Latest Pro Football Hall of Fame News

Drew Brees enters the Saints Hall of Fame in a class by himself

May. 30, 2024 19:42 PM EDT

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — As Drew Brees reflected on his path to the Saints Hall of Fame, he listed off things that didn't go his way in the early stages of his athletic career. “I'm a product of not getting what I want,” Brees said while being introduced Thursday as the hall's lone...

Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson dead at age 86

May. 09, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson, a three-time All-Pro and member of the All-Decade Team of the 1970s, has died. He was 86. Johnson's family told the Pro Football Hall of Fame that he died on Wednesday night at home in the San Francisco area after a lengthy...

Bears great Steve McMichael, who's battling ALS, taken to hospital with urinary tract infection

Apr. 03, 2024 18:13 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who's battling ALS, was taken to a hospital Wednesday because of a urinary tract infection, publicist Betsy Shepherd said. Shepherd said he was being prescribed an antibiotic and was to return home that night. “(Wife) Misty...