#Last man sitting and knock on door pro#

He played with the edge that he knew he was going to beat you. He might have stared at that for a minute, admired it and said, “That looks good, now let’s go beat the crap out of those guys.” “Now Showing: Ty Law and the Patriots battle the Greatest Show on Turf” Heck, if the Louisiana Superdome had a marquee, Law would have loved the pressure of having his name on there. He was a star, and in that moment on that stage, Law was doing what he did best – making a big play in a huge game. The image of Law’s hand in the air as he raced toward the end zone that night perfectly personifies the former Patriots cornerback’s on-field persona. One of the greatest plays he ever made came while covering one of his fellow 2018 Hall finalists – the Rams Isaac Bruce in Super Bowl XXXVI. Law was a defender who believed he could stop anyone. The process is humbling and Ty Law sounds unpretentious when he talks about it.

He is a finalist again this year so he will again sit in the room waiting. He made the cut from 15 to 10 but when his phone rang, he was not among the final five. If the phone rings … well … maybe next year.įormer Patriots star cornerback Ty Law was in a hotel room last February in Houston, home to Super Bowl LI.

#Last man sitting and knock on door pro#

You are congratulated and shuffled off to the NFL awards show to be introduced as a Pro Football Hall of Famer. If you are among the five, you receive a knock on the door. So while it’s thrilling to even reach finalist status, the anxiety that must mount with each passing minute while sitting in a hotel room must be borderline overwhelming. The Hall of Fame asks the 15 to be available in their hotel rooms from, say, 3:30 p.m.