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Badger great selected for NFL Hall of Fame

Former Badgers’ offensive lineman Joe Thomas was selected as one of the NFL’s class of 2023 Hall of Fame inductees on Thursday.

Former Badgers’ offensive lineman Joe Thomas was selected as one of the NFL’s class of 2023 Hall of Fame inductees on Thursday. It was announced at the NFL Honors awards ceremony that Thomas will be one of nine inductees making their way into Canton on Aug. 5, joining the likes of Ronde Barber, Darrelle Revis and Demarcus Ware amongst others.

The Brookfield native Thomas spent four seasons with his home state Wisconsin from 2003-2006 before being selected third overall in the NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. At one point Thomas made 167 straight starts for the Browns at left tackle, playing an NFL record 10,363 offensive snaps over that stretch.

The offensive lineman appeared in 10 consecutive Pro Bowls to open his career and was selected as a first-team All-Pro six times during his 11 seasons with Cleveland. Although he never appeared in a postseason game, Thomas had one of the best careers ever for an offensive tackle and he has now been rewarded as a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

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T.J. Watt earns NFL All-Pro First-Team honors

The former Badger earns NFL All-Pro honors

After a phenomenal season that ended with an impactful performance in the AFC Wild Card Playoff loss to the Chiefs, Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt earned NFL All-Pro honors.

The former Badger was named to the All-Pro First-Team Defense, joining Colts standout Jonathan Taylor on the All-Pro offensive side of the ball.

Watt finished the year with 64 total tackles, tied Hall of Famer Michael Strahan’s NFL single-season record with 22.5 sacks, and forced 5 fumbles. His tipped ball led to an interception thrown by Patrick Mahomes in the Steelers’ playoff loss. Watt also scooped up a Kansas City fumble for a score: