After a wait that was much longer than it should have been, the Jacksonville Jaguars have finally put a player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Former star left tackle Tony Boselli, who was the team’s first-ever draft pick back in 1995, was selected as a part of the 2022 class before the Super Bowl last week.
It was certainly well deserved for Boselli, who saw his career shortened by injuries but was nonetheless the class of the league when healthy, earning three First-Team All-Pro honors. He had been a finalist the previous five years, and the sixth time was the charm.
With Boselli’s gold jacket incoming, the question now becomes who will become the next Jaguar to join him? The most obvious answer would be another multi-year nominee who missed the finalists’ cut this season: running back Fred Taylor.
A former top-10 pick, Taylor spent 11 years as the feature back in Jacksonville from 1998-08. His career accolades are, admittedly, a bit lacking. He only boasts a Pro Bowl…
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