NFL Football-Military Edition

As you sit down and watch football over the holidays, take a look at this list below compiled by The Army Times which shows the deep links between the NFL and those who serve our country. Additions are welcome.

PLAYER/COACH	TEAM	MILITARY TIE
DB Phillip Adams	San Francisco	Father served in the Army
DE Jared Allen	Minnesota	Grandfather, Ray, served in the Marines and his brother, Scot, recently graduated from Marine Corps boot camp
G/C Eugene Amano	Tennessee	Father served in the Navy for 25 years
T Shawn Andrews	Free agent	Brother, Derrick, who is a sergeant in the army and recently finished a term in Kuwait
G/T Stacey Andrews	Philadelphia	Brother, Derrick, who is a sergeant in the army and recently finished a term in Kuwait
DE Kentwan Balmer	San Francisco	Cousin is in the Marines
LB Tully Banta-Cain	New England	Father, Adam, played football for the Naval Academy
WR Hank Baskett	Philadelphia	Father spent over 30 years in the Air Force; mother served as CFO at Clovis Air Force Base, N.M.; brother served in the Army for over 10 years
WR Bernard Berrian	Minnesota	Parents, Sallie and Joseph, are retired Air Force mechanics
DT Ryan Boschetti	Oakland	Grandfather served in World War II
DB Zack Bowman	Chicago	Father, Zackary, is a Master Sergeant in the Air Force
QB Drew Brees	New Orleans	Grandfather served in World War II
WR Kenny Britt	Tennessee	Sister, Specialist Laura Johnson serves at Victory Base Camp in Iraq
S C.C. Brown	Detroit	Currently in the National Guard; unit is prepared for Afghanistan if needed
T Jammal Brown	Washington	Father, Charles, is retired from the Army
C Jason Brown	St. Louis	Brother, Lunsford, served in Iraq and was killed in 2003
OL Kyle Calloway	Buffalo	Father, Ed, and mother, Nancy, served in the Air Force. Both of his grandfathers served in the Army. Brother, Kevin, serves in the Air Force, stationed in Bahrain
LB Caleb Campbell	Detroit	Served in the Army
QB David Carr	San Francisco	Grandfather served in the Air Force; Brother-in-law is in the Marines
CB Nolan Carroll	Miami	Father, Nolan, Sr., was a senior master Air Force sergeant. Mother, Jennifer, was a Navy Lieutenant Commander
Former head coach Brad Childress	Minnesota	Son, Andrew, is in the Marines, currently deployed in Afghanistan; Father was in the Army, stationed in Germany
LB Danny Clark	Houston	Has twin brothers in the armed forces – Jason (Air Force) and Joshua (Marines)
RB Thomas Clayton	New England	Father was a Sergeant First Class in the Army for 25 years
CB Nate Clements	San Francisco	Father served in the Army
Defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham	Detroit	Father was a sergeant in the Air Force
T Anthony Davis	San Francisco	Grandfather served in the Army
DE Rulon Davis	Free agent	Served four years in the Marines, including a six-month tour in Iraq
OL Evan Dietrich-Smith	Green Bay	Brother, Alex, is a Specialist-Team Leader in 10th Mountain Division of the Army
General manager Mark Dominik	Tampa Bay	Father Glenn was in the Navy; Brother, Todd, was in the Navy; Grandfather, Edward was in the Army during WWII
QB Trent Edwards	Buffalo	Father, Andy, flew reconnaissance missions during Vietnam War; Maternal grandfather was awarded Navy Cross for Valor during bombing of Pearl Harbor
DE Chris Ellis	Buffalo	Father and mother served in the Army and Navy, respectively
DE Demetric Evans	San Francisco	Has cousins in both the Army and Navy
FB Jerome Felton	Detroit	Brother, Simon, is in the Army and currently serving in Afghanistan
CB Cortland Finnegan	Tennessee	Mother served 20 years in the Army
WR Larry Fitzgerald	Arizona	Attended Valley Forge (PA) Military Academy after high school; his grandfather was a Lieutenant in the Army who won a purple heart for his service in Korea; aunt and uncle, Paul and Sam Jones, are both Lieutenant Colonels in the Army.
CB Drayton Florence	Buffalo	Father, Drayton, Sr. is a retired Army medic; sister, Lakisha, is currently serving in the Army
Head coach John Fox	Carolina	Father was a member of one of the original Navy SEAL teams created by President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s
C Hank Fraley	St. Louis	Brother was stationed with the Army in Iraq; father is a Vietnam veteran
Head coach Chan Gailey	Buffalo	Father, Tom, was in the Marines
K Graham Gano	Washington	Has two brothers in the Navy and Father was in the Marines
K Shayne Graham	Baltimore	Father served in the Army in Vietnam
Linebackers coach Kevin Greene	Green Bay	Served as a captain for 16 years in the Army Reserve during the offseasons when he was an NFL player
S Cedric Griffin	Minnesota	Mother served in the Navy; father served in the Air Force
S Michael Griffin	Tennessee	Mother served in the Navy; father served in the Air Force
FB Ahmard Hall	Tennessee	Served four years in the Marines (3rd Battalion, 8th Marines out of Camp Lejeune, NC), including missions in Kosovo (1999) and Afghanistan (2002)
WR Chad Hall	Philadelphia	Attended the Air Force Academy and was a second lieutenant at Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, UT
LB Parys Haralson	San Francisco	Grandfather served in the Army
LB Adam Hayward	Tampa Bay	Brother and sister served in the Army and cousin was in the Marine Corps.
