Peyton Manning will top the 2021 Hall of Fame Class

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The former Colts and Broncos quarterback was voted the Immortals Precinct in his freshman year

Former Lo quarterbacks Indianapolis Colts Y Denver Broncos, Peyton Manning, became a new member of the Hall of Fame.

This Saturday night, the quarterback was elected to Class 2021 of the Immortals District in his freshman year of eligibility.

Manning, recruited by the Foals In the first round of the 1998 Tennessee draft, he served for 18 years in the NFL, completing 6,125 passes for 71,940 yards and 539 touchdowns, the last two of which were the most in NFL history at the time of his retirement.

After 14 years in Indianapolis, Manning played his last four seasons with the Broncos, where he achieved two Super Bowls. Manning is the only quarterback in history to have the Super Bowl as a holder with two different franchises.

Manning is the fourth quarterback drafted with the first overall pick to be selected on Hall of Fame join since 1967 Terry Bradshaw, John Elway Y Troy Aikman.

Manning had the most productive season for a quarterback in the NFL in 2013 he set records for touchdown passes (55) and passing yards (5,477), that year he was chosen Most valuable player from NFL for the fifth time, the most in history, he was also selected 14 times Pro Bowl, seven times for the first All-Pro team and was named to the 2000s squad.

The former head coach of the Oakland Raiders Y Seattle Seahawks, Tom Flores, became the first coach of Latino descent to be chosen in the Hall of Fame.

Flores is one of 13 head coaches to have won multiple titles Super Bowl, both with the Raiders in the XV and XVIII editions, he also achieved a record of 97-87 in his career and his 83 triumphs with the Raiders they are the second most in franchise history behind John Madden’s 103.

As a player Flores was the first Latin Blood quarterback to start in the NFL, collecting a record of 31-33-4 for the Raiders, Buffalo Bills Y Kansas City Chiefs.

The defensive back Charles Woodson, who started his career at Raiders before you get a Super Bowl ring with the Green Bay Packers, and return to complete his degree Oakland, was also one of the lofty ones announced on Saturday.

Woodson used to be Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1998, and Defensive Player of the Year in 2009. He played a total of 18 seasons of NFL, after earning the Heisman from the University of Michigan. He became the 10th Heisman winner to arrive at the Canton site tonight.

Like the Raiders, the Pittsburgh Steelers They were also doubled on this special night. The viewer Bill Nunn, which was a crucial piece in the construction of the Dynasty of the 1970s through the draft and the guard Alan Faneca, are part of the Class of 2020.

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

For his part, Pout played 10 of his 13 seasons of NFL with the Steelers, chosen nine times Pro Bowl and mentioned six times as All professional first team. He is remembered for making the key block for the landing escape Willie Parker Bee Super Bowl XL, in front of Seattle Seahawks.

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

The wide receiver of the Detroit Lions, Calvin Johnson, was one of those who received the necessary votes to enter the Canton campus. The six times selected to Pro Bowl and three times All professional first team was selected in the first round of the Draft round Detroit in 2007 from Georgia Tech.

‘Megatron’, as he was nicknamed, led the league twice in receiving yards, and once in receptions, but had little success after the season, appearing in only two career games due to poor seasons. Lions in those years. He retired at the age of 30 and the divorce with the club did not end on the best of terms, with the Lions demanding the return of money from his contract, a move that is not fashionable in the competition, especially with figures of the status of Johnson.

Johnson is the third player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the age of 35 or younger Gayle Sanders Y Barry Sanders.

Who has had to wait long for it was Drew Pearson, wide receiver of the Dallas Cowboys, and who started the tradition in the team of having great figures wearing No. 88 when insulting. Pearson, which played from 1973 to 1983, always with Dallas, was elected three times to Pro Bowl and on three occasions such as All professional first team. After him names like it also joined the Hall of Fame, Michael Irvin, Y Dez Bryant they glowed with the same jersey number.

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

Finally, the wait to get in John Lynch, security that played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Y Denver Broncos, collecting nine selections Pro Bowl and a ring of Super Bowl in the process.

Lynch now acts as general manager of the San Francisco 49ers, which he helped lead to the Super Bowl LIV last year.

Hours before the event began, the former security 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 15th year of eligibility and was a second time finalist, was chosen four times for the Pro Bowl and the first All-Pro team, he also played two Super Bowls

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