Cortez Kennedy Falls Short in Hall of Fame Vote Again

Former Seahawks defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy was denied entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the third consecutive season, making the cut as one of 10 finalists before falling shy in the final voting.

This year's inductees are Marshall Faulk, Deion Sanders, Shannon Sharpe, Richard Dent, Ed Sabol, Les Richter and Chris Hanburger.

Other finalists who fell short were Curtis Martin, Dermontti Dawson, Andre Reed and Willie Roaf.

Sanders, Faulk and Sharpe were pretty obvious choices, and their shoo-in status figured to make it difficult for Kennedy to gain the recognition necessary to garner enough votes.

Kennedy was an eight-time Pro-Bowler during his 11-year NFL career -- all of it as a Seahawk -- and was a selection on the 1990s All-Decade team.

Seattle PI.com