Sharper among HOF nominees, wtf NFL!?

[osd22]

So you are officially nominating a convicted rapist, currently imprisoned,  to the HOF class? Unbelievable! SMH... 

[TN05]

To be fair, they also nominated a long snapper. Don't think they thought this through much.

A few Panthers (Sam Mills, Stephen Davis, Kevin Greene) are nominees as well. No ways Davis gets in but I'm holding out hope Mills can get in one day.

As a side, my personal seven picks: Brett Favre, Kurt Warner, Otis Anderson, Terrell Davis, Sterling Sharpe, Kevin Greene, Sam Mills.

[Falcons1stPanthers2nd]

He was a hall of famer on the football field. What he does or did in his personal life is of no relevance to me when determining whether or not he's a hall of famer.

[pantherphan96]

So you are officially nominating a convicted rapist, currently imprisoned,  to the HOF class? Unbelievable! SMH... 

Ty Cobb is in the MLB HOF, OJ is in the NFL HOF. Voters tend to leave morality out of it, for better or for worse.

[osd22]

Ty Cobb is in the MLB HOF, OJ is in the NFL HOF. Voters tend to leave morality out of it, for better or for worse.

That is ridiculous in a shameful way, since the NFL punishes active players hard for off field misbehaviors. Those double standards make me sick.

[cookinwithgas]

I'm torn on this because we all know that, especially back then, players were not really prepped for life after the NFL in any way. Chasing that fame you had gotten used to after it's over can do crazy things to a hard charging player I'd bet.

[Davidson Deac II]

Ty Cobb is in the MLB HOF, OJ is in the NFL HOF. Voters tend to leave morality out of it, for better or for worse.

OJ was voted into the Hall of Fame well before he did his evil deeds.  I don't know if there is a process for removing someone from the Hall of Fame.  But I don't think he would be voted in today.  Ty Cobb was never convicted of any crime that I know of. 

[pantherphan96]

OJ was voted into the Hall of Fame well before he did his evil deeds.  I don't know if there is a process for removing someone from the Hall of Fame.  But I don't think he would be voted in today.  Ty Cobb was never convicted of any crime that I know of. 

only reason he wasnt charged with a crime is because he lived in the pre-civil rights era.