Maybe the third time really is the charm.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the finalists for its enshrinement class of 2022, and for the third straight season, former Green Bay Packers safety LeRoy Butler is one of them. Butler, who was one of the most complete safeties in modern football history, will hope to earn his gold jacket when the class is revealed at the NFL Honors on February 10th, the eve of Super Bowl LVI.
Butler has seen other safeties selected for enshrinement ahead of him in each of the past two seasons, with Steve Atwater and Troy Polamalu going in as part of the class of 2019 and John Lynch earning his jacket last year.