#TBT: Amazing photos of NFL stars back in the day

Published: Aug 23, 2018 at 09:00 AM

Nick Toney

Editor, The Checkdown

NFL players weren't messing around on this Throwback Thursday.

As part of the league's #LetsPlayFootball initiative, players dug through family photo albums and old varsity yearbooks en masse.

The end result? Perhaps the greatest treasure trove of #TBT photos you'll ever see — all to gear up for another season of high school football.

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The hard work begins long before the glory... 💯 #LetsPlayFootball #TBT

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You can learn more about the #LetsPlayFootball campaign right here. Just make sure you come back for these amazing old school pics.

Emmitt Smith

Throwing it back to where it all started! 🏈 Good luck to this year’s @ehs_gators team! #LetsPlayFootball #GoGators 🐊 #TBT pic.twitter.com/kilvhr9EVV
— Emmitt Smith (@EmmittSmith22) August 23, 2018

Sam Darnold

Sam & pops. #TBT #LetsPlayFootball pic.twitter.com/CMsUYz4Ixj
— New York Jets (@nyjets) August 23, 2018

Matt Ryan

Let's take it back to 1993, 8 years old, playing fullback for Downingtown “Young Whippets.” The dream started young. #hardwork #determination #LetsPlayFootball #TBT pic.twitter.com/tFaDjlon1v
— Matt Ryan (@M_Ryan02) August 23, 2018

Kurt Warner

Before he was a member of the @ProFootballHOF, @kurt13warner was lighting it up as a QB for Regis High School in Iowa. #TBT #LetsPlayFootball pic.twitter.com/TpVEIcBPgX
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) August 23, 2018

Michael Strahan

Who is ready for some football? Throwing it back to my days at Westbury High School, good luck boys. #Letsplayfootball #TBT pic.twitter.com/RfMqTWVkme
— Michael Strahan (@michaelstrahan) August 23, 2018

Micah Hyde

Best of luck to the Redmen this season. Tear it up! 👊🏽🏈#RedmenPride #419 #LetsPlayFootball @RedmenRundown pic.twitter.com/0gpmbFBjm9
— Micah Hyde (@micah_hyde) August 23, 2018

Marcus Mariota

First documented Mariota game face. #LetsPlayFootball #TBT 🤙🏾 pic.twitter.com/I5SqsbhxwL
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) August 23, 2018

Larry Fitzgerald

A @VFMA_Football alum and now one of the best WRs in @NFL history.#TBT of @LarryFitzgerald. #LetsPlayFootball pic.twitter.com/NCnrvy3a5a
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) August 23, 2018

DeMarcus Ware

Auburn High School, you set us up for something great on and off the field. @AuburnHighFB, put in that work this season and watch it pay off. It worked out well for us, huh @OsiUmenyiora? #TBT #LetsPlayFootball pic.twitter.com/ZOrWEPh7RY
— D-Ware (@DeMarcusWare) August 23, 2018

James Jones

Where my love for the game began...#TBT #Rams #SanJose #FlatTop #JamesTheJetJones #LetsPlayFootball pic.twitter.com/vkMTNkcZB8
— James Jones (@89JonesNTAF) August 23, 2018

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