2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees: Breaking Down This Year’s Class

August 2, 2014   ·   Timothy Rapp   ·   Jump to comments

When the class of 2014 is inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, seven players will forever be immortalized as greats of the game. 
But who are these men? Why are they deserving of football's greatest honor?
Let's get to know the inductees.
 
Michael Strahan
The only surprising aspect of this selection was that it happened this year, not last. Michael Strahan was a seven-time Pro Bowler and four-time First-Team All-Pro who won the 2001 AP Defensive Player of the Year award after finishing with 22.5 sacks (an NFL record) and six forced fumbles.
The NFL on ESPN Twitter account relived his famous sack of Brett Favre to set the record:
Strahan finished his career fifth in sacks all time with 141.5, trailing only Bruce Smith (200), Reggie White (198), Kevin Greene (168) and Chris Doleman (150.5). He was one of the most fearsome defensive players in his day and is one of the highlights of this class.
 
Andre Reed
While Andre Reed ...

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