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Barry Werner

Jared Allen, Sterling Sharpe, Eric Allen, Antonio Gates comrprise 2025 Pro Football HOF class

The 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class will have four players. One won’t be New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.

Jared Allen, Sterling Sharpe — finally! — Eric Allen and Antonio Gates make up the quartet who will be inducted in Canton, OH, later this year.

Sharpe was the lone finalist from the Seniors, Coach and Contributor categories to make the Hall in 2025

Manning was in his first year of eligibility for the Hall of Fame. He led the Giants to two Super Bowl titles, which normally would be enough on a resume to get someone enshdrined.

However, there must have been voters who held his 117-117 record as a starter against him. He threw for 57,023 yards with 366 touchdowns against 244 interceptions.

 

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