Ex-Packers receiving great Sterling Sharpe joins tight end Shannon as first brothers in Hall of Fame
ARNIE STAPLETON
AP Pro Football Writer
Updated
Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Antonio Gates, and Sterling Sharpe will enter the 2025 Hall of Fame. First-timer Eli Manning misses out. Ben and Joe recap the ballot.
Shannon Sharpe donned his gold jacket emblazoned with the Pro Football Hall of Fame logo at his Atlanta home last winter and awaited his brother's arrival.
FILE - Shannon Sharpe, left, unveils a bust of himself along with his presenter and brother, Sterling Sharpe, during the induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
FILE - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe (84) heads for the end zone after pulling in a pass for a touchdown during an NFL footblal game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Oct. 24, 1993, at Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
FILE - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe celebrates a third quarter touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in Irving, Texas, Nov. 24, 1994. Photo/Tim Sharpe)
FILE - Shannon Sharpe, left, unveils a bust of himself along with his presenter and brother, Sterling Sharpe, during the induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
FILE - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe (84) heads for the end zone after pulling in a pass for a touchdown during an NFL footblal game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Oct. 24, 1993, at Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
FILE - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe celebrates a third quarter touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in Irving, Texas, Nov. 24, 1994. Photo/Tim Sharpe)