Curtis Martin News

The latest NFL Hall of Fame Class has a distinctive Pitt Panthers flavor to it, with Curtis Martin and Chris Schmidt was an All-American linebacker at Pitt in 1952 and was the first Panther player ever inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Stephen A. Perry, president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, announces the 2012 class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame during an NFL football news conference, Saturday, Feb.

Calling the voting process for the Pro Football Hall of Fame "flawed" would be a compliment.

It's expected that Peyton Manning will become a free agent -- maybe in a few days from now.

As the New York Giants paraded down the "Canyon of Heroes" social networking sites were flooded with images and messages from fans of Big Blue.

But you could argue that Parcells, the former coach, is at least as worthy as any of those players.

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Aaron Levine's report about the Seattle Seahawks hoping to bring a Super Bowl to the Northwest sent me back through notes to a 2002 interview with team owner Paul Allen.

Yet, few people clearly remember the amazing play that a little-known defender made in Massachusetts on a Saturday night in December of 1997.

The Bills' all-time best receiver advanced to the final 10 in the voting for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the third year in a row.

Former Pitt football players Chris Doleman and Curtis Martin were named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2012 on Saturday.

The best quarterbacks bring fans out of their seats. Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning did exactly that Saturday night when the NFL Most Valuable Player accepted the trophy from the only four-time winner of the award.

Former Seahawk Cortez Kennedy is honored during halftime during a game between the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington on Sept.

It was the first year in which former New York Giants , Dallas Cowboys , New England Patriots and New York Jets coach Bill Parcells was eligible for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, so the fact that he did not make it is not devastating.

His ear is slightly singed and he needed a good bath, but a stowaway kitten has a new chance at... Former WLW-AM talk host Doc Thompson has lost his other Clear Channel job.

Originally wrote this in 2001, just as the Patriots were emerging but old friend Curtis Martin was habitually haunting them with those smooth cutback moves.

Running back Curtis Martin and four linemen were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, along with one senior committee choice.

In this Aug. 27, 1990, file photo, Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chris Doleman brings down Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon for a safety during preseason NFL football action in Minneapolis.

Running back Curtis Martin and four linemen were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, along with one senior committee choice.

Parcells and Martin are two of 15 finalists who will be considered for election to the NFL Hall of Fame on Saturday.