Since it’s the off-season  I thought I’d start a fun project involving NFL history. So I’m going to go division by division and post football card galleries (when available) featuring all NFL players who have had their jersey numbers retired by their teams. This week it’s the four squads of the AFC East — the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and New York Jets.

Buffalo Bills (1)

#12 — Jim Kelly

Believe it or not, #12 is the only jersey number officially retired by the Bills. There are three other numbers that aren’t issued anymore — #32, #34, and #78 — but they have not been retired. It’s unlikely that OJ Simpson’s number ever will be at this point.

Miami Dolphins (3)

#12 — Bob Griese

#13 — Dan Marino

#39 — Larry Csonka

New England Patriots (7)

#20 — Gino Cappelletti

#40 — Mike Haynes

#57 — Steve Nelson

#73 — John Hannah

#78 — Bruce Armstrong

#79 — Jim Lee Hunt

#89 — Bob Dee

New York Jets (5)

#12 — Joe Namath

#13 — Don Maynard

#28 — Curtis Martin

#73 — Joe Klecko

#90 — Dennis Byrd