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No more waiting.
Isaac Bruce is in.
The go-to receiver from the greatest offense in NFL history is headed to Canton as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
"Done deal. God is good," Bruce told the Post-Dispatch by phone Saturday afternoon not long after he received the long-awaited knock on his hotel room door.
"It's funny," Bruce said. "I thought I would feel like running through the wall."
Instead he found himself thinking of everyone who is celebrating along with him.
That includes you, St. Louis.
"I'm excited," Bruce said. "I'm excited for the other guys. It's great. For me. For the city of St. Louis. We are going to have a good time with it, man."
Bruce celebrated with his wife and daughters before hustling to the announcement ceremony.
The four-time Hall of Fame finalist will be among the 2020 class members announced in Miami tonight, the night before Super Bowl LIV.
"Frustration doesn't stand a chance," Bruce said about the three times before this he waited for a knock that never came. "Anger doesn't stand a chance. Time to rejoice. Time to reflect. God has been so good to me. So faithful. All glory to him. Once again, he has lifted up my head."
Bruce, 47, helped a legendary St. Louis Rams offense known as 'The Greatest Show on Turf,' become the first NFL offense to score 500 or more points in three consecutive seasons (1999-2001). He won one Super Bowl (XXXIV) and played in another (XXXVI). The four-time Pro-Bowler's 16-season career included 1,024 receptions for 15,208 yards and 91 touchdowns in 223 games.
Bruce was one of 15 finalists in a group that also included fellow St. Louis Rams legend Torry Holt, a first-time finalist, and safety Steve Atwater, who attended Lutheran North High School in St. Louis.
Atwater was selected and will join Bruce in in the 2020 Hall of Fame class. Holt was not.
Other finalists included: Tony Boselli, safety LeRoy Butler, offensive guard Alan Faneca, offensive guard Steve Hutchinson, running back Edgerrin James, safety John Lynch, linebacker Sam Mills, safety Troy Polamalu, defensive lineman Richard Seymour, linebacker Zach Thomas, wide receiver Reggie Wayne and defensive tackle Bryant Young.
Players had to receive 80 percent of votes from the Hall of Fame selection committee that was tasked with selecting a maximum of five modern-day players.
Bruce and the other new Hall of Famers will officially enter the Hall of Fame in Canton on Saturday, Aug. 8.
Bruce joins fellow former St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner, offensive tackle Orlando Pace, running back Marshall Faulk and defensive back Aeneas Williams in the Hall of Fame.
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It's about time! Congrats Reverend Ike!!!
BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE!!!!
RFS69
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2020 12:26PM by RamsFanSince69.
