Broncos legendary safety Steve Atwater won’t be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer because of COVID-19.
Instead, the ceremony for the 2020 class will be pushed to 2021. Next year, the Hall of Fame will have two classes enshrined in Canton, Ohio.
That means Denver will likely be represented by two players during Hall of Fame Week (Aug. 5-9) — Atwater and former quarterback Peyton Manning.
Manning, who retired after winning Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos in 2016, will become eligible in 2021. He is a lock to be voted in as a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Atwater and Manning will become the seventh and eighth Denver players to enter the Hall of Fame, joining quarterback John Elway, running back Floyd Little, tight end Shannon Sharpe, offensive lineman Gary Zimmerman, running back Terrell Davis and cornerback Champ Bailey.
Broncos late owner Pat Bowlen was also voted into Canton last year. To view a list of all the Hall of Famers connected to Denver, click here.
