Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that the Philadelphia Eagles will be inducting LeSean Jackson into their franchise Hall of Fame.

The event will officially occur on November 3, when the Eagles host the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Playing for the Eagles from 2009 to 2014, the Running Back rushed for 6,792 Yards, caught 300 Receptions for 2,282 Yards, and had 54 Touchdowns from Scrimmage.  A two-time First Team All-Pro, McCoy led the NFL in Rushing Yards (1,607) in 2013 and Rushing Touchdowns (17) in 2011.  He would later play for Buffalo (2015-18), and won Super Bowls with Kansas City (2019) and Tampa Bay (2020) to close off his career.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate LeSean Jackson for his impending honor.

Clyde Simmons was a beast of a defensive lineman for Western Carolina and joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 1986 when he was a ninth-round pick in 1988. 

Simmons was a vaunted pass-rusher in the National Football League, who took down the Quarterback 121.5 times over a 15-year career, which included a league-leading 19 in 1992.  A First Team All-Pro and Pro Bowler in both 1991 and 1992, Simmons also had three straight years with the Eagles where he exceeded 100 Tackles (1989-91). 

Simmons also played for Arizona, Jacksonville, Cincinnati, and Chicago.

Football lost a great one as Quarterback Roman Gabriel passed away this morning.  He was 83 years old.

A two-time All-American and two-time ACC Player of the Year, Gabriel was drafted second overall in 1962 by the Los Angeles Rams.  Despite his high selection, it was not until George Allen came into Coach in 1966 that he was given the full-time role as the Rams starting Quarterback.   Gabriel went to the Pro Bowl in three consecutive seasons (1967-69) and was named a First Team All-Pro and MVP in 1969.  That year, he led the NFL in Touchdown Passes (24) and only threw seven picks.  The Rams traded Gabriel to Philadelphia after the 1972 Season, and in 1974, he added a fourth Pro Bowl and again led the league in Touchdown Passes (23), and was the NFL Passing Yards leader with 3,219.

Gabriel retired after the 1977 Season and had 29,444 Passing Yards with 201 Touchdowns.

We at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to Roman Gabriel's fans, friends, and family.

Jason Kelce was a walk-on as a Running Back at the University of Cincinnati and converted to Center, where he impressed enough to earn a spot in the 2011 Draft (6^th Round, 191^st Overall).  His landing spot was the Philadelphia Eagles, where he arguably became the most recognizable Center in football history.

Kelce won the starting job as a rookie, and went to his first Pro Bowl in 2014.  And from 2016 to the year of his retirement in 2023, Kelce received some form of post-season accolade, which included six Pro Bowls and six First Team All-Pros.  He bolstered Philadelphia’s O-Line for over a decade and was vital in the Eagle's Super Bowl LII win, and as the brother of superstar Tight End Travis Kelce he received additional limelight, which made him a national sports figure.

Centers rarely receive love from the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but there has never been a Center as beloved as Jason Kelce.

DeSean Jackson was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles as a Second Round Pick in 2008. As a Wide Receiver, he showcased a unique specialty in the National Football League by using his track-star-like speed to outrun almost anyone and stretch the field. Jackson was an All-Rookie Selection in his first year, with 912 Yards, and he broke 1,000 Yards five times. He was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection with the Eagles, demonstrating his ability to elude runners with his Yards After Catch stats. If a deep ball was thrown while Jackson was on the field, it was practically a given that he was the target!

Although Jackson was mainly used for the long ball, he never finished in the top ten in Receptions, despite being a WR1 for most of his career. His style permitted him to lead the NFL in yards per reception four times (in 2010, 2014, 2016 & 2018), and his overall number of 11,263 Receiving Yards with 58 Touchdowns is very solid. In addition, Jackson provided 463 Rushing Yards with 4 TDs and another 1,352 Return Yards with another 4 TDs. Along with Philadelphia, Jackson also played for Washington, Tampa Bay, Las Vegas, and Baltimore.

However, it is unlikely that Jackson will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, as the accumulative stats for Wide Receivers are gradually increasing, and he is likely to fall short. Nonetheless, he has one of the best highlight reels in football!

Alshon Jeffery was a standout player at South Carolina, earning an All-SEC selection.  The Wide Receiver was selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2012 draft.  In his rookie year, he recorded 367 yards. Jeffery's second year saw him explode into the Pro Bowl with a career-high 1,421 yards and 89 receptions.  He followed this up with 1,133 yards and 10 touchdowns in his third year, but was never able to achieve 1,000 yards again.  Jeffery played two more years with Chicago, breaking 800 yards in both of those seasons before moving on to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Although he was never able to replicate his best years in Chicago, Jeffery was now on a much better team and still a top option in the best position of his life. In his first year with the Eagles, he helped the team win the Super Bowl and scored Philly’s first touchdown of the game. Over his final three years, Jeffery battled injuries and eventually retired from the game after the 2020 season. However, with 6,786 yards, 46 touchdowns, and a Super Bowl win under his belt, Jeffery had a successful career.

