Shannon Sharpe gave his big brother his first Super Bowl ring over a quarter century ago. Sharpe, who has long given credit to his older brother for helping launch his Pro Football Hall of Fame career,

Sharpe's younger brother, Shannon Sharpe, who played tight end for the Denver Broncos, is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was in the midst of an almost-certain hall of fame career when he was forced to retire after seven seasons because of a neck injury.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has made it harder to earn induction into Canton. The change in the bylaws, which this year changed the way the 49 selectors vote, resulted in only a four-player class. Defensive back Eric Allen,