The Pro Football Hall of Fame takes center stage every year in the NFL when the finalists are announced or during the induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio.
Those who don’t make the Pro Football Hall of Fame a few years after they retire can keep coming back on the ballot.
Longtime NFL writer Peter King appeared on “The Ross Tucker Podcast” Thursday to share his views on that and the current state of the Hall of Fame voting process.
“The same guys keep coming back after they get voted down…I think there’s got to be a limit on (how many times players can return to the ballot)…I would put a limit on the number of years,” King said.
“Biggest problem, in my opinion, with the Hall of Fame is that, year after year after year, the same guys keep coming back after they get voted down. You know who should be in that room? Hines Ward.”@Peter_King shares what he would change with the HOF process: pic.twitter.com/k4NcCE442q
— Ross Tucker Podcast (@RossTuckerPod) January 9, 2025
This is a nice idea from King, but it is challenging to implement when there are plenty of players with similar-looking careers.
For example, Isaac Bruce is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame after a remarkable 16-year career.
However, Torry Holt, one of his most beloved teammates during his playing days with the then-St. Louis Rams has the same number of 1,000-yard seasons (eight) as Bruce and has made more Pro Bowls during his career.
Holt is still waiting to be voted into Canton.
It would be tough to give great players, such as Holt, the boot from the Hall of Fame ballot if they had similar careers to the players who already have a gold jacket.
King’s idea is an interesting one, but the margin is very tight for certain players and they should not be excluded from the ballot if they have a storied career to hang their hat on.
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