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Rick Gosselin

Rick Gosselin, 25-year Pro Football Hall of Fame voter

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There were medical concerns for Rob Gronkowski coming out of college but his talent was evident

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J.J. Watt went to college to become a tight end. Instead, he became a Pro Bowl pass rusher.

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Historians give Deacon Jones and other pass rushers their rightful place in history

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Robert Mathis is eligible for the HOF in 2022 and Dwight Freeney in 2023. Do one or both belong in Canton?

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Larry Fitzgerald became a generational talent, catching more passes than all but two players in NFL history

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History could be standing in the way of the HOF quests of WRs Torry Holt and Reggie Wayne

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Rick Gosselin has seen and charted the evolution of NFL special teams over the last four decades

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The ECHL Allen Americans reward the second winningest coach in pro hockey history with a new contract

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Steve Smith entered the NFL as a third-round draft pick but produced like a first-rounder

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Drew Pearson learned how to become an NFL wide receiver by watching Otto Stowe in his rookie season

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers remain the team to beat in the NFL

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Andre Johnson ranks 11th on the NFL's all-time receiving list and is a first-time eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Anquan Boldin proved you don't need to be an Olympic sprinter to succeed at WR in the NFL

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The NFL's All-Time Undrafted team, featuring 13 Hall of Famers

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Tim McDonald is yet another great defensive player who has been punished by Canton for playing on a losing team

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The Greatest selections of all-time in each of the first 259 NFL draft slots, starting with Peyton Manning at 1

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His small-school background did not prevent DeMarcus Ware from becoming a big-time NFL producer with 138 1/2 career sacks

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Thomas Davis was an elite college safety who became an elite NFL linebacker

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There could be five quarterbacks selected in the Top 10 of the 2021 NFL draft. Most would benefit from sitting as rookies.

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Drew Brees is one of three quarterbacks from Purdue to win Super Bowls

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Anquan Boldin, Andre Johnson and Steve Smith all expect to be Hall of Fame finalists in their first year of eligibility? Should they be?

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Few schools of late have the history of producing NFL quality defensive linemen like Mississippi State

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Texas A&M has produced some of the best performers in the kicking game in NFL history

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The Dallas Cowboys have needs on defense but a blue-chip offensive player might be too attractive to pass in the first round

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Rohn Stark was drafted high for a punter in the second round but proved worthy of that selection in a 16-year career

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Al Davis was a football guy who had a clear vision as an NFL owner how he wanted his Raiders to look and to play.

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Is Cliff Branch worthy of the Hall of Fame? More importantly, is a 12th member of the Raiders from the 1970s worthy of Canton?

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Maurkice Pouncey was a dominant bocker for both the Florida Gators and Pittsburgh Steelers

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Drew Brees did not fit the NFL quarterbacking prototype coming out of Purdue. He went on to prove ability is more important than size.

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It took Art Monk eight years to get into the Hall of Fame and Gary Clark got lost in the shuffle

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Aaron Rodgers's draft-day slide in 2005 didn't slow his march to greatness -- nine Pro Bowls and three NFL MVP awards.

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Eric Bieniemy isn't the only KC coach who can't make the jump from assistant to head coach. Dave Toub is also waiting in line

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Jason Witten arrived in the NFL as a third-round draft pick but leaves as the league's fourth all-time leading receiver

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Tommy Nobis stood head-and-shoulders with the great middle linebackers of the 1960s but knee injuries hampered him in the 1970s

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Philip Rivers had a unique throwing motion that produced unique passing statistics

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Rush Limbaugh was a regular for media football and softball in Kansas City in the 1980s

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Jamal Lewis had a career that mirrored that of Hall-of-Famer Terrell Davis

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Tom Brady is the greatest winner in NFL history -- and no one saw it coming in 2000

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Long-time NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer has passed away at the age of 77

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Clay Matthews came within one vote reduction of a bust in Canton. Now he moves into the senior pool where he becomes a longshot.

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There was a downturn in NFL penalties in 2020...until the Super Bowl

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Fourteen Pro Bowls and a record five NFL MVP awards make Peyton Manning a slam dunk for first-ballot Hall of Fame honors

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Alan Faneca's dominance as a run blocker put him on a path to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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As the only defensive player ever to win the Heisman Trophy, Charles Woodson was destined for greatness in the NFL

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Jared Allen was a longshot ever to reach the Pro Football Hall of Fame coming out of Idaho State

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A look back at the NFL scouting comments from 2007 on 2021 Hall of Fame candidate Calvin Johnson

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Patrick Mahomes and "The Wasp" enter Super Bowl lore as one of the 50 greatest moments in the game's history.

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The New England Patriots finished first in Rick Gosselin's annual NFL special teams rankings -- the 15th time in the last 22 years they have finished in the Top 10

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The only pure placekicker ever to win NFL MVP honors deserves Canton's attention

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Rick Gosselin's final NFL rankings forecast a Chiefs-Packers Super Bowl