We have added more names on the Notinhalloffame.com site on the 2027 Football Futures.  These football players will first be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2027.  We encourage you to vote and give your opinions on their respective HOF credentials.

The added names are:

Adrian Peterson:  Peterson was one of the most successful Running Backs of all-time and a former Rookie of the Year, MVP and a three-time Rushing Yards leader.  AP went to seven Pro Bowls, was a four-time First Team All-Pro, and rushed for 14,918 Yards and 126 Touchdowns.

A.J. Bouye: Bouye played at Cornerback where he was a Pro Bowl Selection in 2017.

Ali Marpet: Marpet played 101 Games as an Offensive Lineman. He was a one-time Pro Bowler and won a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay.

Antonio Brown:  The controversial Wide Receiver was a 2010s All-Decade Selection and was a seven-time Pro Bowl and four-time First Team All-Pro.  Brown secured 12,291 Yards with 83 Touchdowns.

Benadrick McKinney:  The Linebacker was named to the Pro Bowl in 2018.

Byron Jones:  Jones played as a Defensive Back for Dallas and Jacksonville and was named to one Pro Bowl.

Cam Newton:  Newton won the 2015 MVP and Offensive Player of the Year and took the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl.  He threw for 32,383 Yards and 194 Touchdowns and rushed for 75 TDs and 5,628 Yards.

Dee Ford: Ford was a Linebacker who, in 2018, led the league in Forced Fumbles and was also named to the Pro Bowl.

Desmond Trufant:  Trufant played at Cornerback and was a one-time Pro Bowl Selection.

Dont’a Hightower: Hightower played his entire NFL career with the New England Patriots.  The Linebacker won three Super Bowls and was twice named to the Pro Bowl.

Dustin Colquitt: Colquitt played most of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs.  The Punter won a Super Bowl and was twice named to the Pro Bowl.

Eric Ebron:  The Tight End was a Pro Bowler in 2019 and scored 33 Touchdowns.

Everson Griffen:  A Minnesota Viking for most of his career, Griffen played at Defensive End and had 85.5 Sacks.  Griffen was chosen for four Pro Bowls.

Gerald McCoy:  McCoy played most of his career with Tampa Bay where the Defensive Tackle went to five Pro Bowls and was  three-time First Team All-Pro.

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix:  Known mostly for his time in Green Bay Clinton-Dix was a Free Safety was named to the Pro Bowl in 2016.

Jack Doyle:  Doyle played at Tight End and was an Indianapolis Colt throughout his career.  He was a Pro Bowl Selection twice.

Jared Cook:  Cook was a two-time Pro Bowl Tight End.

Le’Veon Bell:  Bell was a two-time First Team All-Pro and two-time Pro Bowl Selection at Running Back and he rushed for over 6,000 Yards.

Mike Daniels:  The Defensive End went to one Pro Bowl when he was a member of the Green Bay Packers.

Richard Sherman:  Charismatic, brash and a major all-around talent, Sherman was a dominant Cornerback who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks.  He also was a here-time First Team All-Pro, five-time Pro Bowl, one-time Interception leader and twice led the NFL in Approximate Value.

Rob Gronkowski:  Names to the NFL 100^th Anniversary Team, Gronkowski won four Super Bowls (three with New England and one with Tampa) and the Tight End also was a five-time First Team All-Pro, a five-time Pro Bowl Selection and scored 93 Touchdowns.

Sheldon Richardson:  Richardson won the AP Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the Pro Bowl the following year, but that would be all the accolades that the Defensive Tackle would accrue.

These names join Alejandro Villanueva, Alex Mack, Andrew Whitworth, Ben Roethlisberger, Brandon Brooks, Emmanuel Sanders, Eric Weddle, Joe Haden, K.J. Wright, Malcolm Jenkins, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ryan Kerrigan and Sam Koch.

You can find the entire list of 2027 eligible football players here.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support!

Oh boy.

There is a lot to discuss when examining the career of Antonio Brown, the dynamic wide receiver. For the most part, throughout his career, there were no red flags. In fact, he was arguably the best wide receiver of the decade.

Brown was a two-time All-American from Central Michigan and proved to be a great pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who drafted him 195th overall. He was used sparingly in his rookie year, but broke out with 1,108 receiving yards as a sophomore. Brown was considered an elite player from 2013 to 2019, with his expert route-running skills and ability to cut on a dime. He made the Pro Bowl in every season, including a four-year streak (2014-17) of First Team All-Pros. He twice led the NFL in receiving yards (2014 & 2017) with two second-place finishes, and was also at the top of the Receiving Touchdowns standings in 2018. Brown finished the decade with the most yards of any wide receiver and easily made the All-Decade Team.

Despite his success, Brown never won a Super Bowl with Pittsburgh. Late in the 2018 season, he and his quarterback had a falling out, and he asked for a trade, which he received, with Oakland as his landing spot. This began his dramatic downfall.

Brown never played for Oakland, as he missed most of training camp due to blistered feet from cryotherapy and later over not being able to wear his old helmet. He had an altercation with his GM and asked to be released, which he was, hours before his money was to be guaranteed. Brown later signed with New England and was also dealing with sexual misconduct claims, but that stay lasted only one game. He was then picked up by Tom Brady and Tampa Bay, where he finally won a Super Bowl. However, a year later, he ran off the field during a game after refusing to go in for a play. Brown continued to make headlines, but always for the wrong reasons.

If Brown had retired after leaving Pittsburgh, he might have been a lock as a Pro Football Hall of Famer. Regardless, his legacy is what it is, and we have no idea what will happen next!

Antonio Brown wasn’t taken until the Sixth Round of the 2010 Draft, but the Wide Receiver from Central Michigan would become one of the best Wide Receivers of the decade.

We are excited here at Notinhalloffame.com that we are unveiling a new section, which looks at the top active players in the big four of sports and how they are positioned at the start of each seasons in regards to Hall of Fame credentials.

We are beginning with Pro Football, and how perfect is that considering the seasons kicks off this week.  Rather than list everyone directly, we have isolated them based on their position and with the exception of Special Teams, we have created a new stat based on the last five modern players (not senior inductees) of their respective position and how the current player compares with that.

This will be updated annually, so this 100 was finalized this week. We will not be updating again until the end of the season.

The new section begins here

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to thank you all for your continued support and we hope that you enjoy this new section!