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2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame Finalists

By Dave Stevenson

Aug 7, 2015; Canton, OH, USA; General view of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Stadium and the banners of 2015 inductees Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley, Bill Polian, Junior Seau, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff and Ron Wolf at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 7, 2015; Canton, OH, USA; General view of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Stadium and the banners of 2015 inductees Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley, Bill Polian, Junior Seau, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff and Ron Wolf at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Locks

It would be quite shocking if either of these three players didn’t make the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year.

If there is a reason to believe that Brett Favre isn’t a first ballot Hall of Famer, it has yet to be discovered. Perhaps it’s appropriate that Favre will be enshrined in Canton just months after finally having his number retired by the Green Bay Packers. It was more than just a ceremony, it was a way for Favre and Green Bay to fall in love with each other again and acknowledge the career of one of the best quarterbacks the NFL has ever seen and likely ever will see.

When Favre retired, he was the NFL’s career leader in passing yards and passing touchdowns. Favre was one of the league’s biggest and brightest stars.

Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts had an influence that stretches far beyond the football field. Dungy was one of the league’s first successful African-American coaches. To this day, he is an influence and a mentor to many African-American athletes. Dungy never missed the playoffs as a head coach with the Indianapolis Colts, and though he didn’t coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they won their Super Bowl, he was a huge reason that they got to that point. He was a great assistant coach and an even better head coach in the NFL.

Marvin Harrison of the Indianapolis Colts is arguably one of the best receivers to ever play the game of football. It would be extremely appropriate if Harrison and Dungy were enshrined in the same class because the two played a huge role in making the Indianapolis Colts relevant again. His 84.77 receptions per season are second only to Hall of Famer Sterling Sharpe. He started his career with a reception in each of his first 190 games and his 1,102 career receptions are third all-time. He was a finalist the two previous years, but it’s hard to imagine him getting shut out again.

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