Jared Allen
Eric Allen
Antonio Gates
Sterling Sharpe
With Jared Allen finally making it to Canton, it’s a beautiful class. Thanks to a revised voting process, it’s a remarkably small class. The revisions weren’t necessary. There were problems that needed to be corrected. Those problems weren’t with the process. Those problems were and continue to be with the voters. Some voters have admittedly shut the door on players, coaches, and contributors that played, coached, and contributed before their time. The voters are tasked with honoring professional football’s past. All of it. If they can’t do that, they shouldn’t be voters.
Congratulations to the new Hall of Famers.
As soon as a new Hall Class is announced, attention turns to the next one. That attention is initially focused on the players that are in their first year of eligibility. Next year’s list of newbies is loaded.
Drew Brees
Larry Fitzgerald
LeSean McCoy
Frank Gore
Jason Witten
Maurkice Pouncey
Geno Atkins
Stephen Gostkowski
Philip Rivers
Greg Olsen
Todd Gurley
Julian Edelman
Thomas Davis
Mike Iupati
Dez Bryant
David DeCastro
Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald can immediately get measured for their spiffy gold jacket and sit for their bust. They will headline the Class of 2026. After that, who knows? With these voting revisions, I fear another small Class and a growing backlog of players deserving of a Hall call. In predicting the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026, I’m going with the way I see it. I’m ignoring the idiotic revisions.
Drew Brees
Larry Fitzgerald
Luke Kuechly
Torry Holt
Willie Anderson
For the Hall voters that actually respect pro football’s past, here’s a stab at a couple seniors and a coach to round out the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Seniors
Verne Lewellen
Al Wistert
Coach
Buddy Parker
That would be a beautiful Hall of Fame Class.
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