Terrell Owens pointed out how the Hall of Fame should be about your accomplishments on the field and nothing else. It shouldn’t be personal.
If Randy Moss was a 1st ballot HOFer, so was TO, but the media who had issues with TO over the years wanted to teach him a lesson. Instead of listening they HOF is just proving his point by thinking about adding this new rule via PFT.
Per multiple sources, the Hall of Fame currently is considering a requirement that candidates for enshrinement commit to showing up for the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony before the selection committee makes its final choices.
As one source explained it, the issue became a hot topic on Friday in Canton. During the annual Ray Nitschke luncheon, attended only by members of the Hall of Fame, most strongly disagreed with Terrell Owens’ decision to boycott the weekend’s festivities. Some supported Owens. Most if not all agreed that it is important to stop Owens’ boycott of the ceremony from becoming a trend.
The Hall of Famers want advance screening of the candidates along with a commitment that they will show up. The plan, as another source put it, would consist of having the 25 semifinalists sign an agreement that they would show up if selected. It’s currently believed that the adjustment to the procedures is virtually certain to happen.
Being in the Hall of Fame has nothing to do with the enshrinement it has to do with what you did in your career, this is a very petty and ignorant move by the HOF. They should be very ashamed of themselves.