Carolina’s all-time leading receiver Steve Smith Sr. will have to wait at least one more year for the Pro Football Hall of ...

Steve Smith Sr. will have to wait another year to try and make the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As a first-time finalist, many expected Smith to break through ...

Kuechly was in his first year of eligibility. From the first time he stepped on the field as a rookie until his retirement in 2017, Kuechly left no doubt that he was among the very best in the NFL.

The four-person class is the first since 2005 with fewer than six inductees. Adam Vinatieri also missed out in his first chance.

There were only four inductees in the 2005 class and there were 18 other years with three or four inductees since the first class of 17 was enshrined in 1963.

It'll be the smallest induction class in 20 years following offseason rule changes meant to make it harder to get inducted.