Richard Seymour will be accepted into the Pro Football 2022 Hall of Fame on Aug. 6 dependent for the most part upon his experience with the New England Patriots.
He was a prevailing cautious lineman for the Patriots for the initial eight years of his NFL profession. He was important for three Super Bowl-winning groups in New England. He knows his time there is most of the justification for why he is made a beeline for Canton.
However, Seymour additionally knows his experience with the Oakland Raiders was significant too. In an exchange that dazed the NFL world, Seymour was managed to the Raiders in practically no time before the 2009 customary season began for a 2011 first-round pick (the Patriots took hostile lineman Nate Solder with the No. 17 pick).
He resigned after the 2012 season. Seymour, who is entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame with Raiders’ unbelievable wide collector Cliff Branch, played well for the Raiders. He had 18.5 of his 57.5 vocation sacks and made the Pro Bowl two times with the Raiders. He was a group chief.
Wednesday morning, in a public interview to advance his enlistment, I got some information about his enduring recollections of his time in the Silver and Black. He clarified that his experience with the establishment was exceptional.
“It was a distinction to go out and play for an unbelievable proprietor like Al Davis and an incredible establishment,” Seymour said. “Al was an extraordinary pioneer and I advanced such a great amount from him. His scrupulousness and his will to win … I esteemed my time there and I appreciated offering my insight and encounters to the players there.”
Thus, while Seymour’s weekend in Canton will generally be about his time in New England and the Raiders’ fans there will for the most part be there to respect the late Branch, there’s no questioning Seymour’s experience as a Raider.
