It can take a retired footballer a couple of years to be canonized in the NFL Hall of Fame after they call time on their playing days – or decades for that recognition to come along.

For a wide receiver as prolific as Tyreek Hill, Hall of Fame membership will likely come sooner rather than later – and with the Miami Dolphins man planning to retire, prematurely, in 2025 at the age of 31, organizers had better get their house in order!

Unfinished Business

There’s nothing left for Hill to achieve in football, which perhaps explains his decision to walk away from the sport in the near future.

But you suspect he would want to finish on the high of a Super Bowl appearance with the Dolphins, and their excellent 9-3 start to the AFC Conference campaign in 2023-24 suggests there’s a chance that could happen at the next available opportunity – the online sports betting odds have Miami as a +800 chance for LVIII behind the likes of the 49ers (+300), Chiefs (+600), Eagles (+600) and the Ravens (+700).

Tua Tagovailoa continues to grow in confidence and surety as an elite quarterback, and when you have the safe hands and fleet of foot of Hill to aim at – remember, he once posted a sub-ten-second time for the 100m sprint – what could possibly go wrong?

The 29-year-old could, potentially, pass the 2,000-yard mark this season – the first time that would have happened in NFL history. First up is Calvin Johnson’s 1,964-yard record. If you needed any further convincing that this modern legend should be immediately added to the Hall of Fame when he hangs up his helmet, that’s it.

Best of the Best

At his current output, Hill would smash into the top ten of all-time when it comes to career receiving yards – not bad for a guy who will quit football with at least two more seasons in the locker.

Who knows, maybe the man known as ‘Cheetah’ will be quick to sign a new contract with the Dolphins in 2025 when he realises that he could possibly usurp Terrell Owens as the third most-prolific wide receiver in the annals of NFL history.

Catching Larry Fitzgerald seems unlikely, while Hill – and anybody else for that matter – will find it difficult to match the exploits of Jerry Rice, who remains the NFL’s undisputed king of offense.

The three-time champion delivered a staggering 22,895 yards in a career lasting the best part of two decades, contributing 208 touchdowns for good measure for the likes of the 49ers, the Raiders and the Seahawks.

It’s an astonishing career, not just statistically but also in the longevity of playing such a physically demanding role for nearly 20 years. Is Rice in the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Of course he is, and one day he will surely be joined by Hill in such vaunted circles.

Cheetah has already spoken of his desire to enter the business world, with an unknown gaming project set to be his first venture. Who knows: maybe he will one day become a giant of an entrepreneur.

In the meantime, cementing his status as one of the finest wide receivers in modern history is the only item on his to-do list.

In 2018, Rasmus Dahlin became the second Swedish player (after Mats Sundin) to be drafted number one, and thus far, for the Buffalo Sabres, it has proven to be a good match.

An excellent two-way Defenseman, Dahlin was an All-Rookie player in 2018/19, scoring 44 Points, which he followed up with 40 the year after.  Dahlin dipped to 23 Points in 2020-21 in the COVID-shortened year, but he found his touch again in 2021-22, scoring 53 Points and going to his first All-Star Game.

In 2022/23, Dahlin broke out with 73 Points and a +12, and again was an All-Star.  Dahlin also earned Norris Trophy votes for the first time, finishing eighth, and he broke 50 Points again the year after.  Last season, Dahlin again was excellent, scoring 68 Points with a sixth-place finish in Norris voting.

Should Dahlin stay with Buffalo, this man should be a top-five player.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 Boston Bruins.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Boston Bruins set a record with the most Points accumulated by a team, but they were stunned with a first round exit.  Based on last season, we see a new entrant to the top five, with a few other fluctuations.  There was also one new entrant.

As always, we present our top five, which saw a new number five:

1. Bobby Orr

2. Eddie Shore

3. Ray Bourque

4. Phil Esposito

5. Patrice Bergeron

You can find the entire list here.

The now retired Bergeron, who won his record Sixth Frank J. Selke Award last year, moved ahead of Milt Schmidt for the top five.

Three-time postseason All-Star, Brad Marchand, climbed to #11 from #14.

David Pastrnak, who was named a First Team All-Star last year, shot up thirteen places to #18.

David Krejci, who returned for one final season, advanced from #35 to #33.

Defenseman, Charlie McAvoy, is the lone debut.  He enters at #36.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

In an article on The Players Tribune, Place Kicker, Robbie Gould announced his retirement from professional football

Playing his college ball at Penn State, Gould first played professionally for the Chicago Bears for eleven seasons (2005-15), where in 2006, he was a First Team All-Pro and Pro Bowler.  After a year with the New York Giants, Gould signed with the San Francisco 49ers, where he played until 2022.

Gould is in the top ten in Points (1,961), Field Goals (447) and Field Goal Percentage (86.4)

Gould is unlikely to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (he is eligible in 2028), but should be on every preliminary list over his 20 years of eligibility.

We here at Notinhllloffame.com would like to wish Robbie Gould the best in his post-playing career.