Two of Miami’s greatest players heading to the Hall of Fame
It’s an amazing honour that comes from many years of top-tier efforts at the greatest level. They are also joining nine more Hurricanes who already hold the greatest individual honour in the NFL.
Players with legendar
y careers inside the Canton, Ohio, Hall of Fame walls, such as Ray Lewis (2018), Cortez Kennedy (2012), Jim Kelly (2002), and Ted Hendricks (1990), are now considered among the greats. They have Andre Johnson and Devin Hester joining them.
The NFL Honours last night revealed the 2024 inductees. Johnson and Hester are deserving recipients of the induction.
One of the most versatile return players in football history is Hester. Nineteen touchdowns in all from kickoff and punt returns! When it comes to being the best return man in NFL history, Hester is undoubtedly in the running. Writer Adam Rank of NFL.com concurs with his assessment on Hester’s induction into the Hall of Fame.
“The sense of anticipation you had when Devin Hester got ready to return a punt or kickoff was unmatched.” And now, appropriately, Hester is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, having waited a few years for the greatest accolade.”
In addition, he has 16 touchdowns, 3,311 yards, a 13-yard average, and 255 receptions. A pure receiver is the second Cane making its way to Canton.
In any NFL era, Johnson’s 1,062 receptions, 14,185 yards, 13.4-yard average, and 77 touchdowns rank among the finest. It was difficult for defensive backs to contain him because he was a powerful, large receiver.
Ranks is also accurate when he says that Johnson went to Canton.
“Earlier this week, I predicted that the voters would begin to break the impasse among wide receiver contenders, and they did exactly that: Andre Johnson will be in! The veteran Texan’s inability to record ten touchdowns in a single season worried some fans. Not me! Along with Jerry Rice and Calvin Johnson, Johnson is one of just three players in NFL history to lead the league in receiving yards in consecutive seasons.
