Broncos legend Steve Atwater was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last week. He should have gotten into Canton years ago but it’s good to see that the voters finally got it right.
Last year, former Ravens safety Ed Reed said he’d rather give his spot in the Hall of Fame to Atwater than get in with Atwater being left out. During a press conference last week, Atwater expressed his gratitude for Reed’s remarks.
“It really meant a lot to know that a player of his caliber — he’s an amazing player — thought that much of me to say something that kind,” Atwater said. “And I told him when I saw him, I was like, ‘You don’t really have to say that.’
“But I really appreciated it because I think some of the voters may have said, ‘Wow we really have to kind of take a look at Steve if a lot of these younger guys say they looked up to him and they want him to be in the Hall of Fame. How can he not be in here and we have a lot of other guys?’”
Atwater played from 1989-1998 and earned eight Pro Bowl nods, winning two Super Bowls. Reed grew up watching him and played in the NFL from 2002-2013, earning nine Pro Bowl selections and winning one Super Bowl.
