Over the last several years, it's become a matter of saying. When people talk about Jason Peters, they invariably mention his Hall of Fame credentials or that he'll someday end up in Canton. I've covered the nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle for his entire tenure in Philadelphia, and while I can't claim to know how the Pro Football Writers of America will gauge his career when he's up for induction, he's the Eagles player most deserving of the honor over the last decade. (Of the current, younger crop, Fletcher Cox and Carson Wentz have that potential.)
But there comes a time in every almost every elite athlete's career when the listing of his accomplishments doesn't sound as much about the current player as it does the once-great one.