Who Was Inducted To The Nfl Hall Of Fame 2020?

Here are the NFL players who were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020.

Jerry Rice

Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire 20-year career with the San Francisco 49ers (1985–2004), and is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in NFL history.

Wide receiver

Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire 20-year career with the San Francisco 49ers. He is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in NFL history. and one of the greatest players in NFL history.

San Francisco 49ers

Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire 20-year career with the San Francisco 49ers. He is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in NFL history, and often called the greatest player in NFL history.

Emmitt Smith

Emmitt Smith was born in Pensacola, Florida, on May 15, 1969. He played collegiate football at the University of Florida, and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the 1990 NFL Draft. Smith became the Cowboys’ starting running back in 1991 and went on to break several franchise and NFL records. He retired as the league’s all-time leading rusher in 2002 with 18,355 yards. Smith was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

Running back

Emmitt Smith was born on May 15, 1969, in Pensacola, Florida. He played running back for the Dallas Cowboys from 1990 to 2002 and is the NFL’s all-time leading rusher. He retired as a player in 2004 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. They are a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) East division. They play their home games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, which opened in 2009 as a replacement for Texas Stadium. The stadium took its current name prior to the 2013 season.
The Cowboys joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1960. The team’s national following might best be represented by its NFL record of consecutive sell-outs. The Cowboys’ streak of 190 consecutive sold-out regular and post-season games (home and away) began in 2002. The franchise has made it to the Super Bowl eight times, tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos for second most Super Bowl appearances in history, behind only the New England Patriots’ nine appearances. This has also corresponded to eight NFC championships, most in the NFC.[14] They have made it to 19 playoff appearances since their inception, tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for second most among teams since 1966 (after winning Super Bowl LI),[15] trailing only the Green Bay Packers who have made it to 22.[16]

Steve Atwater

Steve Atwater, nicknamed “The Smiling Assassin”, is an American former professional football player who was a strong safety in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks, and was drafted in the first round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.

Safety

Atwater is considered one of the hardest hitting safeties in NFL history. He was a two-time All-Pro and eight-time Pro Bowler. He was inducted into the Broncos’ Ring of Fame in 2005 and the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. The NFL named Atwater to the 1990s All-Decade Team. In 2020, he was voted to the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.

Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver, Colorado. They are members of the West Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Broncos began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) and joined the NFL as part of the AFL–NFL merger. The team has played their home games at Broncos Stadium at Mile High since 2001.

Kevin Greene

Kevin Greene was an American football outside linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He was a two-time first-team All-Pro, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, and was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1996. In his career, Greene recorded 160 sacks, which is the third most in NFL history. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Linebacker

Kevin Darwin Greene (born July 31, 1962) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL), spending the majority of his career with either the Los Angeles Rams or the Pittsburgh Steelers. Greene sustained a successful 15-year career in which he was a five-time All-Pro and named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1996. Throughout his career, Greene recorded 160.5 quarterback sacks, which ranks him second in NFL history behind only Bruce Smith. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Los Angeles Rams

Kevin Greene was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 5th round of the 1985 NFL Draft. He played for the Rams from 1985 to 1992, and was a First-team All-Pro in 1988 and 1989. He was also a member of the Rams team that won Super Bowl XXIV.

After leaving the Rams, Greene played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1993 to 1995, and was a two-time First-team All-Pro selection in 1994 and 1995. He also helped the Steelers win Super Bowl XXX.

Greene then played for the Carolina Panthers in 1996 and 1997, before finishing his career with the San Francisco 49ers in 1998.

In total, Kevin Greene appeared in 15 NFL seasons, and was selected to five Pro Bowls. He is also one of only two players in NFL history to record double digit sacks in 10 different seasons (the other player is Reggie White).

In February of 2016, Kevin Greene was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Ed Reed

On February 8, 2020, at the Super Bowl LIV in Miami, Florida, former Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He became the 34th safety in NFL history to be enshrined in Canton, Ohio.

Safety

Ed Reed played safety for the Baltimore Ravens for 11 seasons, winning Super Bowl XLVII with the team. He was a nine-time Pro Bowler, a five-time All-Pro and the 2004 AP Defensive Player of the Year. In addition, he holds the NFL record for most career interception return yards. Reed was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.

Baltimore Ravens

Ed Reed (born September 11, 1978) is a former American football safety who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Miami, where he was a member of their 2001 BCS National Championship team. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft and spent his first 10 NFL seasons with Baltimore before playing for the Houston Texans and New York Jets in 2013.

During his time with the Ravens, Reed was selected to nine Pro Bowls and was the 2004 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He led the NFL in interceptions returned for touchdowns three times and holds the all-time record for most interception return yards, returning 157 yards for a touchdown against Philadelphia in 2008. His 64 career interceptions ranked him 6th on the NFL’s all-time leaders list at the time of his retirement. Reed is considered to be one of the greatest safeties in NFL history, and has been described as a “ballhawk” and a “playmaker”.