Carolina Panthers legend Sam Mills took the lengthiest of roads to Canton, Ohio. So perhaps its only fitting that his long-awaited, well-deserved induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was one that just kept on pounding.
On Thursday night, Mills was named as part of the hall’s incoming 2022 class. This was, as he’d been on the ballot since 2003, his 20th and final year of eligibility.
Mills played 17 professional seasons of football between the NFL, CFL and USFL. He spent three of those campaigns with Carolina, where he earned one of his five Pro Bowl nods and lone First-team All-Pro distinction in 1996.
