Steve Hutchinson will join Walter Jones as former Seahawks offensive linemen in the Hall of Fame, being announced Saturday as part of the 2020 class.
We're going to tell your story for the rest of time. When the selection committee has voted and the results are tallied up, Hall of Fame President David Baker delivers the news. He couldn't hold back tears. The Hall of Fame is defined by mind-numbing statistics and accolades over the span of a career. He also had the greatest ability in football: availability.
Steve Hutchinson Deserves to Be in the Hall of Fame. "I don't ever want to do this again," Hutchinson said. He spent five seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, six with the Minnesota Vikings, and one with the Titans, which was the final year of his career.Sign up for the Titans Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morningThe Tennessee Titans placed outside linebacker Josh Smith on the COVID-19 list on Monday.This means that Smith has either tested positive for COVID-19, or is being quarantined after coming in contact with an infected person.Teams cannot disclose whether a player is in quarantine or is positive for COVID-19.Smith joined the Titans after going undrafted last year out of Vanderbilt, spent three weeks of the regular season and the entirety of the team's postseason run on the practice squad.Logan Ryan was considered one of the Tennessee Titans' most notable offseason losses this year after he was on the upswing last season.That left the Titans with quite the void to fill at cornerback, and LSU's Kristian Fulton will be among the players in the mix to keep Tennessee's secondary solid after the team selected him in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.Ryan, originally selected in third round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots, has still yet to find his next NFL landing spot.And right now, he's pitching himself to NFL teams as...Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. So when the knock came, the reality of what that meant set it immediately. He was also National Champion in college with Michigan, although this is of course the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hutchinson was the best at his position for most of his career, his five first team All Pros show that. At Michigan, two or more inductees have gone in to the Hall of Fame in the same class five times: 1951 (three), 1954 (five), 1971 (two), 2005 (two) and 2011 (two). With Hutchinson being a guard, it’s easy to overlook his accomplishments when compared to the likes of Tony Gonzalez and Ed Reed. Brown says some of the best advice he has received since being in the league came from Former New England Patriots and current Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, Tom Brady.After the Titans and Patriots held joint practices in 2019, the future Hall of Fame signal-caller told Brown he should work on his weaknesses in order to erase them, per Jim Wyatt of Titans Online. Hutchinson spent five years in Seattle where he paved the way for Shaun Alexander and six years in Minnesota where opened holes for Adrian Peterson. He has become a part of football immortality.Later on Saturday, Hutchinson met with the media and described what the feeling of getting that knock was like.“I’m thinking, ‘I’m getting another late [rejection] call," Hutchinson said, Hutchinson, the seven-time Pro Bowler who starred for both the Seahawks and Vikings, is a Hall of Famer. Hutchinson was a dominant force at left guard for a decade in the NFL.
If you get a phone call, it's Baker calling to tell you that you didn't make it. He'll be enshrined in August, and his bust will be on display in Canton forever. Neither could his family. Steve Hutchinson – Guard. Top Moments of Steve Hutchinson’s Hall of Fame Career. https://titanswire.usatoday.com/2020/06/25/tennessee-titans-steve-hutchinson-pro-football-hall-of-fame-2020-cancelled/ But for an offensive lineman, the statistics never tell the full story. Former Tennessee Titans guard Steve Hutchinson will have to wait another year to officially be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.Therefore, the 2020 and 2021 classes will be enshrined together.The Hall of Fame game that was set to take place on August 5 between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers has also been postponed, with both teams set to meet in the 2021 game instead.President and CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, David Baker, released this statement along with the announcement.Hutchinson is one of 10 new members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.Players such as Steve Atwater, Isaac Bruce, Edgerrin James and Troy Polamalu were set to join Hutchinson, along with coaches Bill Cowher and Jimmy Johnson, and contributors Steve Sabol, Paul Tagliabue and George Young.Hutchinson made seven Pro Bowls and was a First-Team All-Pro five times during his 12-year career. https://titanswire.usatoday.com/2020/06/25/tennessee-titans-steve-hutchinson-pro-football-hall-of-fame-2020-cancelled/ https://titanswire.usatoday.com/2020/06/25/tennessee-titans-steve-hutchinson-pro-football-hall-of-fame-2020-cancelled/ Every year, the 15 finalists for selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame are told to go back to their hotel rooms and wait. It was announced on Thursday that this year’s enshrinement ceremony, along with the events surrounding it, has been rescheduled for August 5-9, 2021, because of the coronavirus pandemic.. "Welcome to Canton, Ohio, brother," Baker said. He never will. When the knock finally came, Steve Hutchinson was overcome with emotion. Hutchinson had gotten the phone call in each of the last two years, his dreams crushed and deferred for another 365 days.