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The Valenti Show

Should These People Make The Pro Football HOF? | In Football Today

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Rico has a list of people, asking the guys if each of them deserve to be in the HOF.

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, let's, we're going to take a quick time out, just rebalance psychologically,

0:04.9

seven minutes of football music, go.

0:08.4

Very, very sultry, David.

0:11.0

Rico, go ahead, buddy.

0:12.5

All right, guys.

0:14.0

The NFL has just come out with the candidates for the Hall of Fame class of

0:18.4

2006.

0:20.1

Oh, God.

0:20.8

I thought we'd have some fun and decide whether these gentlemen should be in the Hall of Fame. I'm just going to say, my least favorite thing in sports is over the hill sports writer guy with overly passionate takes about the Hall of Fame. This is not my wheelhouse. I'm going to be cutting dry with this. No, and I was about to say, either you're a Hall of Famer or you're not. That's it. When the name gets brought up, if it's not absolutely, you're not a Hall of Famer. Exactly. David, I think you feel the same way. Yes. If you have to explain and tell me, well, remember this game and this season, not Hall of Fame. Not Hall of Fame. Because if you say a certain name, if you're like, hey, Joe Montana. Hall of Fame. Right. If you're like, hey, Gino Smith. Not a Hall of favor. Right. That easy. Okay. Yeah, I guess so. I'm going to start you off with an easy one. Sure. And granted, there's only going to be, I think, like four to seven people going into the Hall of Fame. Bill Belichick. Yes. No, this Jordan Hudson thing is removed. Stop it. I'm sorry. Okay, we're back. Yes, he's All of Famamer. I've just lost all respect for him. Marquise Pouncy. No. No. Greg Olson. No. Great commentator. Very good football player. But at no point that I ever view him as the best tight end in football. You want to make the Hall of Fame? You got to be the best player at your position for a couple of years of your career.

1:47.6

Those are my greats.

1:49.2

So no.

1:50.4

Okay.

1:51.9

Todd Gurley.

1:53.2

No, absolutely not.

1:54.2

I played like four minutes.

1:55.5

Had a great career, but four minutes and a bum knee.

1:58.7

No, out.

2:00.2

Gino Atkins.

2:01.4

Absolutely not.

2:02.6

What is this?

2:03.6

These are the people on the list.

2:05.0

These are some of the better names.

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