The 2017 Hall of Fame Class was announced Saturday night and former Seattle Seahawks safety Kenny Easley was unsurprisingly elected after being nominated by the veteran committee. While I don’t want to take anything away from Easley’s great honor, I do question why he’s now been elected to Canton ahead of former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Donnie Shell.
Safeties, and all defensive backs for that matter, have a very tough road when it comes to them making it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I mean, just look at the list below which now includes Easley.