Art Monk has finally been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. After years of not being selected, it may appear that he got a boost as the voters also voted in teammate Darrell Green. I hope that was not the case. I may not be objective, but Monk deserves to be in the Hall on his own merits and should have been. As The Sports Freak mentioned in the post when the nominees for the 2008 were first inducted, Monk held many records in his day.
Michael Wilbon, the columnist for the Washington Post, co-host of PTI, and ESPN NBA analyst, had been campaigning for Monk all these years. I remember him discussing in the live discussions on the Post's website, as well as his TV appearances, including PTI, discussing Monk's candidacy in front of the voters, to no avail. While he suffered a heart attack earlier this week, I'm sure he's at his Arizona home happy that maybe, just maybe, he had something to do with it.
It's a great day for NFL fans, but especially us Redskins fans, who know this day for Monk should have happened years ago.
I'm not ignoring Green, it's just that he was lock. Then again, we thought Monk was too. Now, going out the door, should I wear my Monk or Green jersey this evening?
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It was a Redskins afternoon for Hall of Fame inductees as Darrell Green and Emmit Thomas also joined Art Monk. I couldn't agree more that it was long overdue for Monk.
I was surprised a little by the omission of Cris Carter, but then understood why. Monk held many of the same records and did it earlier. Monk waited several years for this moment and many more than was necessary. As a result, Monk goes in before Carter who should have no problem getting into the HOF.
Russ Grimm didn't make it past the first cuts. When considering that era of football and how frequently the Redskins made it to the post season accolades, Grimm and Jacoby should be given their due too for revolutionizing the positions and glorifying the positions aka the Hogs.
What a great day for skins fans that’ve had little to cheer about the last couple of weeks. Let's hope over the next few years some more of our favorite Redskins deserving the honors are recognized too.