In fact, some teams seem to go crazy retiring numbers, while other teams are surprisingly lacking in retired numbers (we're looking at you, Dallas).
Below is the list of every retired uniform jersey number in the NFL's history.
AFC
Baltimore—None
Buffalo
Jim Kelly—12
Cincinnati
Bob Johnson—54
Cleveland
Otto Graham—14
Jim Brown—32
Ernie Davis—45
Don Fleming—46
Lou Groza—76
Denver
John Elway—7
Frank Tripucka—18
Floyd Little—44
Houston—None
Indianapolis
Johnny Unitas—19
Buddy Young—22
Lenny Moore—24
Art Donovan—70
Jim Parker—77
Raymond Berry—82
Gino Marchetti—89
Jacksonville—None
Kansas City
Jan Stenerud—3
Len Dawson—16
Emmitt Thomas—18
Abner Haynes—28
Stone Johnson—33
Mack Lee Hill—36
Derrick Thomas—58
Willie Lanier—63
Bobby Bell—78
Buck Buchanan—86
Miami
Bob Griese—12
Dan Marino—13
Larry Csonka—39
New England
Gino Cappelletti—20
Mike Haynes—40
Steve Nelson—57
John Hannah—73
Bruce Armstrong—78
Jim Lee Hunt—79
Bob Dee—89
New York Jets
Joe Namath—12
Don Maynard—13
Joe Klecko—73
Oakland—None
Pittsburgh
Ernie Stautner—70
San Diego
Dan Fouts—14
Lance Alworth—19
Tennessee
Warren Moon—1
Earl Campbell—34
Jim Norton—43
Mike Munchak—63
Elvin Bethea—65
Bruce Matthews—74
NFC
Arizona
Larry Wilson—8
Pat Tillman—40
Stan Mauldin—77
J.V. Cain—88
Marshall Goldberg—99
Atlanta
Steve Bartkowski—10
William Andrews—31
Jeff Van Note—57
Tommy Nobis—60
Carolina
Sam Mills—51
Chicago
Bronko Nagurski—3
George McAfee—5
George Halas—7
Willie Galimore—28
Walter Payton—34
Gale Sayers—40
Brian Piccolo—41
Sid Luckman—42
Dick Butkus—51
Bill Hewitt—56
Bill George—61
Bulldog Turner—66
Red Grange—77
Dallas—None
Detroit
Dutch Clark—7
Bobby Layne—22
Doak Walker—37
Joe Schmidt—85
Green Bay
Tony Canadeo—3
Don Hutson—14
Bart Starr—15
Ray Nitschke—66
Reggie White—92
Minnesota
Fran Tarkenton—10
Mick Tingelhoff—53
Jim Marshall—70
Korey Stringer—77
Cris Carter—80
Alan Page—88
New Orleans
Jim Taylor—31
Doug Atkins—81
New York Giants
Ray Flaherty—1
Tuffy Leemans—4
Mel Hein—7
Phil Simms—11
Y.A. Tittle—14
Frank Gifford—16
Al Blozis—32
Joe Morrison—40
Charlie Conerly—42
Ken Strong—50
Lawrence Taylor—56
Philadelphia
Steve Van Buren—15
Tom Brookshier—40
Pete Retzlaff—44
Chuck Bednarik—60
Al Wistert—70
Reggie White—92
Jerome Brown—99
St. Louis
Bob Waterfield—7
Eric Dickerson—29
Merlin Olsen—74
Deacon Jones—75
Jackie Slater—78
Jack Youngblood—85
San Francisco
Steve Young—8
John Brodie—12
Joe Montana—16
Joe Perry—34
Jimmy Johnson—37
Hugh McElhenny—39
Ronnie Lott—42
Charlie Krueger—70
Leo Nomellini—73
Bob St. Clair—79
Dwight Clark—87
Seattle
“Fans/the twelfth man”—12
Steve Largent—80
Tampa Bay
Lee Roy Selmon—63
Washington
Sammy Baugh—33