Will Ben Roethlisberger miss the Hall of Fame on the first ballot under the new voting rules?
I’m sure Ben Roethlisberger was just as surprised as the voters were when the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced a class of just four members. That included only three modern-era candidates and excluded all first-time eligible players.
Among the first-time eligibles who failed to secure a Hall of Fame spot was Luke Kuechly, the stud inside linebacker. His exclusion makes him, in my mind, the poster boy for the Hall of Fame’s new voting procedure. And that new voting procedure may see Ben Roethlisberger follow Eli Manning in missing out on the first ballot, too.