Darrelle Revis and Joe Klecko were unveiled as members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of ’23 on Thursday and were introduced along with the rest of the class to NFL fans before the start of Super Bowl LVII in Phoenix on Sunday. In honor of their dual selection, here is a Jets Hall of Fame Inside the Numbers, or more accurately, By the Numbers, with the accent on the now eight members who played or coached primarily for the Jets in their Hall-worthy careers:
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Six players who suited up as Jets at one time or another went on to become first-ballot Hall of Famers. But the first five — S Ronnie Lott, QB Brett Favre, LB Jason Taylor, RB LaDainian Tomlinson and S Ed Reed — played no more than two seasons as Jets at the end of their illustrious careers mostly with other teams. Revis on Thursday became the first primary Jet to be selected for the Hall in his first year of eligibility.
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Only two Jets have been inducted into the Hall as Seniors candidates. T Winston Hill, the franchise leader with eight NFL/AFL all-star game berths, made it posthumously as a member of the expanded 10-Seniors Centennial Class of 2020. And Thursday, Klecko became the second Jet so honored.
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QB Joe Namath and HC Weeb Ewbank each spent three years as finalists before gaining entrance into the Canton shrine. Ewbank was inducted in 1978 after becoming the first and only coach to win AFL and NFL championships and guiding the Jets to victory in Super Bowl III. Namath was inducted in 1985, eight seasons after concluding his run as the Jets’ iconic QB in 1976.
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Three non-players with Jets ties have made it to the Hall. Ewbank was first, Bill Parcells (head coach, 1997-99) was second in 2013, and Ron Wolf (personnel director, 1990-91) was the third coach/contributor to be honored, in 2015.
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Four players who spent their careers primarily as Jets have been selected to the Hall of Fame in the past five years. C Kevin Mawae, who blocked for all 45 of Curtis Martin’s 100-yard rushing games and…
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