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
Jim Kelly
Cincinnati
Bob Johnson—54
Otto Graham
Jim Brown
Ernie Davis
Don Fleming—46
Lou Groza
John Elway
Frank Tripucka
Floyd Little
Houston—None
Johnny Unitas
Buddy Young
Lenny Moore
Art Donovan
Jim Parker
Raymond Berry
Gino Marchetti
Jacksonville—None
Len Dawson
Emmitt Thomas
Abner Haynes
Stone Johnson—33
Mack Lee Hill—36
Derrick Thomas
Willie Lanier
Bobby Bell
Buck Buchanan—86
Bob Griese
Dan Marino
Larry Csonka
New England
Gino Cappelletti
Mike Haynes
Steve Nelson
John Hannah
Bruce Armstrong
Jim Lee Hunt—79
Bob Dee—89
Joe Namath
Don Maynard
Joe Klecko
Oakland—None
Pittsburgh
Ernie Stautner
San Diego
Dan Fouts
Lance Alworth
Tennessee
Warren Moon
Earl Campbell
Jim Norton
Mike Munchak
Elvin Bethea
Bruce Matthews
NFC
Arizona
Larry Wilson
Pat Tillman
Stan Mauldin—77
J.V. Cain
Marshall Goldberg—99
Atlanta
Steve Bartkowski
William Andrews
Jeff Van Note
Tommy Nobis
Carolina
Sam Mills
Chicago
Bronko Nagurski
George McAfee
George Halas
Willie Galimore
Walter Payton
Gale Sayers
Brian Piccolo
Sid Luckman
Dick Butkus
Bill Hewitt—56
Bill George
Bulldog Turner
Red Grange
Dallas—None
Detroit
Dutch Clark
Bobby Layne
Doak Walker—37
Joe Schmidt
Green Bay
Tony Canadeo
Don Hutson—14
Bart Starr
Ray Nitschke
Reggie White
Minnesota
Fran Tarkenton
Mick Tingelhoff
Jim Marshall
Korey Stringer
Cris Carter
Alan Page
New Orleans
Jim Taylor
Doug Atkins—81
New York Giants
Ray Flaherty—1
Tuffy Leemans—4
Mel Hein—7
Phil Simms
Y.A. Tittle—14
Frank Gifford
Al Blozis—32
Joe Morrison—40
Charlie Conerly—42
Ken Strong—50
Lawrence Taylor
Philadelphia
Steve Van Buren
Tom Brookshier—40
Pete Retzlaff—44
Chuck Bednarik—60
Al Wistert—70
Reggie White
Jerome Brown—99
St. Louis
Bob Waterfield—7
Eric Dickerson
Merlin Olsen—74
Deacon Jones
Jackie Slater—78
Jack Youngblood
San Francisco
Steve Young
John Brodie—12
Joe Montana
Joe Perry—34
Jimmy Johnson—37
Hugh McElhenny—39
Ronnie Lott
Charlie Krueger—70
Leo Nomellini—73
Bob St. Clair—79
Dwight Clark
Seattle
“Fans/the twelfth man”—12
Steve Largent
Tampa Bay
Lee Roy Selmon
Washington
Sammy Baugh