewing dunk of '94 - just standing over his prey!

[sjk187]

That hit @ 3:20!!! He knocked out his own team mate, the packers receiver, and himself. One of the greatest safties of all time. And of course that hit on Okoye that i watched live. I never saw anyone put okoye on his ass like that, Wow!!! lol.

[ssorinn]

Brett Favre fumbling since 1994...

[someskater188]

"they got akoye playing fullback"..... "i dont give a fuck he can play wide reciever..."

[Carpet07]

wow not in the hall of fame and over a thousand tackles

[JBrewer4386]

Atwater isn't in the Hall Of Fame??

[amoney101295]

okoye is a fuckin tank

[Savel760]

THIS GUY SHOULD B IN THE HALL OF FAME!!!

[anatsusha09]

As a Bronco fan,Atwater have always been my favorite even ahead of Elway.......Hopefully one day he can enter the Hall of Fame.....

[IRIICIKY]

i wish people still played like this...

[createeer]

got ah okoye at fullback i dongive a fuck if hes playin wide reciver

[StaticShockENT]

Haha @ 1:05-1:10

[miggy25]

Atwater is so underrated and definitely belongs in the Hall...never understood why he didn't get the recognition like Ronnie Lott did....I think Steve was a harder hitter and a better all-around safety

[ryanexsus]

One of the greatest Arkansas Razorbacks to play the game.

[Flamangatang]

Shhhh, I hear if you say Atwater's name five times he will hit you in your sleep....

[Chr0nict0wn]

There was a hit I think against the Packers where he knocked out the guy he tackled, his own teammate, and himself all at the same time.

[TheEsquire212]

Atwater was the fucking man. And I'm a Giants fan.

[NA21RaIdErS4life]

ima raider fan but i think this guy belongs in the hall.

alot of broncos are being snubbed by the hall and is bull shit

[brncoman1]

@NA21RaIdErS4life Finally a Raider fan I can agree with! I dont know why the Broncos are always getting snubbed but its a fact.

[RoboHays9000]

The hall should be ashamed that Atwater, Dennis Smith, and Joe Browner aren't in. Fucking politics.

[brncoman1]

@RoboHays9000 Amen brother. Ronnie Lott is the only one of those USC defensive backs in the Hall. All 3 belong in the HOF. For some reason no one remembers "DS49" (Dennis Smith). He was voted to 6 pro bowls and was a more crushing hitter than Ronnie Lott. Lott was great but so were Smith and Browner (and Atwater).

[defdakilla41]

@brncoman1 more than just hits. Ronnie before he moved to saftey was a all pro Corner too.

[chinn741]

thts my uncle!! ahah he is a beast and he has inspired me

[weirdguy8989]

"got okoye playin fullback"

"i dont give a f*ck if he was playin wide receiver" 

[weirdguy8989]

he shows u can tackle anyone if u put ur mind to it

[NEWYorksFinest3012]

i mean okoye got hit hard i always heard about how Okoye was a big power back never got smacked but this video says it all

[Tbiscuit50]

i watched all of these like 3 times and i still watch them just because they have some big hits and good people.

[cantbeatme100]

wheres sean taylor?

[ticktockkeeptickin]

@cantbeatme100 i know right?

[lilze96]

LMAO Christian Okoye was never the same after Atwater hit him

[pnutbutrncrackers]

THONK!!! Great sound effect on Okoye -- love it.

[swashbuckler37]

There is NO WAY that Atwater could hit harder the John Lynch.

[buckeyes71077]

Okoye got DROPPED!!!!

[Oscar1097]

2 denver safety's BABY!

[jdcarmona81094]

john lynch should be top 3 he looked like he hit you at 1000 miles per hour

[plntntvzn]

Atwater was a big(6-3,213),physical intimidator & tempo-setter.He played bigger, got his opponents' attention & attacked the line hard vs the run & blew up ball carriers.He unloaded on receivers in his area & was a strong blitzer. He had awareness & feel for the game,took good angles & was a punishing tackler.He moved well laterally & delivered jarring blows.He had quite good range in two-deep coverage because he always got good breaks on the ball & had good body control.He was a crushing hitter

[cehamlet89]

is atwater in the hall of fame?

[FATTYcoke23]

@cehamlet89 nope. there is a bias against defensive players and an even bigger bias against defensive backs. he will get in one day its just a matter of when

[YoItsNFL]

atwalter or ronie lott

[csimonma]

Beastly...

[dat804hb]

"christian still in..... Bust his ass"

[frostclan]

Yeah Okoye had the chance but he didn't deliver so dry your tears. Yeah he may have lost in those super bowls but to go out on top like he did with back to back rings. come on don't hate Ariamaluum. Atwater was the man and i hate to tell you this but don't hurt urself when Atwater get inducted to the Hall of Fame... He is bad ASS!!

[TheKAPPY55]

okoye should of ran his ass over

[mct1967]

Okoye couldn't run Atwater over & Atwater decked him. Maybe you need to look at this footage again.

[giantspride92]

nah cause you gotta remember safeties are often unblocked

[gnatsrevlis]

Only thing I disagree with on this video clip is that Steve does not belong at #9....

He should be in the top 5..!!!!

[Ariamaluum]

@gnatsrevlis. You put an tight end on him, he wore down a bit. That was the case in those Super Bowl losses. Mark Bavaro, Don Warren, and Brent Jones kicked his ass.

[mtlinknfl]

he never played in super bowls vs bavaro or warren or brent jones, his first year was 1989, and he killed the packers in the super bowl

[Ariamaluum]

You are right on that one concerning Bavaro and Warren. I was either thinking of Dennis Smith or Braxton. Brent Jones, he played against in 1989, his first year.

[AHTxStudios]

John 17:3- And god said, "Let their be pwnage in the Broncos D"

[WillzaBeast]

Awesome

[wndebu]

Christian was never the same after that hit

[miggy25]

Steve Atwater was such a huge hitter and such an underrated great player

[mct1967]

Atwater is another Bronco who belongs in the Hall of Fame.

[jbmacon531]

Dennis Smith and Louis Wright also belong in the Hall of Fame. Denver had some great defensive backs. Dennis Smith was another hard hitting safety.

[rking1012]

i met him once, huge dude

[romans6thru8]

Thank you for givin my man Atwater(former Razorback) some shine. I would watch Denver's D just see him hit!

Know Him- John 17:3

[westywolves1155]

do you have that just because it's the shortest verse in the bible?

[romans6thru8]

John 17:3- And this is eternal life, that they might know You, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

It's an ivitation to know and have a realationship with Christ.

God Bless

[westywolves1155]

oh, thats nice. my friends got it as his senior verse in the year book.