Faulk won a Super Bowl with the 1999 St. Louis Rams, was the 1994 offensive rookie of the year, 2000 NFL most valuable player and a three-time offensive player of the year (1999-2001). Faulk is the 10th-leading career rusher, with 12,279 yards.
Sharpe starred for Denver and Baltimore for 14 seasons and won three Super Bowls in a four-year span, two with Denver, one with Baltimore. He held league records for a tight end in receptions, yards and touchdowns when he retired in 2001.
Bears defensive end Dent was the MVP of the 1986 Super Bowl and finished with 137 1/2 career sacks. He was the top pass rusher on one of the NFL's greatest defensive units. Dent became a starter in 1984, beginning a 10-year period in which he made 10 or more sacks in eight of 10 seasons.
Richter played linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams from 1954-62. They traded 11 players for him and waited two years while he was in the military before he suited up. He made the wait worthwhile, going to eight straight Pro Bowls. He also was a center and kicker.
Richter died last June.
Hanburger spent all 14 pro seasons with the Redskins and played in nine Pro Bowls. He played from 1965-78 and was called "The Hangman." He was known for using clothesline tackles that eventually were outlawed.
Sabol founded NFL Films and was selected as a contributor.
Induction ceremonies are Aug. 6 in Canton, Ohio.
Vick wins comeback award
Michael Vick took a most unusual path to the Associated Press 2010 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award he received Saturday night.
In the 12-year history of the honor, no player has returned from prison to earn it.
After missing two seasons serving a federal sentence for dogfighting, then spending most of the previous year as a seldom-used backup in Philadelphia, Vick was back at his best in 2010. Taking over as starter in Week 2 after Kevin Kolb sustained a concussion, Vick ran and passed the Eagles to the NFC East title and a 10-6 record.
He also displayed the kind of reformation away from the game that impressed a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. Vick received 29 1/2 votes, easily beating Seattle receiver Mike Williams, who got eight.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers put Pro Bowl rookie center Maurkice Pouncey on injured reserve Saturday, a day after ruling him out for Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers because of a high left ankle sprain. Center-guard Dorian Brooks was signed from the practice squad to take Pouncey's roster spot.
Pouncey was injured in the AFC championship game against the New York Jets nearly two weeks ago and has been unable to practice since.
Backup Doug Legursky will make his first NFL start at center in Pouncey's place. Signed as an undrafted free agent from Marshall in 2008, Legursky started four games at guard this season.
Outside linebacker Erik Walden was a bystander during the Green Bay Packers' jog-through practice Saturday, putting his availability for the Super Bowl in doubt.
According to a pool report distributed to the media, Packers Coach Mike McCarthy said no decision will be made on Walden's status until a few hours before kickoff.
If Walden can't play, Frank Zombo would start in his place.
Wide receiver Donald Driver, who is nursing a quadriceps injury, took part in Saturday's jog-through and is expected to play.a
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