Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2025, 07:00 AM ET
CloseInvestigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit since 2007 Co-author of New York Times best-selling books “League of Denial” and “Game of Shadows” Co-winner, 2004 George Polk AwardOpen Extended Reactions
When Jim Tyrer first appeared on a Pro Football Hall of Fame ballot in the early 1980s after completing an impressive 14-year career, the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive lineman looked like a sure bet to land in Canton.
Tyrer, though, never made it into the Hall, and his name disappeared from the ballot for more than 40 years.
That’s because, in the early
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