ATLANTA – Years from now, when folks sit around sports bars and water coolers arguing who the greatest tight end and safety of all time are, I can guarantee you Tony Gonzalez and Ed Reed will be popular choices.
Each received the highest honor a football player can get Saturday evening, when along with CB Champ Bailey, the three were selected as first-ballot inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
They are joined in the Hall’s class of 2019 by Modern Era inductees Ty Law and Kevin Mawae, Veterans Committee’s nominee, Johnny Robinson and Contributors Committee nominees Gil Brandt and Pat Bowlen.