HOF Changes: Too many unanswered questions
Seniors get short shrift; 11 teams have no selector connection on 2027 committee
Frank Cooney
Author, journalist, football analyst and founder of NFL Draft Scout. His career spans seven decades, beginning at Hearst's San Francisco Examiner in 1965. He served on the launch teams for Madden Football and NFL on FOX, spent 33 years as a Pro Football Hall of Fame selector and entered the Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007. Cooney publishes Football Frankly, NFL Draft Scout and Hall of Football through The Sports Xchange.
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Free downloadable chart for your reference, with Expert level answers to trivia questions during celebration week
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Hall of Fame Research Guide
Topics often referenced, seldom explained