Hines Ward will have to wait at least another year to hear his name be inducted into Canton, Ohio. Ward was not part of the 15 finalists for the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Hall announced the finalists list Thursday evening with Ward’s name left off.
Ward has been named a semifinalist each year since 2016. But he’s again fallen short, unable to reach the final ballot. Ward was a four-time Pro Bowlers and two-time Super Bowl champ, named MVP of Super Bowl 40. But his path to football immorality has been difficult. That road will only narrow the longer he’s been retired, competing with more modern players who put up gaudier numbers.