Each NFL team’s biggest Pro Football Hall of Fame snub

Cincinnati Bengals – Boomer Esiason, QB

Unfortunately for Esiason, quarterbacks are measured predominantly by Super Bowl Championship rings, and he never won. Still, the 1984 second-round pick is still deserving of a place in Canton. In his career he threw for over 38,000 yards and 250 touchdowns, while making four Pro Bowls. He was a First-Team All-Pro selection and league MVP in 1988.

Cleveland Browns – Clay Mathews, Jr., LB

A first-round pick of the Browns in the 1978 NFL Draft, Matthews, Jr. is part of the most decorated playing family in NFL history. He played for 19 seasons in the NFL including 289 career games. 16 interceptions, 27 forced fumbles, 69.5 sacks and 1600 tackles later, Matthews earned his place in Canton next to his brother, Bruce Matthews, who was inducted in 2007.

Dallas Cowboys – Chuck Howley, LB

The Bears drafted Howley in the first round of the 1958 draft. He played in Chicago for two years, missed the 1960 season with injury, and then started his Cowboys’ career in 1961 where he played 13 seasons and saw his career blossom. He was a five-time First-Team All-Pro selection and is one of only a handful of players to receive the honor five times but not make the Hall. He was also a six time Pro Bowler while playing in 191 games.