NFL Players as Youth Football Players
Before they became household names and big stars in the NFL, the sports figures in this gallery honed their skills, like so many other players, in the lower levels of football.
![NFL Players as Youth Football Players NFL Players as Youth Football Players](https://www.si.com/.image/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/MTY4MTg5NzI4MjYzMzgyOTQx/00-intro-clay-matthews-andrew-luck-richard-sherman-youth-footballjpg.jpg)
NFL Players as Youth Football Players
Clay Matthews
![Clay-Matthews-youth-football.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NzI4MjY0NjI4MTI1/clay-matthews-youth-footballjpg.jpg)
Richard Sherman
![Richard-Sherman-youth-football.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NzI4MjY0ODI0NzMz/richard-sherman-youth-footballjpg.jpg)
Ben Roethlisberger
![Ben-Roethlisberger-youth-football.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NzI4MjY0MjM0OTA5/ben-roethlisberger-youth-footballjpg.jpg)
Andrew Luck
![Andrew-Luck-youth-football.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NzI4MjY0MTY5Mzcz/andrew-luck-youth-footballjpg.jpg)
Earl Thomas
![Earl-Thomas-youth-football.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NzI3OTk1Mjc1MTY1/earl-thomas-youth-footballjpg.jpg)
with his younger brother Seth
Peyton Manning
![Peyton-Manning-youth-football-001288377Final.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NzI3OTk1Nzk5NDUz/peyton-manning-youth-football-001288377finaljpg.jpg)
Brett Favre
![Brett-Favre-youth-football.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NzI3OTk0OTQ3NDg1/brett-favre-youth-footballjpg.jpg)
Jamal Lewis
![Jamal-Lewis-youth-football.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NzI3OTk1NDcxNzcz/jamal-lewis-youth-footballjpg.jpg)
Jim Harbaugh
![Jim-Harbaugh-youth-football-080080044final.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NzI4MjY0MDM4MzAx/jim-harbaugh-youth-football-080080044finaljpg.jpg)
Bill Belichick
![Bill-Belichick-youth-football.jpg](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg5NzI4MjYzOTA3MjI5/bill-belichick-youth-footballjpg.jpg)
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