Cris Carter isn't a first ballot Hall of Famer

Cris Carter finished his 15-year career second on the career list in receptions and TD catches. That wasn't good enough to get elected into the pro football hall of fame on his first try.

Just like his career (Carter never played in a Super Bowl) Carter has to wait until next year for his chance at football immortality. We would have voted for him if we had the chance.

The guys who did make it in included the Washington Redskins Art Monk and Darrell Green, New England linebacker Andre Tippett, San Diego/San Francisco defensive end Fred Dean, Minnesota/Denver tackle Gary Zimmerman and senior committee choice, Kansas City cornerback Emmitt Thomas.

Zimmerman was with the Vikings from 1986 to 1992 and won the Super Bowl in 1997 with Denver. He will go in as a Bronco, so we don't really care about him anymore.