KC Warpaint 3,234 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Since he played guard, perhaps the most unglamorous of positions, Will Shields has little in the way of numbers to prove his value to Hall of Fame voters.But the numbers Shields has are impressive. He never missed a game in his 14 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and was selected to play in the Pro Bowl 12 times. He is one of four offensive linemen in NFL history to be selected to play in 12 or more Pro Bowls.The others -- Bruce Matthews, Jim Otto and Randall McDaniel -- have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame.Numbers aside, Shields was best appreciated by those who watched him play week after week and down after down. If the Chiefs needed him to pull and lead for a sweep or get out and block a linebacker, Shields was athletic enough to do it well.If they needed him to wrestle with a 300-plus-pound defensive tackle in pass protection, Shields could handle that nicely, too.Early in his career, during a game in Cleveland against the Browns, the versatile Shields was asked to move to left tackle because of injuries to his offensive line teammates. He handled the chore flawlessly. Guard6-3, 320NebraskaPlayed 1993-2006 Kansas City Chiefs • Never missed a game during 14-season career, 224 games played, 223 starts are franchise records• As rookie helped Chiefs to an 11-5-0 mark and AFC Western Division crown, first division title for team since 1971• Chiefs won four division titles and made six playoff appearances during Shields' career• Earned 12 straight Pro Bowl berths• Twelve Pro Bowls PLAYED (not appearances) is t-most in NFL history (Randall McDaniel)• Named first-team All-Pro in 1999, 2002, and 2003, picked as second-team All-Pro four times• A member of the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 2000s• Joined Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas in 1999 as only active players named to Chiefs' 40th Anniversary Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I cvoted no only because the HOF is a fraud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcxiv 35 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I hope so, but he played guard. I still voted YES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kychief 239 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I think he might make it.. however if jerome bettis makes it OT's point will just be that more valid. heres a tidbit on shields as well as a podcast link to an interveiw he conducted on the danny parkins show.. http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/1/31/7957419/kansas-city-chiefs-will-shields-hall-of-fame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldbrick 364 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 He earned it, but unfortunately, I don't think he makes it this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefsfan1963 1,101 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Looks like he made it in. Good job Will. Class of 2015: Junior Seau, LB; Tim Brown, WR; Jerome Bettis, RB; Charles Haley, DE/LB; Will Shields, G; Bill Polian, contributor; Ron Wolf, contributor; Mick Tinglehoff, C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefsfan1963 1,101 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Justin Houston won the Deacon Jones Award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMO 6,811 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eraser 722 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I voted after the fact, but that is how I would have voted anyway. All the signals were there that he was going to get in this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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