CB Ellis Hobbs	Philadelphia	Father, Ellis Hobbs, Jr., served for over 30 years and graduated as a Sergeant Major before retiring from the military
DE Jason Hunter	Detroit	Father, James, served 25 years in the 82nd Airborne Division in the Armed Forces
G Mike Iupati	San Francisco	Brother-in-law is currently serving in the Army
RB Steven Jackson	St. Louis	Father served in the Marines
WR Vincent Jackson	San Diego	Father, Terrence, was an Army medic
LB Dhani Jones	Cincinnati	Both parents served in the military
Special teams assistant Ben Kotwica	New York Jets	Served in the Army as an Apache helicopter pilot in Iraq
LB Manny Lawson	San Francisco	Father, Donald, served in the Air Force
Head coach Marvin Lewis	Cincinnati	Father was in the Army, was stationed in Germany
LB Ben Leber	Minnesota	Father, Al, was stationed in Korea with the Army when he met Ben’s mother, Han
T Phil Loadholt	Minnesota	Father was a Sergeant First Class in the Army
Head coach Eric Mangini	Cleveland	Father served in the Navy
Assistant head coach / defensive line coach Rod Marinelli	Chicago	Served a one-year tour of duty in Vietnam
QB Ingle Martin	Kansas City	Uncle, Chris, is a Lieutenant Commander and pilot for the Navy
C Kevin Mawae	Free agent	Father served in the Army for 23 years, including two tours in Vietnam
FB Jason McKie	New Orleans	Father spent 23 years in the Air Force
T Marcus McNeill	San Diego	Mother, Leola, is a Colonel in the Air Force, stationed at Dobbins AFB inMarietta, GA
T Pat McQuistan	Dallas	Brother is in the Air Force
DT Roy Miller	Tampa Bay	Father and cousin served in the Army
DE/DT Kyle Moore	Tampa Bay	Father, Joseph, served in the Army for 22 years.
RB Sammy Morris	New England	Father, Sammy, was an Air Force Staff Sergeant; brother, Brien, serves in the Air Force
DE CJ Mosley	Cleveland	Father, Calvin Mosley Sr., is a retired First Master Sergeant with the United States Army
G Jamar Nesbit	Free agent	Father, Ronald, works for the Army Corps of Engineers
DE Igor Olshansky	Dallas	Father was in the Russian Army; grandfather fought for the Russian Red Army in World War II
DT Mike Patterson	Philadelphia	Uncle was a sergeant at Los Alamitos Army Base
TE Justin Peelle	Atlanta	Grandfather is a retired Navy captain
Special teams coordinator Mike Priefer	Denver	Served in the Navy (1991-94) as a helicopter pilot and was stationed in the Persian Gulf
DE Melila Purcell	Free agent	Father is an active reservist in the Army
WR Josh Reed	Buffalo	Brother (Army) and cousin (Navy) recently served in Iraq
G Tyler Reed	Free agent	Father, Gary, played football for the Naval Academy from 1971-75
Head coach Andy Reid	Philadelphia	Father served in the Navy in World War II
FB Tony Richardson	N.Y. Jets	Father was a Sergeant Major in the Army; sister, part of Desert Storm, is serving in the Army at Fort Bragg, NC
Defensive coordinatorRon Rivera	San Diego	Father was an Army officer; Ron lived in three countries as a child
S Mark Roman	Free agent	Five of his six brothers served in the Army
CB Lydell Sargeant	Buffalo	Father, Drew, served in the Air Force for more than 20 years
LB Cody Spencer	Free agent	Brother serves in the Army, currently stationed in Iraq
T Joe Staley	San Francisco	Grandfather was in the Navy during the Korean War; uncle was in the Navy
DT Randy Starks	Miami	Father served in the Army for over 20 years, mostly in Germany
TE Tony Stewart	Oakland	Father, Malcolm, was in the Army and stationed in Germany when Tony was born
Quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan	N.Y. Giants	Graduate of Army Airborne, Ranger and Air Assault schools
CB Charles Tillman	Chicago	Father was an Army sergeant; Charles attended 11 schools in 13 years
LB Pat Thomas	Free agent	Father was a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy
DE Dave Tollefson	N.Y. Giants	Brother is a Marine
Head coach Norv Turner	San Diego	Father served in the Marines
K Lawrence Tynes	N.Y. Giants	Father served in the Navy as a Master Chief
LB DeMarcus Ware	Dallas	Wife, Taniqua, served in the Air Force
Defensive line coach Mike Waufle	Oakland	Served in the Marine Corps from 1972-1975
DE Mario Williams	Houston	Brother-in-law served in the Army and was killed in Iraq
WR Troy Williamson	Jacksonville	Brother is a career Marine, who just returned from Iraq; sister serves in the Navy
LB Patrick Willis	San Francisco	Father was in the National Guard
Owner/president Ralph Wilson Jr.	Buffalo	Navy veteran, served in WWII
LB Will Witherspoon	Tennessee	Father was in the Air Force
DB Dexter Wynn	Free agent	Mother is a retired Air Force civil engineer who served in the Gulf War