Quarterback Peyton Manning added the last, and perhaps only missing, entry to his NFL résumé Saturday night when he was named as one of eight new enshrinees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
Manning, who was in his first year of eligibility, played on two Super Bowl-winning teams, was a five-time MVP, a 14-time Pro Bowl selection, a former Offensive Rookie of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year.
Joining Manning from the modern-era finalists in the Hall's Class of 2021 will be former
Raiders and
Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson, former
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson, current
San Francisco 49ers general manager and former
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and
Denver Broncos defensive back John Lynch, and former
Pittsburgh Steelers guard Alan Faneca.
Manning, Woodson and Johnson were all in their first year of eligibility. They combined for 29 Pro Bowl selections, and Woodson was the league's Defensive Player of the Year in 2009.
Among the modern-era finalists, Lynch, who had been a finalist eight times, has waited the longest for enshrinement.
Also included in the Class of 2021 is former
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson, who was elected as a senior inductee, and former Steelers scout/personnel executive Bill Nunn, who will be posthumously enshrined in the contributor category. Former Raiders and
Seattle Seahawks coach Tom Flores, the lone finalist in the coach category, is also bound for Canton.
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