Six players were elected on Saturday to the Pro Football Hall of Fame:
Curtis Martin, a running back who played for eleven seasons (with the New England Patriots and New York Jets). He ran for 14,101 yards and 90 touchdowns. The 1995 Offensive Rookie of the Year (with the Patriots), led the league in rushing with the Jets in 2004 with 1, 697 yards.
Chris Doleman, a defensive end who played most of his 15 years with the Minnesota Vikings, registered 150.5 sacks.
Cortez Kennedy, a defensive tackle who played his entire 11-year career with the Seattle Seahawks, was a force inside the defensive line, both as a run stopper and a threat to quarterbacks.
Willie Roaf, who played offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints (1993-2001) and Kansas City Chiefs (2002-05), played the left side of the offensive line in 12 of his 13 seasons. He made eleven Pro Bowls and was elected to the All-Decade Team of the 1990s.
Dermontti Dawson made seven Pro Bowls as the Pittsburgh Steelers' center (succeeding fellow Hall of Famer Mike Webster). He started for the Steelers for most of his 13 seasons.
Another former Steeler, Jack Butler, a senior selection, played cornerback for Pittsburgh from 1951 to 1959. He picked off 52 passes, at that time the second most in NFL history.
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