Greatness is Earned...Not Given - The Journey Has Only Just Begun

Greatness in sports is earned, not given. In the NFL this rings more true because of the thousands and thousands who have played this game, a mere 300 or so have been immortalized in Canton, Ohio in Football’s Hall of Fame.

The vast majority of those enshrinees hold many distinctions. Record-holders, innovators, trailblazers, champions, legends and icons. There may be a handful of those players who embody each and every one of those labels.

However, there are also a few who were not able to grasp a trophy, the ultimate team award in the ultimate team game. For some, the Lombardi Trophy was never hoisted in the air, and a ring was never fitted. Just the jacket and the bust, and the legions of…