When Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. announced his retirement before last season, the popular discussion was whether he was a Hall of Fame wide receiver.
By playing one more season, there should be no debate. If Smith produces 649 receiving yards in his final season, he would finish among the top seven in all-time receiving yards and surpass Marvin Harrison, who was just elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last Saturday.
There was a time when receivers had a hard time getting into the Hall of Fame. After Jerry Rice was inducted in 2010, no receiver could garner enough votes to make it in 2011 and 2012.