Yet, with Seau’s family limited to their time onstage, it was Seau’s fellow 2015 Hall member, Charles Haley, who took on the issue of mental health.
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Terrell Davis: If this were the Baseball Hall of Fame, there’s no way the Denver Broncos running back would have enough miles on his tires to get in. The sixth-leading rusher in NFL history didn’t want to hear any of it.
Finally, after all the rehearsed lines and finding the right words to describe his ascent to greatness, Bettis simply said, “Thank you,” to the Steelers’ loyal fans, his parents, his teams and the Rooneys. “I cared about me!” “I apologize for those I didn’t get to mention”.
The adulation surrounding Bettis’ induction proved fitting on a night so many saw their lengthy waits to join football’s most exclusive club come to an end.
The diverse eight-man group Bettis headlines represents the value of patience.
Bettis had already touched on how great Faneca was, and how he needs to be considered as a first-ballot hall of famer when he becomes eligible for the honor next year.
Haley played on five Super Bowl championship teams (two in San Francisco and three in Dallas), more than anyone in the history of the National Football League. Playing for the Oakland Raiders all those years, Brown called out all the 20 quarterbacks he played with. He never missed a game, and the only game he didn’t start was the first one of his rookie season in 1993. Despite the impressive resume, it didn’t stop doubt from creeping in as contemporaries Jerry Rice, Cris Carter and Andre Reid earned their gold jackets. “Without you, he wouldn’t have become the player that he was”, Junior Seau’s daughter said. When the crowd was done chanting the refrain that has been a staple for decades at Three Rivers Stadium and Heinz Field, Bettis said, “Now I’m at home”. “In school I used to be this robust, bodily, boom-boom-boom man, whereas within the NFL, they requested me to be this sleek ballerina”. A nine-time Pro Bowl selection, the wide receiver amassed 14,934 receiving yards, 19,683 all objective yards, 1,094 receptions and 105 touchdowns over 14 years. The league was too fearful she might wander off script and say something embarrassing, such as the truth about the early on-set dementia and even the deaths of so many former players.
He thanked his wife Senia, and their children Sanayika, Solomon and Shavon, a senior Husker basketball player. The 72-year-old Polian enters as a contributor.
Wolf said he never gave football immortality a thought.
A research by unbiased researchers discovered that Seau, a 12-time Professional Bowler who performed for San Diego, Miami and New England, suffered from persistent traumatic encephalopathy, a debilitating mind illness. And although I didn’t know every aspect of his life, I did know one particular part very well.
I just got back in town from the NFL Hall of Fame ceremonies, and I checked out the Eagles open workout this morning, so I’ve been getting a full dose of NFL football in the last few days.
Press Shields on what kind of headaches Seau presented and Shields just laughs. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article. Cowher then did the nuggie thing and beamed at this little Italian guy giving him a bear hug. You’ve got to find a way to endure.
But it was the Motor City that ignited the inner drive that put him in pro football’s Hall of Fame. A six-time Pro Bowl and six-time All-Pro player, his #53 was retired by the Vikings in 2001. Strong, swift, and imbued with an fanatical work ethic, Seau terrorized opposing offenses so much that they largely avoided him, preferring to take their chances against his teammates.
The 2015 NFL season is just around the corner, and this weekend marks another major benchmark.
The Hall of Fame compromised, providing Sydney Seau the opportunity to make a four-minute tribute under the guise of a NFL Network interview offstage.
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While touching, it was not the speech Sydney intended to deliver had she been afforded the podium. It’s hardly necessary to secure her dad’s legacy.
