National Football League team captains

In the National Football League, the team captain designation is a team-appointed position that designates certain players as leaders on and off the field. The captains program was implemented by the NFL Player Advisory Council established by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in conjunction with the NFL Players Association. Players with the C patch on their jerseys represents team captain and the number of stars filled in on the patch represents the number of consecutive years that player has been named captain by that team. If they've been named captain for longer than four years, the "C" on the patch is gold. Some teams (e.g., New England) do not have this patch on their jerseys but still designate captains.

Team	Offensive Captain(s)	Defensive Captain(s)	Special Teams Captain(s)
Arizona Cardinals	WR Larry Fitzgerald, C Lyle Sendlein	S Adrian Wilson, DT Darnell Dockett, LB Paris Lenon	P Dave Zastudil
Atlanta Falcons	QB Matt Ryan, TE Tony Gonzalez	DE John Abraham	P Michael Koenen, LB Coy Wire
Baltimore Ravens [1]	Appointed weekly	Appointed weekly	Appointed weekly
Buffalo Bills	QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, RB Fred Jackson	LB Chris Kelsay, LB Andra Davis	P Brian Moorman, S George Wilson
Carolina Panthers	T Jordan Gross WR Steve Smith	LB Jon Beason, LB Thomas Davis, S Charles Godfrey	P Jason Baker
Chicago Bears	QB Jay Cutler, C Roberto Garza	DE Julius Peppers, LB Brian Urlacher	LS Patrick Mannelly
Cincinnati Bengals	RB Cedric Benson, G Bobbie Williams	DT Domata Peko, LB Rey Maualuga	LB Brandon Johnson
Cleveland Browns	QB Colt McCoy	DE Robaire Smith, LB Scott Fujita	WR-KR Joshua Cribbs, K Phil Dawson
Dallas Cowboys	QB Tony Romo, TE Jason Witten,	LB DeMarcus Ware, LB Bradie James	P Mat McBriar
Denver Broncos	QB Kyle Orton, G Chris Kuper	CB Champ Bailey, FS Brian Dawkins	LB Wesley Woodyard
Detroit Lions [2]	C Dominic Raiola, QB Matthew Stafford	DE Kyle Vanden Bosch	K Jason Hanson
Green Bay Packers [3]	Appointed Weekly	Appointed Weekly	Appointed Weekly
Houston Texans	WR Andre Johnson, QB Matt Schaub	LB DeMeco Ryans,LB Brian Cushing, DE Antonio Smith	K Neil Rackers
Indianapolis Colts	QB Peyton ManningWR Reggie Wayne	LB Gary Brackett	K Adam Vinatieri, S Melvin Bullitt
Jacksonville Jaguars	RB Maurice Jones-Drew, TE Mercedes Lewis	DE Aaron Kampman, LB Daryl Smith	FB Montell Owens, WR Kassim Osgood
Kansas City Chiefs	QB Matt Cassel	LB Mike Vrabel	S Jon McGraw
Miami Dolphins	OT Jake Long, QB Chad Henne	LB Karlos Dansby, S Yeremiah Bell	Appointed weekly
Minnesota Vikings	QB Donovan McNabb, RB Adrian Peterson	DT Kevin Williams, LB E.J. Henderson	K Ryan Longwell
New England Patriots	QB Tom Brady, G Logan Mankins	DL Vince Wilfork, LB Jerod Mayo, CB Devin McCourty	WR Matthew Slater
New Orleans Saints	QB Drew Brees	LB Jonathan Vilma, DL Will Smith	WR/KR Courtney Roby [4]
New York Giants [5]	QB Eli Manning	DE Justin Tuck	LS/LB Zak DeOssie
New York Jets	QB Mark Sanchez, WR Santonio Holmes	CB Darelle Revis, NT Sione Pouha	S Eric Smith
Oakland Raiders [6]	RB Darren McFadden, QB Jason Campbell	DT Richard Seymour	P Shane Lechler, RB Rock Cartwright
Philadelphia Eagles	QB Michael Vick WR Desean Jackson	CB Asante Samuel CBNnamdi Asomugha	Appointed weekly.
Pittsburgh Steelers	WR Hines Ward, QB Ben Roethlisberger	LB James Farrior	WR Arnaz Battle
San Diego Chargers	QB Philip Rivers, C Nick Hardwick	LB Takeo Spikes, S Eric Weddle	FB Jacob Hester
San Francisco 49ers [7]	RB Frank Gore	LB Patrick Willis	Vacant
Seattle Seahawks	QB Tavaris Jackson	CB Marcus Trufant	RB Leon Washington, RB Michael Robinson
St. Louis Rams	RB Steven Jackson	DE James Hall	K Josh Brown
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	C Jeff Faine QB Josh Freeman	CB Ronde Barber	S Will Allen
Tennessee Titans	QBMatt Hasselbeck	CB Cortland Finnegan	LB Tim Shaw
Washington Redskins	WR Santana Moss	LB London Fletcher, CB DeAngelo Hall	FB Mike Sellers

References

1. ^ Camille Powell, "NFL's Newest Promotion", TheWashingtonPost.com, Oct 3, 2007
2. ^ Chrissie Wywrot, "Stafford, Raiola, Hanson and Vanden Bosch selected as team captains", DetroitLions.com, Sept 9, 2011
3. ^ Mike Spofford, "Playoff captains elected", Packers.com, Jan 7, 2011
4. ^ Gene Higginbotham, "New Orleans Saints Special Teams Has A New Captain After Roster Cuts", whodatdish.com, Sept 3, 2011
5. ^ Ohm Youngmisuk, "Meet the 2011 captains", ESPN New York, Sept 8, 2011
6. ^ Rich Langford, "Oakland Raiders Name Their Captains", silverandblackpride.com, Sept 9, 2011
7. ^ Matt Barrows, "The players have spoken: Willis, Gore are team captains", sacbee.com 49ers Blog and Q&A, Sept 3, 2011