COSTA MESA, Calif. -- An early proponent of the draft-and-develop philosophy in building a NFL team, Bobby Beathard willingly traded down in the draft if he believed a rich pool of talent left good players available later.
The use of that successful strategy could have him headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend.
Selected by the Hall of Fame’s contributors committee as a finalist for the Class of 2018, Beathard must receive 80 percent of the vote by the 48-member selection committee this Saturday to make the Hall.