Hall of Fame inductee Sterling Sharpe received a familial welcoming into pro football's most exclusive club. Sharpe's brother, Shannon—who is a 2011

At his Hall of Fame induction speech back in 2011, tight end Shannon Sharpe firmly asserted that he was the second-best NFL player in his family behind his older brother, former NFL wide receiver Sterling Sharpe.

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, informed his brother, Sterling, that he too will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.