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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/purplebuffalo55 on 2026-02-15 21:06:43+00:00.
He’s been a finalist for 7 years now. His career stats include 920 rec, 13382 yards, and 74 touchdowns. He had 8 straight seasons of 80+ catches and 1180+ yards. He had 6 straight seasons of 1300+ yards. He had the most receiving yards of the 2000-2009 decade. The others in the top 5 of yards for that decade are all in the HOF (Randy Moss, TO, Marvin Harrison) except for Derrick Mason. He led the league in receiving yards twice (2000 and 2003) and in receptions once (2003). The 2000 season came against prime TO, prime Marvin Harrison, prime Isaac Bruce and prime Randy Moss. The 2003 season came against rookie Anquan Boldun (who still had one of his best seasons), prime Randy moss, prime Chad Johnson, prime Derrick Mason, Marvin Harrison, Steve Smith, and TO.
He only has a single AP1 and AP2, but he made the NFL 2000s all decade team. The other three receivers who made that team (Marvin Harrison, Moss, TO) are all in the hall of fame already. He has a Super Bowl ring. He was a massive part of the Greatest Show on Turf e.g. you can’t tell the story of the NFL without him. If you go by HOF monitor, his score is highest than most of the WRs already in the HOF.
So why is he not in the hall of fame yet?