Jared Allen, Antonio Gates headline Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Four players were announced arsenic the adjacent people of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Jared Allen, Antonio Gates, Sterling Sharpe, and Eric Allen volition beryllium enshrined into Canton this year.

The erstwhile borderline rusher successful Allen recorded 136 sacks successful his 12-year career, the 12th-most each time, doubly starring the NFL. His vocation precocious was the 22 helium enactment up backmost successful 2011, conscionable 1 sack shy of surpassing lone solo person Michael Strahan for the astir successful a season. He was selected to 4 All-Pro teams during his clip with the Chiefs, Vikings, Bears, and Vikings.

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Minnesota Vikings antiaircraft extremity Jared Allen (69) celebrates a sack during the archetypal 4th against the Detroit Lions astatine Mall of America Field astatine H.H.H. Metrodome.  (Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports)

Gates was 1 of the top choky ends of his epoch and a stepping chromatic into making what the presumption is today.  His 116 touchdowns are the astir ever by a choky end, portion his 955 receptions and 11,841 receiving yards are the fourth-most successful the position. Spending his full 16-year vocation with the Chargers, helium made 8 consecutive Pro Bowls and volition spell to Canton aft conscionable missing retired past year.

Sharpe played conscionable 7 seasons successful the NFL, but helium definite made the astir of it. In his career, wholly with the Green Bay Packers, helium was named to 5 Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro 3 times. Three times helium led the NFL successful receptions, and doubly helium led successful touchdowns, including his last play erstwhile helium racked up 18. He recorded 5 seasons of implicit 1,100 yards - helium enactment up 595 catches for 8,134 yards and 65 touchdowns.

Green Bay Packers receiver Sterling Sharpe (84) scores a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers astatine Tampa Stadium. (USA TODAY Sports)

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Eric Allen played 14 seasons, splitting his clip with the Eagles, Raiders, and Saints. He doubly led the NFL successful pick-sixes, signaling 4 successful 1993 and 3 successful 2000. He was named to six Pro Bowls aft being picked 30th wide successful the 1988 NFL Draft.

Notable snubs included Adam Vinatieri, Eli Manning, Terrell Suggs, Reggie Wayne, Steve Smith Sr., and Marshal Yanda.

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The caller four-man people volition beryllium inducted connected Aug. 3.

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