ExtremeRavens Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Terrell Suggs and Marshal Yanda were integral members of the Ravens’ 2012 Super Bowl team and racked up a litany of accolades during what were long and storied careers in the NFL. But when it comes to being bestowed with the game’s highest individual honor, they will, for now, have to wait. Though both were among this year’s 15 finalists for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class, neither was selected for enshrinement Thursday night. Instead, four players — defensive lineman Jared Allen, wide receiver Sterling Sharpe, cornerback Eric Allen and tight end Antonio Gates — were chosen for this year’s class, which will be inducted this August in Canton, Ohio. As for Suggs and Yanda, both of whom were in their first year of eligibility, it is at most only mildly surprising that at least one of them did not get in. Suggs was the 2011 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and ranks eighth on the all-time sack list. The seven players ahead of him — Bruce Smith, Reggie White, Kevin Greene, Julius Peppers, Chris Doleman, Michael Strahan and Jason Taylor — are already all in, so it figures only a matter of when, not if. In addition to being the 2003 Defensive Rookie of the Year, a first-team All-Pro in 2011 and a seven-time Pro Bowl selection, Suggs was a stout run defender and had at least 10 sacks in seven of his 17 years in the league. Terrell Suggs was the 2011 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff) By comparison, Taylor, who was enshrined in his first year of eligibility in 2017, played 15 seasons, had a half-sack more than Suggs and was selected to six Pro Bowls. Yanda’s case isn’t as glaring, as is usually the case when it comes to offensive linemen and especially for those on the interior. The last guard to get into the Hall of Fame on his first try was Larry Allen in 2013. He was a six-time first-team All-Pro selection, 11-time All-Pro, chosen for the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 1990s and 2000s as well as its 100th Anniversary All-Time Team and won a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys. Still, there’s a strong case for him to get in at some point. Yanda was twice a first-team All-Pro, a five-time second-team All-Pro and was chosen to the Pro Bowl in eight of his last nine seasons. He was also a unanimous choice on the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 2010s and versatile enough that he was able to seamlessly move from right guard to left guard after hurting his lead blocking shoulder in 2016. But with a wide-open class of parity, it ultimately became difficult to get the 80% of votes needed for enshrinement — for now. Have a news tip? Contact Brian Wacker at bwacker@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/brianwacker1. View the full article Quote
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