Davis isn’t worried about Hall of Fame chances as eligibility approaches originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
Vernon Davis will become eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame next year, but former 49ers tight end isn’t too worried about his chances of being enshrined in the Class of 2025.
“If it’s for me, then it’s going to happen,” Davis said recently “No meeting podcast” features Brian Renick and Al Sacco. “If it doesn’t, then it won’t happen.”
Davis had a 14-year professional career after the 49ers selected him 6th overall in the 2006 NFL Draft, also playing for the Denver Broncos and Washington. He spent nine and a half seasons in San Francisco and made one of the the most celebrated captures in franchise history, catching the game-winning touchdown against the New Orleans Saints in the 2012 NFC divisional playoff round. Davis then won a Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos after the 49ers traded him in 2015.
While Davis is certainly a legend in the Bay, it remains to be seen whether he will make it into the Hall of Fame. Davis has several Hall-worthy accolades to his name, including a Second Team All-Pro nod, a Super Bowl ring and two Pro Bowl selections. But he missed out on All-Decade Team, First Team All-Pro and Offensive Player of the Year honors during his time in the NFL.
The average Hall of Fame tight end has three first-team nods and six Pro Bowl selections, but Davis fits the mold when it comes to career touchdowns and yards, by professional football reference. Davis recorded 63 touchdowns compared to the Hall of Fame tight end average of 52, and his 7,562 receiving yards are close to the average of 7,656.
Whether or not that happens for the 49ers legend, Davis is keeping an open mind.
“I firmly believe that whatever is meant to happen to a person will happen, whether now or later,” Davis told Renick and Sacco. “It’s just one of those things. I just get on with life, try to move forward with a positive attitude and just hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
“And that means [to be]So hey, I’ll take it.”
