Of the 11 legends who earned a spot on the defense of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s, only two have been slighted by the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Steve Atwater and another safety, the Packer who pioneered the Lambeau Leap, the dynamic LeRoy Butler.
While it’s up to Broncos fans to take up Atwater’s cause, in Titletown, we’ve got LeRoy’s back, and we want Number 36 to get the recognition he deserves.
Other premier safeties of the decade (such as Carnell Lake, Tim McDonald, and Darren Woodson) have likewise fallen short of the ultimate honor in pro football, which suggests that H.