A lot of what we do on Notinhalloffame.com is maintaining existing sections. One of those is the Football Futures where players take their time in retiring in hopes of latching on to another team. As such, it feels like we are constantly adding batches to our futures section and today is one of those days.

We have had some new names to the 2021 and 2022 Football Futures list:

They are as follows:

2021:

B.J. Raji: A Nose Tackle who spent his entire career with the Green Bay Packers, B.J. Raji helped the Pack win Super Bowl XLV. He went to the Pro Bowl in 2011.

Brandon Meriweather: A Defensive Back from Miami of Florida, Brandon Meriweather would be a Pro Bowl representative in both 2009 and 2010.

Jerod Mayo: Mayo was named the 2008 Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2008 and would go on to two Pro Bowls. In a career spent entirely with the New England Patriots, he would help his team win two Super Bowls.

Jon Beason: “Big Beas” came from the legendary University of Miami and would become a three time Pro Bowler at Linebacker.

Louis Vazquez: Vazquez would help the Denver Broncos win Super Bowl 50 while going to a Pro Bowl in 2013.

Tim Jennings: Jennings would win a Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears but later would go to two Pro Bowls as a Chicago Bear.

2022:

Antonio Cromartie: Cromartie was a four time Pro Bowl Cornerback who spent most of his career with the New York Jets.

Jeremy Zuttah: Zuttah was a Pro Bowl Center in 2016, which was his final season in the NFL.

Jerome Felton: Felton played Fullback in the NFL where he was a Second Team All Pro and Pro Bowl Selection in 2012.

Josh Brown: Brown was a Pro Bowl Place Kicker in 2015 and in 2010 he kicked the most Field Goals in the NFL.

Ryan Clady: Clady was a four time Pro Bowl Offensive Tackle who assisted the Denver Broncos win Super Bowl 50.

Don’t be surprised if we add more to the 2021 and 2022 Football Futures later on in the year. We are also in the beginning stages of prepping our 2023 Football Futures.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com hope that you will cast your votes and offer your opinions!

We have another significant retirement in Pro Football as DeAngelo Hall of the Washington Redskins has announced that he is done playing pro football.

Hall spoke modestly about his career calling it “average” when speaking at the Ryan Kerrigan Leukemia and Lymphoma Society golf tournament. He had more to say about his career being Hall of Fame worthy:

“Not great; on pace to be really good until four years ago. I had a vision of a gold jacket. The injuries the last couple years have been very hard on me, so that's out of the question. Who's to say I can't get in there another way. That's my focus. I still want a gold jacket, whether I get one as an exec, a coach. I'm going to get me a damn gold jacket. Believe that."

Damn, we love that quote!

The eighth overall draft pick in 2004 out of Virginia Tech began his pro career with the Atlanta Falcons where the Defensive Back was chosen for two Pro Bowls (2005 & 2006). After a brief stop in Oakland he signed with Washington where he would spend the last nine and half seasons there. Hall would be chosen for his third Pro Bowl in 2010.

Hall retires with 43 Interceptions over a 171 Game career.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com wish DeAngelo Hall the best in that chase for the gold jacket!

One of our favorite franchise Halls of Fame has announced their latest inductee.

Former Offensive Tackle, Matt Light has been chosen via a fan vote to be the 27th member of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame.

Light was drafted in the Second Round in 2001 out of Purdue and he would quickly take over the starting Left Tackle role for the Pats. Light would play 155 Games for New England and started in 153 of them. Three times (2006, 2007 & 2010) Light was named to the Pro Bowl and he was chosen as a First Team All Pro in 2007.

He becomes the fourth player after Kevin Faulk, Troy Brown and Tedy Bruschi to enter the Patriots Hall of Fame with three Super Bowl Rings.

Light’s induction ceremony will be held on September 29th at the NRG Plaza.

We here would like to congratulate Matt Light on receiving this prestigious honor.

As most of the regular visitors to Notinhalloffame.com are aware we are (very) slowly putting together our top 50 players of every franchise in the “Big 4” of North American sports. After that is completed we will take a look at how each organization honors their past players and executives.

As such, it is important to us that the Buffalo Bills have announced that they will be retiring the number 34 of Thurman Thomas.

Thomas was a vital part of the AFC juggernaut that went to four straight Super Bowls from 1990 to 1993. A five time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All Pro Selection, Thomas rushed for 11,938 Yards with 65 Touchdowns for Buffalo and he would add another 4,341 Yards Receiving with 22 Touchdown Receptions. From 1989 to 1992, he would be the league leader in Yards From Scrimmage. Thomas was named the league MVP in 1991 and e was chosen for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

Thomas becomes the third player to have his number retired by the Bills. He joins fellow teammates Jim Kelly (12) and Bruce Smith (78).

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Thurman Thomas on receiving this prestigious honor.