The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016 gets inducted on Aug. 6. Shutdown Corner will profile the eight new Hall of Famers, looking at each of their careers and their impact on the game.
Brett Favre
Atlanta Falcons, 1992
Green Bay Packers, 1993-2007
New York Jets, 2008
Minnesota Vikings, 2009-10
Greatest moment
It’s hard to pick one. Just to mention some of the top candidates: His cannon throw to Sterling Sharpe to win a playoff game at the Pontiac Silverdome, his unbelievable 1996 MVP season that was capped with a Super Bowl XXXI title, the unforgettable game at Oakland after the death of his father, and the great 2009 season he had — which included an all-time game-winning throw to Greg Lewis — with the Minnesota Vikings.