Not really. It's only been around since 1997 and going into this round there were only 22 players and one coach—Schnelly—who was inducted in 2021.This class gets JJ and Dennis, as well as Chuck Foreman, bringing it to 27 players and three coaches.
Only thing odd is the sporadic nature of the inductions; 1997, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2021 and 2023.
The full list will now be:
- Class of 1997: Jim Dooley, Ted Hendricks, George Mira, Vinny Testaverde
- Class of 1999: Ottis Anderson, Don Bosseler, Bernie Kosar, Burgess Owens
- Class of 2008: Edgerrin James, Jim Kelly, Cortez Kennedy, Jim Otto, Gino Torretta
- Class of 2009: Bennie Blades, Eddie Dunn, Steve Walsh
- Class of 2014: Jerome Brown, Russell Maryland
- Class of 2017: Michael Irvin, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Warren Sapp, Sean Taylor
- Class of 2021: Howard Schnellenberger
- Class of 2023: Dennis Erickson, Chuck Foreman, Jimmy Johnson