Former Broncos safety Steve Atwater is among 15 modern-era finalists for the 2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The class of 2020 will be announced on Saturday.
Atwater is best-known as a hard-hitting, play-making safety who was a key member of Denver’s defense from 1989-1998. Atwater also played a role in improving the team’s offense — he helped groom running back Terrell Davis.
“When I came to the Broncos as a rookie, I remember Steve helping me out,” Davis said in a recent interview with the team’s website. “In training camp, if he would see something that I was doing, or if I was tipping off the defense to a run, whether it was my stance, my alignment . . .
“[He would say], ‘I knew you guys were running this play because you were, instead of being over the gap, you were over the tackle.’ So he allowed me to do some self-evaluating and kind of get his perspective from defense.”
Davis is Denver’s all-time leader in rushing yards (7,607) and rushing touchdowns (60). He was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. Atwater deserves to join Davis in Canton this year.
