Former Bears left tackle Jimbo Covert will take the stage Saturday night and become, officially, the 30th Bears player enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. No team has more.
Covert will be the ninth of 12 inductees to speak Saturday night at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. He’ll be introduced by former Bears running back Matt Suhey.
It will be a long time coming. Covert was elected to the Hall as part of its centennial class in January 2020. The coronavirus scuttled enshrinement plans last year.
“Waiting for so long, I think, even makes it that much sweeter,” Covert said last month.