Eric Edholm of NFL.com selected the next best Pro Football Hall of Fame candidate for each NFL team. When he arrived at the Indianapolis Colts, the choice was obvious — wide receiver Reggie Wayne.
Wayne, who is currently the Colts’ wide receivers coach, would spend his entire career in Indianapolis, where he was a six-time Pro Bowler, a one-time All-Pro, and a member of the Colts’ Super Bowl Championship team in 2006.
Wayne totaled 14,345 receiving yards in his career with 82 touchdown receptions over 211 games.
In eight of his 14 seasons, Wayne eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark, and on four occasions, he surpassed 1,300 yards, including a career year in 2007 when he led the NFL in receiving yards with 1,510.
The six-time Pro Bowler has a résumé befitting of a gold jacket, yet Wayne has been made to wait,” Edholm wrote. “I think the voters will get it right and induct him in 2027.”
Wayne has been a finalist for the Hall of Fame seven times now, but is still waiting for his name to be called.
Edholm would also mention defensive end Robert Mathis as a candidate as well.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Colts ‘next best Hall of Fame candidate’ an obvious choice
Reporting by Paul Bretl, Colts Wire / Colts Wire
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