Peyton Manning heads the 2021 Class of the Hall of Fame

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Former Colts and Broncos quarterback was chosen to the immortals’ enclosure in his first year of eligibility

The former quarterback thans Indianapolis Colts i Denver Broncos, Peyton Manning, Became a new member of the Hall of Fame.

This Saturday night the quarterback was selected in the Class 2021 of the enclosure of the immortals in his first year of eligibility.

Manning, Recruited by Colts in the first round of the 1998 draft from Tennessee, he was in the NFL for 18 years, in which he completed 6,125 passes for 71,940 yards and 539 touchdowns, the latter two being the largest amounts in NFL history in the moment of his retirement.

After 14 years in Indianapolis, Manning played his last four seasons with the Broncos, Where he reached two Super Bowls. Manning is the only quarterback in history to have won the super Bowl as a headline with two different franchises.

Manning is the fourth quarterback recruited with the first overall selection to be elected to the Hall of Fame since 1967, joining a Terry Bradshaw, John Elway i Troy Aikman.

Manning had the most prolific season for a quarterback of the NFL in 2013 he set records for touchdown passes (55) and aerial yards (5,477), this year he was selected Most Valuable Player from NFL for the fifth time, the most in history, he was also selected 14 times in the ‘ Pro Bowl, Seven times to the first All-Pro team and was named to the team of the 2000s.

The former head coach of the Oakland Raiders i Seattle Seahawks, Tom Flores, Became the first coach of Latin origin to be chosen in the ‘ Hall of Fame.

Flowers is a 13 head coach in winning multiple titles super Bowl, Both with the Raiders in editions XV and XVIII, in addition it accumulated a record 97-87 in his race and its 83 triumphs with the Raiders they are the second largest number in the franchise’s history behind John Madden’s 103.

As a player, Flowers was the first Latin-blooded quarterback to start in the NFL, amassing a 31-33-4 record playing for the Raiders, Buffalo Bills i Heads of Kansas City.

The defensive back Charles Woodson, Who began his career with the Raiders before you get a Super Bowl ring with the Green Bay Packers, And return to finish his career at Oakland, Was also among the praises announced this Saturday.

Woodson was Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1998, i Defensive Player of the Year in 2009. He played 18 total seasons of NFL, After obtaining the Heisman at the University of Michigan. He became tonight the tenth winner of the Heisman to reach the Canton venue.

as the Raiders, the Pittsburgh Steelers they were also represented by double game on this special night. the viewfinder Bill Nunn, Which was a crucial piece in the construction of the ’70s dynasty through the draft, and the guard Alan Faneca, They are part of the Class of the year 2020.

Nunn worked closely with the then head coach Chuck Noll in talent identification, particularly among traditionally African American schools. Among the stars that are credited with finding Nunn they are LC Greenwood, Mel Blount, Frank Lewis, Dwight White, Ernie Holmes, Joe Gilliam, John Stallworth, i Donnie Shell.

For its part, Faneca played 10 of his 13 seasons of NFL with the Steelers, Being elected nine times in the ‘ Pro Bowl and named six times as All-Pro first team. He is remembered for having made the key lock by touchdown’s escape Willie Parker in the Super Bowl XL, In front of the Seattle Seahawks.

Faneca retired after two seasons with the New York Jets and one with the Arizona Cardinals.

The open receiver of the Detroit Lions, Calvin Johnson, Was another of those who received the necessary votes to enter the Canton precinct. The six times selected in ‘ Pro Bowl and three times All-Pro of first equipment was selected in the first round of Draft by Detroit in 2007, from Georgia Tech.

‘Megatron’, as he was called, led the league twice in yards per reception, and once in receptions, but had little success in the postseason, appearing only in two games in his career, due to bad campaigns. who lived the Lions in those years. He retired at the age of 30, and the divorce with the club did not end on the best terms, with the Lions demanding the return of money from his contract, a move that is not styled in the league, particularly with figures the size of Johnson.

Johnson is the third player to enter the Hall of Fame at the age of 35, or less, after Gayle Sanders i Barry Sanders.

Who did have to wait quite a while was Drew Pearson, Open receiver of the Dallas Cowboys, And who started the tradition in the team to have great figures leading the No. 88 on the offensive. Pearson, Who played from 1973 to 1983, always with Dallas, Was elected three times to the Pro Bowl and on three occasions as All-Pro first team. After him, names like the also member of the Hall of Fame, Michael Irvin, i Dez Bryant shine brightly with the same number of sweater.

Pearson is the twentieth member of the organization of the Jeans to be recognized with the golden jacket of Canton.

Finally, he also finished the wait to get in John Lynch, Safety who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers i Denver Broncos, Accumulating nine selections in Pro Bowl and a ring of super Bowl in the process.

Lynch he now serves as general manager of the San Francisco 49ers, Who helped drive up to the Super Bowl LIV last year.

Hours before the start of the event, the former deep of the Green Bay Packers, Leroy Butler, Announced on his Twitter account that he had not been chosen, but that he was among the 10 finalists.

butler, Who is in his fifteenth year of eligibility and was a finalist for the second time, was chosen four times in the ‘ Pro Bowl and in the first All-Pro team, he also played two Super Bowls

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