Tag: Pro Football Hall of Fame

LOOK: Browns drop their first official depth chart on the heels of Pro Football Hall of Fame game vs. Jets

The Browns have released their first depth chart of the 2023 season!

We are now just two days away from live Cleveland Browns football after a strong first week of training camp at The Greenbrier in West Virginia. Next up: they prepare to take on the New York Jets in the Pro Football Hall of Fame game. While the starters and high-paid players are unlikely to see the field in Canton, this will be a great opportunity to see the rookies and young players who are battling for roster spots on the final-53.

And on the cusp of their preseason opener, the Browns have also released their first depth chart of the 2023 season. Let’s take a look at each position broken down by their slot on the depth chart.

ChatGPT’s top 10 Notre Dame tight ends not including Michael Mayer

Remember any of these guys?

ChatGPT is a useful AI writing tool, but it’s not without its flaws. You have to be specific in what you want when you enter a prompt. Otherwise, it will assume things that aren’t true, and you have to enter the prompt again to account for the things that weren’t correct initially. While it doesn’t take much time to edit and regenerate prompts, it still can be mildly frustrating.

Another problem, at least at the moment, is that it only accounts for information through September 2021. Since then, [autotag]Michael Mayer[/autotag] became arguably the best tight end in Notre Dame history. So when we asked ChatGPT to generate what it believes is the program’s top 10 tight ends, Mayer wasn’t included.

The point of this particular introduction is to explain why Mayer isn’t on this list. But hopefully, you have fond memories of the 10 names ChatGPT did generate. Without further adieu, here it is, edited for accuracy:

Is this the year Joe Jacoby finally enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Joe Jacoby moves one step closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Every year, there are snubs for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Almost every NFL team will tell you they have players who should be enshrined in Canton, whether it is true or not.

For fans of the Washington NFL franchise, there are multiple players who have arguments for entry into the Hall of Fame. The most glaring is offensive tackle Joe Jacoby.

This week, Jacoby got one step closer to entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame as he entered the next stage of consideration for the Hall’s 2024 class. Jacoby was one of 31 senior candidates selected for Hall of Fame consideration earlier this month, and that list was trimmed to 12 players Thursday.

The committee will next meet in August, where they will select up to three senior candidates. The seniors will then be a part of the 2024 Hall of Fame class if they receive at least 80% of the votes in January.

Jacoby was undrafted out of Louisville in 1981 by Hall of Fame general manager Bobby Beathard and Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. Jacoby became a starter at left tackle during his rookie and was an original member of the famed “Hogs.”

He would go on to play 13 NFL seasons — all with Washington — playing in four Super Bowls, with three championships. Jacoby was a three-time first-team All-Pro, a four-time Pro Bowler and a member of the 1980s All-Decade Team. He started 148 games for the Redskins, appearing in 170 games over the course of his career.

The Hall of Fame process has been disappointing for Jacoby and his longtime supporters. Hopefully, this is the year they do the right thing and make him a part of the class of 2024.

Ken Anderson chosen as Pro Football Hall of Fame senior finalist again

Yet another step closer to the Hall of Fame for Ken Anderson.

Former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson was selected once again as a senior finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Awaiting a vote from the Pro Football Hall of Fame Seniors Committee, Anderson could become one of a maximum of three finalists out of the dozen selected to be a Hall of Famer.

Anderson is the Bengals’ all-time leader in passing yards with just under 33,000 and 197 passing touchdowns to go with it.

Former Bengal Ken Riley will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame August 5, making him only the second Cincinnati player in the hall, giving Anderson the ability to become just the third Bengals player to make it.

Here are the other 11 senior finalists from the Pro Football Hall of Fame website:

In the Seniors category, the Finalists are: Ken Anderson, Maxie Baughan, Randy Gradishar, Chuck Howley, Cecil Isbell, Joe Klecko, Bob Kuechenberg, Eddie Meador, Tommy Nobis, Ken Riley, Sterling Sharpe and Everson Walls.

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Former Husker makes the cut for Pro Football Hall of Fame

A former Nebraska Cornhusker has been named a Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024 senior semifinalist.

A former Nebraska Cornhusker has been named a Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024 senior semifinalist. Running back Roger Craig was one of the 12 individuals named to the list of candidates.

Craig was eliminated from consideration for the 2023 class in late July of last year. The former Husker spent 11 seasons in the NFL, nine of them with the San Fransico 49ers.

He was a three-time Super Bowl in San Fransico with four Pro Bowl selections and an All-Pro selection in 1988. The former Husker is also a member of the NFL’s 1980s All-Decade Team and the 49ers Hall of Fame.

Craig was also the first player to have 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season (1985). The Davenport, Iowa native played at Nebraska from 1979-1982 and was a second-round selection in the second round in the 1983 draft.

Legendary Giants head coach Tom Coughlin a semifinalist for Pro Football HOF

New York Giants legendary head coach Tom Coughlin is among the 12 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2024 in the coach/contributor category

Legendary New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin has advanced to the next stage of Pro Football Hall of Fame consideration for the 2024 class.

On Thursday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame narrowed down the list of 31 seniors and 29 coaches and contributors to 12 semifinalists each, with Coughlin being among the latter group.

Over his 20-year head-coaching career that spanned eight seasons with the Jaguars and another 12 with the Giants, Coughlin won a pair of Super Bowls in New York in the 2007 and 2011 seasons.

He is one of 14 head coaches in the history of the NFL to win multiple Super Bowls, and nine of those are currently in the Hall of Fame. Mike Shanahan is another who has yet to be enshrined, but he is among the 12 semifinalists this year.

Coughlin will have the opportunity to become a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 2024. This after a legendary and long 50-year career in football that had him starting as a graduate assistant at Syracuse University.

