On the eve of the New England Patriots’ sixth Super Bowl win, a key member of the franchise’s first three title game victories was announced as a member of the 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame class: Ty Law will receive his gold jacket on August 3 and officially join the ranks of the greatest to have ever played the game. When Law’s time to step on stage comes, his “best friend in the world” will be there to present him.
As Law told ESPN Boston’s Mike Reiss, his longtime friend Byron ‘Book’ Washington will be his presenter during the ceremony — an easy choice for the 45-year-old who spent the first ten seasons of his fifteen-year career with the Patriots: “[He’s] like a biological twin brother, from when we were one year old.