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Just to show I'm not being unreasonable, let's look at some other NFL rivalries.
Probably the most famous are:
Packers/Bears
Cowboys/Redskins
Here's the "Ring of Fame" entrants in the Cowboys/Redskins:
Cowboys Ring of Honor
74 Bob Lilly
17 Don Meredith
43 Don Perkins
54 Chuck Howley
20 Mel Renfro
12 Roger Staubach
55 Lee Roy Jordan
HC Tom Landry
33 Tony Dorsett
54 Randy White
22 Bob Hayes
GM Tex Schramm
43 Cliff Harris
70 Rayfield Wright
8 Troy Aikman
88 Michael Irvin
22 Emmitt Smith
Redskins Hall of Stars
Arthur "Dutch" Bergman,
80 Gene Brito DE 1951-58
65 Dave Butz DT 1975-88
Jack Kent Cooke, Team Owner
37 Pat Fischer DB 1968-77
68 Russ Grimm OG 1981-91
55 Chris Hanburger LB 1965-78
56 Len Hauss C 1964-77
66 Joe Jacoby OT 1981-93
47 Dick James RB 1955-63
22 Charlie Justice RB 1950-54
17 Billy Kilmer QB 1971-78
14 Eddie LeBaron QB 1952-59
Vince Lombardi, Head Coach
23 Brig Owens SS 1966-77
65 Vince Promuto G 1960-70
87 Jerry Smith TE 1965-77
17 Doug Williams QB 1986-89
Edward Bennett Williams, Team Owner
Notice that in Dallas, there's no former Redskins. In Washington, there's no former Cowboys.
Let's look at Green Bay and Chicago:
James Lofton
Forrest Gregg
Mike Michalske
Willie Wood
Jim Ringo
Herb Adderley
Clarke Hinkle
Cal Hubbard
Henry Jordan
Tony Canadeo
Don Hutson
Curley Lambeau
Johnny (Blood) McNally
Arnie Herber
Vince Lombardi
Willie Davis
Ray Nitschke
Bart Starr
Jim Taylor
Paul Hornung
Reggie White
Chicago Bears Ring of Honor
3 - Bronko Nagurski
5 - George McAfee
7 - George Halas
28 - Willie Galimore
34 - Walter Payton
40 - Gale Sayers
41 - Brian Piccolo
42 - Sid Luckman
51 - Dick Butkus
56 - Bill Hewitt
61 - Bill George
66 - Clyde Turner
77 - Red Grange
Again, in Green Bay, no former Bears. In Chicago, no former Packers.
Here's the Donk's Ring:
Steve Atwater
Gary Zimmerman
Karl Mecklenburg
Dennis Smith
JohnElway
Louis Wright
Tom Jackson
Randy Gradishar
Craig Morton
Haven Moses
Jim Turner
Billy Thompson
Frank Tripucka
Charley Johnson
Paul Smith
Floyd Little
Rich Jackson
Lionel Taylor
Goose Gonsoulin
Oakland has former players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but they have no stadium ring. Why? Everyone knows the Raiders have no honor.
So, what does this tell us?
Other teams DON'T HONOR PLAYERS WHO DEFECT TO A RIVAL!!!
Another reason why the Chiefs front office doesn't get it.
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