As Hall-of-Fame voters continue considering some difficult decisions, it's becoming clear that the New York Giants deserve their representation in Canton. While Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin are the headliners, it is appalling how much the voters are overlooking former Giants linebacker Carl Banks in the Seniors category.
The Seniors category was narrowed down from 162 nominees to just 34 players earlier this week, so Banks remains in consideration for a gold jacket. The reason the All-Pro linebacker finds himself in a different category than Manning is because he retired before 2000.
Banks was a key piece of the "Big Blue Wrecking Crew" in the mid-1980s and remains one of the most iconic defenders in Giants franchise history.