Pro Football Hall of Fame Class Announced, Broncos Snubbed.

The NFL announced the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame class tonight and once again Broncos legend Terrell Davis didn’t make the cut.

2015 Class

LB Junior Seau

 

20 year pro, 12x Pro Bowl Selection.

RG Will Shields

 

14 year pro, 12x Pro Bowl Selection.

RB Jerome Bettis

 

13 year pro, 13662 rushing yards, 91 rushing touchdowns.

WR Tim Brown

 

17 year pro, 1094 receptions, 100 receiving touchdowns.

DE Charles Haley

 

13 year pro, Won championships with the 49ers and Cowboys, 100.5 career sacks.

SENIOR COMMITTEE NOMINEE

C Mick Tinglehoff

 

Minnesotta Vikings Center from 1962-1978

 

CONTRIBUTORS

Bill Polian

 

Former Bills, Panthers, and Colts General Manager who drafted Peyton Manning in 1998.

 

Ron Wolf

 

Longtime NFL General manager most notably of the Green Bay Packers.

 

Overall a strong class aside from the unfortunate Senior Committee Nominee that even the most knowledgable fans have never heard of before.

Broncos fans have been clamoring for years to get Terrell Davis and former Safety John Lynch into the hall. Lynch will likely make it in before Davis as he had a larger body of work on his side along with a championship.

Jerome Bettis getting in may actually help Davis’ chances down the line as it takes away another player from his era to be in competition with at the running back position. Also as the requirements to get in the hall may have to change as the league continues to shift towards the passing game each season. TD’s 7607 career rushing yards may look minuscule for Hall of fame standards now, but the voters cant continue to overlook his 2000 yard season in essentially 14 games with all the quarters he sat out in Denver victories. Along with his 1140 rushing yards in 8 career playoff games along with a Super Bowl MVP to his credit.

Terrell will have to wait at least another year before he can finally give his “Mile High Salute” from Canton.