Bruce Smith recently took to social media to question Tony Boselli's election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but the Jags' tackle says the two have since had 'a good conversation.' 'I’m going to move forward and look forward to seeing him in Canton.”
The late, great Deacon Jones used to joke to incoming Hall of Famers that they need not get too comfortable with their new status because “we’ve been known to send some back.”
Smith missed it on that point, although it surely has irked him to be asked repeatedly over the years about his matchups against Boselli, including the playoff encounter when the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year was held without a sack. Smith, even years since retiring as one of the most decorated players ever, is a man of immense pride. But it was still unnecessary to slam Boselli’s selection.
Yet Boselli’s wait for his Hall call gets only so much sympathy. Charles Haley, with five Super Bowls, was also a six-time finalist. John Lynch, John Stallworth and Andre Reed, Smith’s former teammate, were eight-time finalists. Lynn Swann was a finalist 14 times before getting in. And only in the past two years did star 70s-era receivers“A lot of people talk about, ‘There must be a better process, this is wrong, that is wrong.’ I disagree,” Boselli said. “It should be hard.
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