Surfing around twitter tonight I came across a tweet from Hines where he talks about making the list of the top 20 players players for any era according to ESPN: Here is the writeup on Hines (#8) and also James Harrison who also made the list (#10)
ESPN.com is unveiling its “Any Era” team this week which features 20 current players with the toughness to play in any period of NFL history. The team was assembled by votes from 20 Hall of Fame players (here’s a full explanation of the project).
Coming in at No. 8 on the Any Era Team is Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward. Is there really any other wide receiver that would define “Any Era” more than Ward? You can love him or hate him, but you don’t ever want to be a defensive back on a running play with him on the field. ESPN’s John Clayton put it best when he called Ward a “ruthless blocker” and “a tough player who just happens to catch the football.”
