Quarterback Peyton Manning, defensive great Charles Woodson and legendary Lions receiver Calvin Johnson are headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.
The trio were among eight 2021 inductees named on Saturday in the television broadcast celebrating the NFL’s 2020 award winners.
The show was part of the festivities surrounding Sunday’s Super Bowl, which pits Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against Patrick Mahomes and his reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa, Florida.
Manning was the first, and as of Saturday night, the only starting quarterback to lead two different teams to Super Bowl titles.
Brady, who won six …
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