This is a list of nicknames in the sports of American football and Canadian football.
Players
"A-Train" – Mike Alstott, running back
"All Day" – Adrian Peterson, running back
"The Assassin" - Jack Tatum, Oakland Raiders, safety
"Avatar" – Jimmy Graham, tight end
"Bad Moon" - Andre Rison, many teams, wide receiver
"Baggadonuts" - Frank Winters, Green Bay Packers, center
"The Bearded Pony" - Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts, named for his amazing beard and the fact that he plays for the Colts. "Beast Mode" – Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks, named for his violent running style and unusual ability to break tackles "Big Dick Nick" - Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback "Big Phil" - Phil Loadholt, Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle "Blood" - John McNally, Green Bay Packers, running back "Boob" - Bernard Darling, Green Bay Packers, center "Boomer"- Bob Brown, tackle "Broadway Joe" - Joe Namath, New York Jets, quarterback "Buckets" - Charles Goldenberg, Green Bay Packers, guard/running back "The Bus" - Jerome Bettis, Pittsburgh Steelers, running back "Captain Comeback" - Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys, quarterback "The Claymaker" – Clay Matthews III "Cool Brees" – Drew Brees "The Cowboy" – Justin Smith "Crazy Legs" – Elroy Hirsch, running back/wide receiver "Curly" - Earl Louis Lambeau, Green Bay Packers, founder, halfback and coach "Danimal" – Dan Hampton "Danny Dimes" - Daniel Jones, New York Giants, quarterback "Deacon" - David Jones, Los Angeles Rams, defensive end "The Diesel" - John Riggins, Washington Redskins, running back "Dirty Dozen" = 1975 Dallas Cowboys team "The Dodger" – Roger Staubach, quarterback "The Dome Patrol" – the New Orleans Saints football team's linebacker corps of the late 1980s and the early 1990s. The Dome Patrol was rated by NFL Network as the #1 linebacker corps of all-time. "Easy E" – Eli Manning, quarterback, named for his relaxed demeanor even in pressure situations "Edge" - Edgerrin James, running back "Famous Jameis" - Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, quarterback "Fatso"- Art Donovan, defensive tackle "The Freak" - Jevon Kearse, Tennessee Titans, defensive end "The Fridge" – William Perry (American football), defensive tackle "The Ghost" - Dave Casper, Tight End who participated in two famous Oakland Raiders Plays: "Ghost to the Post" & "Holy Roller (American football)" "Golden Boy" - Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packers, half back/kicker "The Gray Ghost of Gonzaga" - Tony Canadeo, halfback "Greasy"- Earle Neale, coach "The Gunslinger" – Brett Favre, quarterback "The Hangman"- Chris Hanburger- linebacker "Highway 63" - Gene Upshaw, Hall of Fame Guard who won two Super Bowls with the Oakland Raiders "The Hogs" – 1980s/1990s Washington Redskins offensive line "The Intellectual Assassin" - Ron Mix, offensive tackle "Joe Cool" - Joe Montana, quarterback "Johnny Football" - Johnny Manziel, quarterback "The Juice" – O. J. Simpson, running back "JJ "Swatt" – J. J. Watt, Houston Texans, named for his ability to bat down passes at the line of scrimmage "Jug" - Francs Louis Earp, Green Bay Packers, center "K-Gun" - the name given to the Buffalo Bills offense of the mid 1990s that was based on a similar offense called “run and shoot”, known for its no-huddle shotgun formations "The Kraken" - Greg Hardy defensive end "Legatron" – Greg Zuerlein, St. Louis Rams "Legion of Boom™" – defensive backfield of the Seattle Seahawks (Richard Sherman, Kam Chancellor, Earl Thomas), named for their hard-hitting and physical style of play "The Lion"- Leo Nomellini, defensive tackle "Machine Gun Kelly" - Jim Kelly, quarterback, Buffalo Bills "The Manster" – Randy White, defensive tackle "Mean Joe" - Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers, defensive end "Megatron" – Calvin Johnson, wide receiver "The Minister of Defense" - Reggie White, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, defensive end "The Missile" - Qadry Ismail, wide receiver "Minitron" - Julian Edelman, wide receiver "MJD" - Maurice Jones-Drew, running back "The Muscle Hamster" – Doug Martin, running back "The New York Sack Exchange" - the New York Jets defensive line during the early 1980s "Night Train" – Dick Lane, a reference to his fear of flying and resultant travel to road games on night trains.