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Football is back. And while the numbers are yet to hit regular-season form, a large throng tuned in for a glorified scrimmage involving second- and third-stringers. Via Austin Karp of Sports Business Daily, the Chargers-Lions Hall of Fame game on NBC generated 6.9 million viewers on average for the broadcast. It’s the biggest audience for the Hall of Fame game …

Sterling Sharpe’s enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was not only an emotional one, but also a historic one.  The older brother of former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe’s enshrinement to the illustrious halls in Canton, Ohio marked the first time that two brothers were both inducted, after the former Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens TE was part …

Jared Allen ripped his pants while being inducted into the Hall of Fame over the weekend. At the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, the former star defensive end celebrated his enshrinement with a wardrobe malfunction. After receiving his gold jacket, Allen performed his signature “calf-roping” sack dance while on stage with his family. Jared Allen rips …

Legendary Chargers tight end Antonio Gates received his gold jacket as he was officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. He caught 116 touchdown passes, all for the Chargers, over his 16-year NFL career. Longtime Chargers quarterback and eight-time Pro Bowler Phillip Rivers threw all but 27 of those scores. Gates was Rivers’s favorite target over …

Only 15 undrafted players have entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Nobody has ever made it to Canton without playing a snap of college football, but that is about to change. 3 Gates was honored ahead of the hall of Fame GameCredit: Getty Antonio Gates is one of the greatest tight ends ever to grace the field and will …

The elder Sharpe was named first-team All-Pro three times and to the Pro Bowl five times in his seven-year career, all with the Packers after being the franchise’s first-round draft pick in 1988, the seventh overall selection, from South Carolina. Among his many accomplishments, Sharpe led the league in receptions three times and in TD catches twice, and he’s one …

After a long wait, Sterling Sharpe finally entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. The legendary Packers receiver was forced to retire early in the mid-1990s due to a neck injury, but in his prime, he was one of the best wide receivers in the game, winning the wide receiver triple crown in 1992. Although he only played …

The 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class is officially with the all-time greats. The four-person class of Jared Allen, Eric Allen, Sterling Sharpe, and Antonio Gates is the smallest since 2005 — but four of the best players from the 1990s and 2000s. Gates was one of the greatest receiving tight ends in NFL history, having 955 catches for …

If Sterling Sharpe had played more than seven NFL seasons, he likely would have been in the Hall of Fame long ago. Sharpe finally got his due Saturday, 31 years after he played his final game for the Packers. “God has smiled on me,” Sharpe said. “Every time I speak publicly, every time I get out of bed, every time …

The Los Angeles Chargers opened the preseason Thursday night with a 34-7 win over the Detroit Lions at the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. Most of the Chargers starters did not play, including quarterback Justin Herbert, safety Derwin James Jr. and edge rusher Khalil Mack. So, this was an opportunity game for players vying for 53-man roster spots …