Minnesota Vikings' Jared Allen, former professional football player hugs Antonio Gates as they are introduced into the NFL Hall of Fame Class of 2025, during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 59 football game, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Minnesota Vikings' Jared Allen, former professional football player waves as he is introduced into the NFL Hall of Fame Class of 2025, during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 59 football game, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Minnesota Vikings' Jared Allen, former professional football player waves as he is introduced into the NFL Hall of Fame Class of 2025, during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 59 football game, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Sterling Sharpe, center, former professional football player as he is introduced into the NFL Hall of Fame Class of 2025, during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 59 football game, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)FILE - Former Los Angeles Chargers tight end Antonio Gates speaks as he is inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame during halftime in an NFL football game between the Chargers and the Denver Broncos, on Dec. 10, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)NFL Hall of Fame Class of 2025 presentation during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 59 football game, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)FILE - Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen stands on the field before an NFL football game between the Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams, on Nov. 19, 2017, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)FILE - Former Philadelphia Eagle Eric Allen stands on the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers, on Jan. 12, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)FILE - This shows Sterling Sharpe at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
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Minnesota Vikings' Jared Allen, former professional football player hugs Antonio Gates as they are introduced into the NFL Hall of Fame Class of 2025, during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 59 football game, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
