Hof - best players or a popularity contest.

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(01-23-2020, 12:11 PM)Catmandude123 Wrote: Are the people on the selection committee sports writers so big market teams have more exposure? Seems like it is skewed toward the more popular teams. Would this be a major factor for FAs not wanting to play here? Ken Riley " The Rattler"belongs in the HOF. Champ Bailey was elected and Riley had better stats. Riley had more INTs in his last two years than Bailey had in his last seven. 

Here is the list of the HOF selection committee.
There are a total of 48 members.
One that represents for each team plus 16 others.
The Bengals representative is Geoff Hobson.
Most members are affiliated with some sports company or media (e.g. NBCS, ESPN, CBSS, NFLN, PFT)

https://www.profootballhof.com/heroes-of-the-game/becoming-a-hall-of-famer/

Of course I can't say for sure that it's skewed toward the bigger market/popular teams, but I've noticed that the sports companies as a whole do seem to favor those in their normal coverage.