The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s board of directors unveiled the members of the Class of 2018 on Saturday night and it’s one of the youngest groups in the history of the Hall of Fame.
Football fans who tuned into the NFL during the 1990s and 2000s will recognize a lot of the names on this year’s list as it makes for a really good and exciting class.
Since the decision wasn’t made until Saturday, the players were left in the dark as well as they awaited word on whether or not they were going to be enshrined in Canton later this year or if they’ll have to wait another year or two. As Pro Football Hall of Fame president David Baker made his rounds to the guys’ rooms to deliver the great news, one player who couldn’t believe it was finally happening was wide receiver Randy Moss.
As Baker told Moss the great news, the former NFL wide receiver couldn’t help but tear up with tears of joy.
Here’s what Moss told ESPN Senior Writer Jeff Legwold shortly after he received the news.
"The door knocked and I started getting excited," Moss said of Hall of Fame president David Baker alerting him he has been elected. "All the emotions caught the best of me because it's been a long journey, and it ends in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Tears of joy."
Moss sits second all-time in NFL touchdown receptions with 156 and he racked up 15,292 receiving yards over his career which is good for fourth all-time.
As for the rest of the crew, here’s how they reacted when they answered the door and received the life-changing news.
Moss and the rest of the Class of 2018 will officially get added to the Pro Football Hall of Fame later this year on August 4.
(H/T Instagram/profootballhof)
