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 …
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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 …
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The Athletic has live coverage of Chargers vs. Lions at the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. When thinking about Sterling Sharpe, one of the first people that comes to LeRoy Butler’s mind is the legendary bodybuilder Lee Haney. “Intimidation,” Butler, the Hall of Fame Packers safety, says of Sharpe. “When he’d work out, he’d work out by the …
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On Wednesday, news broke that ESPN had severed ties with Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe. Sharpe wishes it had stayed under wraps for five more days. Via Andrew Battifarano of the New York Post, Sharpe addressed the situation on the latest episode of his Nightcap podcast. “I found out this information a little earlier in the week, and …
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