It is a tough week to be a Philadelphia Eagles fan.  Days after star Center Jason Kelce retired from the NFL, Defensive Tackle Fletcher Cox announced his retirement from the game of football.

Like Kelce, Cox played his entire 12-year career with the Eagles, the team that drafted him 12^th Overall from Mississippi State in 2012.

As the Eagles hoped, Cox made an immediate impact as a starting Defensive Tackle, earning All-Rookie honors.  Comfortable against the rush and pass, Cox began a six-year run of consecutive Pro Bowls in 2015 and was also a First Team All-Pro in 2018.  Cox played a large part in Philadelphia’s Super Bowl LII.  He was also named to the 2010s All-Decade Team.

Statistically, Cox leaves the gridiron with 70 Sacks, 519 Tackles, 88 Tackles for Loss and 173 Quarterback Hits.  Cox will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2029. 

Here at Notinhalloffame.com, we would like to wish Fletcher Cox the best in his post-playing career. 

Jason Kelce, after 13 seasons in the NFL, all with the Eagles, has announced his retirement, marking the end of an era in Philadelphia.

Kelce was a walk-on at the University of Cincinnati and was drafted by the Eagles in the Sixth Round in 2011. He won the starting job as a rookie, but a torn ACL held him to only two games in 2012.  However, he came back stronger and paved the way for LeSean McCoy’s league-leading 1,607 yards.

Kelce continued to improve his skill set and went to his first Pro Bowl in 2014. From 2016 until 2023, he was perennially named to a post-season honor, including six Pro Bowls (giving him seven in total) and six First Team All-Pros.  He also set a franchise record of starting 156 consecutive games.

Kelce’s public profile has risen in recent seasons, partially due to his play and a lot from his relationship with his younger brother, Travis Kelce, who is the Tight End for the Kansas City Chiefs and boyfriend of megastar Taylor Swift.  Kelce is the only Center in the last 50 years chosen for six First Team All-Pros with a Super Bowl Ring.  

He is Hall of Fame eligible in 2029, and he has an excellent chance to be the next Center inducted into the PFHOF. Notably, in our Pre-2023 Active Hall of Fame Ranking, Kelce was at #12.

Here at Notinhalloffame.com, we would like to wish Jason Kelce the best in his post-playing career.  

It does not happen often, but we have a significant retirement in the middle of an NFL Season, as Wide Receiver, DeSean Jackson, has called it a career.

Jackson will retire as a Philadelphia Eagle, and serve as their honorary captain this Sunday, played eight of his 15 NFL seasons in Philadelphia, the same team that he went to his three Pro Bowls.

Known as one of Football’s great game-breakers, Jackson holds the record for Touchdowns of 60 Yards or more (26) and is tied for the record of TDs of 80 Yards or more (5).  He also played for the Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams, Las Vegas Raiders and Baltimore Ravens, and exits with 11,293 Yards and 58 Touchdowns. He is also a four-time league-leader in Yards per Receptions

Jackson will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2028, and was ranked #58 in our pre-2023 Monitor of those to consider for Canton.  He is not likely to get in, but will likely be ranked on our Notinhaloffame.com Football list of the 300 best players not in enshrined.  Jackson, should however, make every preliminary ballot while he is eligible, and could be a potential Semi-Finalist.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish the best to DeSean Jackson in his post-playing career.

2023 Pre-Season #121. Peak Period: 2020-23*

Jalen Hurts was the runner-up for the 2019 Heisman, and there were a few questions that surrounded him in the following draft. There should not have been. Already a Super Bowl participant and an MVP runner-up (he did win the 2022 Bert Bell Award), Hurts has an AV/G well over the MPA in his brief career, which a Quarterback will have to own over a long period of time to get into the Hall of Fame.  We are also impressed by his Rushing Touchdowns numbers, and could we see the first QB to ever rush for 100 TDs?

*His Peak Period is only four years.

2023 Pre-Season Rank #124, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #141. Peak Period: 2019-23

Devin White’s time with Tampa Bay ended, and it yielded the Inside Linebacker a Super Bowl ring, a Pro Bowl in 2021, and a Second Team All-Pro in 2020.  White had a three-year run (2020-22) with at least 120 Combined Tackles.  This is the White that has to return with his new team, Philadelphia, to have any Hall of Fame shot.

As we are knee deep in the NFL off-season, it is the time for retirements, and we have a significant one as New Orleans Saints Safety, Malcom Jenkins, is calling it a career.

