For a long, long time, the only players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame who spent any time with the Falcons were ones who just passed through. It’s only in recent years that the likes of the great Claude Humphrey, Morten Andersen, Deion Sanders and Tony Gonzalez, who all spent significant time with Atlanta, have gotten into Canton.
Devin Hester and Bryant Young have more in common with Chris Doleman and Eric Dickerson, who just passed through Atlanta, than they do with the names above. We’ll start with Hester.
He was only in Atlanta for two seasons back in 2014 and 2015, but those two seasons only added to his Hall of Fame-caliber career, as he memorably scored the last return touchdown the Falcons have managed and wound up putting together some memorable games as both a runner and receiver.