What to know about Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week

Almost all of this year’s class has been eligible for decades.

Linebacker Sam Mills signed with the Cleveland Browns in 1981, but he was released after the preseason. He spent a few years in the USFL before joining the New Orleans Saints in 1986. An anchor of the team’s formidable “Dome Patrol” defense, he retired in 1997 from the Carolina Panthers and passed away in 2005.

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Written by Kabir Bhatia.

Originally published July 29, 2022.