The Jim Thorpe Award winner in 2008, Jenkins was drafted by the Saints 14^th Overall, and the Ohio State Buckeye would become a starting Safety during his rookie season.  Jenkins was a nice component in upgrading the team’s secondary, which helped catapult to them their first ever Super Bowl.  Jenkins played four more years with the Saints, earning Second Team All-Pro honors in 2010, and keeping the team strong.  

In 2014, Jenkins signed with Philadelphia, where he went to three Pro Bowls, while also anchoring the Eagles to their First Super Bowl win (LII).  Jenkins returned to the Saints, playing two more seasons before he retired.

Off of the field, Jenkins was known for his activism, and his community contributions.

He retires with 21 Interceptions and 1,044 Tackles.  Jenkins is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2027, and we will shortly put his bio up for you to vote and comment on in our Notinhalloffame Football Futures Section.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Malcolm Jenkins the best in his post-playing career.

2023 Pre-Season Rank #57, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #107, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #143. Peak Period 2017-18/2021-23

Johnson had a three-year streak in Pro Bowls (2017-19) and added two more in the last two years.  With a Super Bowl Ring in tow and Jason Kelce’s departure, Johnson is now the leader of the Eagles’ Offensive Line, and a strong showing by Johnson and Philly will see the Tackle greatly increase his chances.

2023 Pre-Season Rank #106, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #142, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #141.  Peak Period: 2019-23

Brown had a breakthrough year in 2020 on an explosive Tennessee offense but was not able to build on that in 2021. Tennessee surprisingly traded him to Philadelphia in the following off-season, and what we thought was an early crossroads for Brown would see the Wide Receiver take the correct fork in the road.  Brown added two Pro Bowls in his two years in Philadelphia, and as Jalen Hurts’ primary weapon, he should be able to add more honors to his trophy case. 

Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB.  Once that is done, we intend to look at how each team honor their past players, coaches and executives.  As such, it is news to us that Philadelphia Eagles have announced two new members to their franchise Hall of Fame, Tra Thomas and Jon Runyan.

Thomas was a 1998 First Round Pick (11^th Overall) from Florida State who immediately won the starting job at Left Tackle.  Named to the Pro Bowl three times (2001, 2002 & 2004), Turner stayed with the Eagles until 2008.

Runyan arrived in Philadelphia as a Free Agent from Tennessee in 2000, where he became the Eagles’ starting Right Tackle.  A Pro Bowler in 2002, like Thomas, he remained with the Eagles until 2008.  The Two Tackles were a part of a run to the Super Bowl in 2004.

This brings the amount of Eagles Hall of Fame inductees to 47.

We would like to congratulate Tra Thomas and Jon Runyan for earning this honor.

2023 Pre-Season Rank #70, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #101, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #125, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #125.  Peak Period: 2017-21

The last three seasons of Darius Slay’s career in Detroit were phenomenal (2017-19), but they came after three average years and a rookie year in which he only played four Games. Slay joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020, where he looked for a shot at the Super Bowl. While he did play in one, “Big Play Slay” hasn’t won the ring yet.

Nevertheless, Slay's second three-year Pro Bowl streak is ongoing, and still a top contender.

The first thing we have to say, is there a better name for a Wide Receiver than Mike Quick?

Of course not!

A defensive superstar from the University of Wisconsin, the Miami Dolphins, drafted Troy Vincent 7^th Overall in 1992.  Vincent would immediately become the starting Left Cornerback and played well for Miami in the four seasons he was there.  That was a good start, but it was later as a Philadelphia Eagle where he shined.  

Jerry Norton began his professional football career in 1954 with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he started as a Safety, then performed as a Half Back, then back to Safety again.  Norton was also an excellent Punter, and in 1957 he would lead the league in Punts and Punting Yards.  He would be traded to the Chicago Cardinals (which would become the St. Louis Cardinals) before 1959 and was affixed at Safety and Punter, and he would continue on a five-year streak of Pro Bowls that he began in Philadelphia.  Norton would again lead the NFL in Punts and Punting Yards in 1960, which was the same season he led the league in Interceptions (10).  He would accumulate 35 picks in total.

Bobby Walston played his entire 12-year career (1951-62) with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he was one of the most versatile offensive weapons that the team would have.  The former Georgia Bulldog played at Wide Receiver, Tight End, and Kicker and excelled at all of them.  A member of the 1960 NFL Championship Team, Walston would catch 311 passes for 5,363 Yards for 46 Touchdowns.  With his leg, he would twice lead the NFL in Field Goal Percentage, and with his dual duty as a Receiver and Kicker, he would amass 881 career Points.  Walston would be chosen for the Pro Bowl in both 1960 and 1961, and probably should have had been named to more.