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stillers4me
05-14-2011, 10:26 AM
There seems to be little rush to open the doors of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to guards -- only Randall McDaniel (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=191) and Bruce Matthews (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=173) have a bust among guards to play in the NFL over the past 15 years -- but after announcing his retirement Tuesday, Alan Faneca (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=1459) faces five years of scrutiny on what looks like an impressive Canton resume.

Faneca earned nine Pro Bowl trips and was named AP first-team All-Pro six times in his 13 seasons. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Randall McDaniel, Will Shields (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=429) and Larry Allen (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=609) are the only players with more Pro Bowl selections as a guard (Bruce Matthews’ 14 Pro Bowls included five as a center). Allen is still two years away from being eligible for the Hall, Shields will be eligible for the first time in 2012 and McDaniel was elected in 2009, his third year of eligibility............

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