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Marc Mariani

With all due respect to Marc Mariani, we only have him here because we will place any former Pro Bowl recipient with five years of NFL service, which means we will look at his career, even though we know he should not warrant any consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Jon Dorenbos

Undrafted in 2003 out of the University of Texas-El Paso Jon Dorenbos would have a long career as a Long Snapper where he played in 201 Games over a career with the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans and Philadelphia Eagles.  With Philadelphia he made two Pro Bowls (2009 & 2014) and was given a honorary Super Bowl Ring when the team won Super Bowl LII as he was traded to the New Orleans Saints but returned when he failed a physical and was forced to retire due to the discovery of an aortic aneurysm.  He also had a successful career as a magician.

Gary Barnidge

Form the University of Louisville, Gary Barnidge was drafted by the Carolina Panthers where the Tight End was mostly used in Special Teams for the five seasons he was there, with the exception where a broken ankle kept him out for the year.  When he signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2013 he was used in the same role but had an unexpected breakout in 2015 where he caught 79 passes for 1,043 Yards and nine Touchdowns and would make the Pro Bowl.  He would have one more season in the NFL, which was a good one with 612 Receiving Yards.

DeAngelo Williams played 11 years in the National Football League, the first nine of which were with the Carolina Panthers.  A Pro Bowl Selection in 2009 when he rushed for 1,117 Yards, Williams would actually have a better 2008 where had a career high 1,515 Rushing Yards (third overall in the NFL) and was the league leader in Touchdowns with 20.  That season he was a Second Team All Pro, though he was not chosen for the Pro Bowl.