He would eventually work his way up the ranks to an offensive coordinator at Syracuse in the late 1970s, and eventually a wide receivers coach in the NFL in the late 1980s, where he helped the Giants win their second-ever Super Bowl.

After that, he was a successful head coach at Boston College University. Coughlin then returned to the NFL to become the first-ever coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars where he helped them become what was considered arguably the most successful expansion team in NFL history, earning a combined 68-60 regular season record, with an even 4-4 postseason mark.

Following his successful stint with the Jaguars, Coughlin became the head coach for the Giants, where he went on to boast a 102-90 record, including a staggering 8-3 postseason record.

With Big Blue, the long-time coach struck pay dirt once again, winning two Super Bowls, both of which came against the New England Patriots and his former colleague, Bill Belichick.

Coughlin not only beat the 18-0 Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, he also became one of two coaches to beat the greatest football player of all time, Tom Brady, on the biggest stage.

Coughlin is well-deserving of his nomination, as his 20-year NFL record was 182-157 (.537).. The 182 victories are the 12th-highest total in NFL history and, along with his two rings, have cemented him as one of the greatest coaches of all time.

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Raiders greats Art Powell, Albert Lewis among Senior semifinalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame

Legendary Raiders receiver Art Powell is among Hall of Fame senior semifinalists.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced their semifinalists for the class of 2024 Thursday. Among them are Raiders greats WR Art Powell and DB Albert Lewis.

To be eligible for the senior committee, a player must have played their last game in 1998 or earlier. That was Lewis’s final season in the NFL, which was his fifth as a member of the Raiders.

Lewis played 16 years in the NFL, his first 11 with the Chiefs. He collected 42 interceptions, heading to four Pro Bowls and once an All Pro. He also appeared in six playoff games, all with the Chiefs.

Powell is one of the greatest receivers in Raiders history. He spent just four seasons with the Raiders, but made the Pro Bowl in every season and was an All AFL performer in 1963 when he caught 73 passes for a league-leading 1304 yards and 16 touchdowns.

His 16 receiving touchdowns in a season is still the most in Raiders franchise history — and he did in in 14 games.

Powell played a total ten NFL seasons with the Eagles, New York Titans, Raiders, Bills, and Vikings.

Roger Craig is also among the semifinalists. He played one season with the Raiders in 1991 as his career was winding down.

The rest of the semifinalists are Ken Anderson, Maxie Baughan, Randy Gradisher, Joe Jacoby, Steve McMichael, Eddie Meador, Sterling Sharpe, Otis Taylor, and Al Wistert.

Former Raiders head coach Mike Shanahan was among the coaches/contributor semifinalists.

Shanahan coached the Raiders for just 20 games before butting heads with Al Davis and being fired. He then went on to have a very successful career as the head coach of the Denver Broncos, including winning two Super Bowls.

Other coach/contributor semifinalists are Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Frank “Bucko” Kilroy, Robert Kraft, Buddy Parker, Dan Reeves, Art Rooney Jr, Marty Schottenheimer, Clark Shaughnessy, Lloyd Wells, and John Wooten.

Tom Coughlin one of 12 semifinalists for Hall of Fame in 2024

Former Jaguars coach and executive Tom Coughlin is one step closer to a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Former Jacksonville Jaguars coach and executive Tom Coughlin is one of 12 semifinalists to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024 as a coach or contributor.

Coughlin, 76, was the first ever coach of the Jaguars, leading the team to the AFC Championship in the 1996 and 1999 seasons. He later spent 12 seasons as head coach of the New York Giants, winning two Super Bowls with the franchise. Coughlin then returned to Jacksonville as an executive vice president, helping to shape the team that reached the AFC Championship in the 2017 season.

The Hall of Fame picks just one finalist from the coach/contributor category each year and a subcommittee will convene on Aug. 15 to pick from the dozen semifinalists. Others in consideration besides Coughlin include Mike Holmgren, Robert Kraft, Marty Schottenheimer, Dan Reeves, and Mike Shanahan.

In 2022, former Jaguars offensive tackle Tony Boselli became the first player to ever play for the team and reach the Hall of Fame.

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Bears legend Steve McMichael among 12 senior semifinalists for Hall of Fame

Bears great Steve McMichael is one step closer to Canton.

Bears legendary defensive tackle Steve McMichael is one step closer to being enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

McMichael was named among 12 semifinalists in the Seniors category for the Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

McMichael spent 13 seasons with the Bears, where he was a member of the 1985 Super Bowl team. McMichael was a two-time First Team All-Pro, three-time Second Team All-Pro and two-time Pro Bowler. His 92.5 career sacks ranks second in franchise history, behind only Richard Dent (124.5).

The other senior finalists include Ken Anderson, Maxie Baughan, Roger Craig, Randy Gradishar, Joe Jacoby, Albert Lewis, Steve McMichael, Eddie Meador, Art Powell, Sterling Sharpe, Otis Taylor and Al Wistert.

Next month, the Hall of Fame Senior Committee will select up to three of 12 finalists to be voted on. Those finalists will be announced on Aug. 22.

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Ken Riley memorabilia on display at Pro Football Hall of Fame

A Bengals great has some of his things on display in the Hall already.

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Long-time Cincinnati Bengal Ken Riley will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this August, making him the second Bengals player to earn the honor.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is already displaying some of Riley’s memorabilia before his official induction.

A football, a jersey, shoulder pads, a helmet and a plaque are among the things being displayed of Riley’s in the hall.

Riley is finally getting the recognition he deserves from his fifteen years as a Cincinnati Bengal, playing his way up to fifth all-time in interceptions with 65 in his career.

Riley’s wife Barbara will be presenting for her late husband on August 5 when he is enshrined.

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