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Former Bengals legend Corey Dillion is pissed over the process for Bengals/Patriots Ring of Honor and Hall of Fame

Former Bengals legend Corey Dillion is pissed over the process for Bengals/Patriots Ring of Honor and Hall of Fame
Former Bengals legend Corey Dillion is pissed over the process for Bengals/Patriots Ring of Honor and Hall of Fame

Should Corey Dillion be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Many may believe he has done enough, because if you look at the numbers alone, Dillon has 11,241 career rushing yards which is more than O.J. Simpson, Earl Campbell and Larry Csonka who are all in the Hall of Fame.

So when Corey Dillon was interviewed by the Athletic, he went in on reporter Paul Dehner Jr. telling Paul to quote him word for word, and boy he did not mince anything.

He said he wanted to be in the Bengals Ring of Honor, and then said this because the award is based on fan voting:

“It’s damn-near criminal, what [voters] are pulling off, to be honest with you,” Dillon said. “Did I not play for them? I don’t know, bro. I’m curious about that. Because it looks like they are glossing over me. For what reason? Because I left? That’s not a good enough reason. You are telling me there’s five other guys better than me — at my position? And trust me, this is no knock on whoever is getting in, who goes in, that’s not what it is about. It’s about what is your excuse going to be? I’m pretty sure they will put fucking Jon Kitna in there before they put me. Matter of fact, Scott Mitchell will end up in that motherfucker before I do.”

“And that’s garbage,” he said. “That’s garbage. This should be solely predicated on the authorities of the Bengals. The owner. The president. Whatever. There should be a special committee. This ain’t a popularity contest. This is football. You are going to put in somebody who is more popular than somebody who got stats?”

He then went after the NFL as well saying he deserves in the Hall.

“I want it all,” Dillon told Dehner. “I am coming for it all. You know why? Because I earned it. I’m not one of these borderline guys sitting on my ass reminiscing, talking about, ‘Oh, if I had this, shoulda, coulda, woulda.’ No. I’m justified.”

He then turned to the Patriots

“Don’t make this a Cincinnati thing, because I’m about to get on the Pats’ ass, too,” he told Dehner. “It’s coming. I’m coming for it all. Give it to me while I’m breathing. If anybody wants to disagree, just go look at the fucking numbers and have a Coke and a smile.”

Do you think Corey Dillon deserves to be in the Ring of Honor’s? I think he does, but I am not sure about the Pro Football Hall of Fame at this point. He was good but there are many solid players who have accomplished more in my opinion.

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