The election of placekicker Morten Andersen to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2017 was a monumental achievement for NFL special teams.
Football coaches will all tell you that special teams are a third of the game, but that mantra has never sold in Canton. Andersen became only the third pure special-teamer elected to the Hall of Fame, joining kicker Jan Stenerud and punter Ray Guy.
Andersen played more games and scored more points than any player in NFL history and was a rare two-time NFL all-decade selection (1980s and 1990s), yet it still took him five years and four trips to the finals to claim a bust.