Earning a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame is the highest honor a player can receive, but the process is imperfect. Generally speaking,

The number of Pro Football Hall of Fame members who played at Alabama high schools and colleges will remain at 16 as cornerback Eric Allen, defensive end Jared Allen, tight end Antonio Gates and wide receiver Sterling Sharpe enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Shannon, who became the 267th Hall of Famer, propelled by the three Super Bowl rings he won with the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens, went on to urge the Hall of Fame’s selection committee to take up the case for his brother.