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Denver Broncos that should be enshrined in Canton next

By Tylor Walden

DENVER - SEPTEMBER 26: A bronze statue of former Denver Broncos player and current Hall of Fame member Floyd Little waits on the sidelines before a ceremony to honor him at halftime against the Indianapolis Colts at INVESCO Field at Mile High on September 26, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER - SEPTEMBER 26: A bronze statue of former Denver Broncos player and current Hall of Fame member Floyd Little waits on the sidelines before a ceremony to honor him at halftime against the Indianapolis Colts at INVESCO Field at Mile High on September 26, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /
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Karl Mecklenburg
PHOENIX – DECEMBER 16: Karl Mecklenburg #77 of the Denver Broncos holds the ball during a NFL game against the Phoenix Cardinals at Sun Devil Stadium on December 16, 1989 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Broncos defeated the Cardinals 37-0. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /

Karl Mecklenburg

When you think of the Orange Crush defense of back in the day, Karl Mecklenburg is one of those guys that his name pops up right away. The guy was a tackling machine. He recorded well over 1,100 tackles and 79.5 sacks.

When he got to you, there was no escape. He was going to bring you down no matter what the cost was. It truly is a shame that we have yet to see this man in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

There have been plenty of times in the last few years that he has been close, but he continues to get beat out as the list narrows down. It is likely he will get in now as a senior member. And with the senior members increasing to ten options next season, he will have a really strong shot of getting in.

Here is to hoping it will not be long before he finds himself in the halls of Canton soon.

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