I think the athletic abilities for everyone on the field is taken for granted. By in large, pro sports, especially the NFL is merit based. Everyone who makes a roster is impressive.
I played football with a bunch of college players once a long time ago.
I tackled a running back ONCE. Good solid tackle. Met him head on and took him down. I didn’t know where I was for a week lol. And I was a boxer at the time and very strong.
Felt like being hit by a diesel engine and he probably wasn’t anywhere near good enough for the pros.