Shannon Sharpe gave his big brother his first Super Bowl ring over a quarter century ago. Sharpe, who has long given credit to his older brother for helping launch his Pro Football Hall of Fame career,

Green Bay Packers legend Sterling Sharpe is going to Canton. On Thursday night, Sharpe was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2025. Sharpe was voted in as a Senior candidate, only one of three finalists in the category.

Sharpe's younger brother, Shannon Sharpe, who played tight end for the Denver Broncos, is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was in the midst of an almost-certain hall of fame career when he was forced to retire after seven seasons because of a neck injury.