Emmitt Smith And Jerry Rice Are NFL Hall Of Famers!!!

While Warren Sapp was getting kicked into the hall of shame Saturday for being an alleged woman beater, fellow ex-NFL’ers and “Dancing With The Stars” alums Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith were being inducted into the NFL’s Hall of Fame for their past contributions to the league. Pop the top to find out who else joined them.

When former running back Emmitt Smith and wide receiver Jerry Rice were summoned onto a stage to discuss their Hall of Fame inclusion, they both had to stop in mid-sentence on several occasions in an attempt to quell the tear drops.
“You just don’t know exactly how you will feel until that moment,” Smith said. “Although you try to take in every second and every minute, every hour up to this time, when that opportunity comes and they call your name, you start reflecting over the people who have helped shape the foundation of who you are as a football player, who you are as a human being.
“And the people who have given you the opportunity to even do some of the things that you’ve been able to do and provided you an opportunity to play in a sport at this level that you’ve played your entire life for. It’s just an honor that I am able to be a blessing because people have blessed me.”
Rice put it more succinctly.
“I’m just honored to stand up here with greatness.”
They were joined in the latest class with five others:
•Offensive lineman Russ Grimm, part of the famed ‘Hogs’ unit of the Washington Redskins.
•Linebacker Rickey Jackson, who played 15 seasons and had 128 career sacks for the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers.
•Cornerback Dick LeBeau, better known these days as a coach but a master of interceptions in the 1960s with the Detroit Lions.
•Defensive tackle John Randle, a longtime sack master with the Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks.
•Running back Floyd Little, a bruising but elusive rusher for the Denver Broncos who also excelled at kick returns.
Little and LeBeau were elected through the senior process, which looks at great players of yore who slipped through the regular Hall of Fame screening.
Among those who missed the cut were pass-rushing specialist Charles Haley, receiver Tim Brown, receiver Chris Carter and tight end Shannon Sharpe.
Both Rice and Smith won three Super Bowl rings. It was their first year of eligibility after five seasons of retirement.
The players’ official induction will be Aug. 7 in Canton, Ohio.

Have you ever noticed that almost the only time you will see a man cry in public is when it has something to do with sports??? Seems like we saw a lot of public tears (of joy and pain) this weekend, but it was all about football!!!