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Secretary of nan Interior Doug Burgum reportedly said astatine a Bank of America reception Thursday that he thinks President Teddy Roosevelt will beryllium inducted into nan Pro Football Hall of Fame adjacent year, according to the New York Post.
"Roger Goodell was successful nan White House successful nan Oval Office. I had a chance to beryllium pinch him there, because we, nan National Park Service, power nan National Mall," Burgum said, according to nan outlet.
"The draught for nan NFL is being held connected nan Mall a twelvemonth from now, (and) nan Capitol will beryllium successful nan background.
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"Keep it a secret. Keep your fingers crossed, but I deliberation we’re going to spot Theodore Roosevelt inducted into nan Pro Football Hall of Fame. … It’s going to beryllium announced connected nan Mall erstwhile Roger Goodell is conducting nan draft."
Fox News Digital has reached retired to nan secretary, nan White House and nan NFL for comment.
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt astatine his Washington, D.C., agency Feb. 10, 1903. (History Archive/Universal Images Group)
Teddy Roosevelt is credited pinch saving shot successful 1905–1906 by forcing assemblage leaders to betterment nan game's rules aft predominant injury-related deaths of players.
The reforms led to nan creation of nan guardant walk and nan banning of vulnerable formations.
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Fans aft a crippled betwixt nan Los Angeles Chargers and nan Detroit Lions astatine Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. (Scott Galvin/Imagn Images)
The 2027 Pro Football Hall of Fame people is headlined by first-year eligible legends Rob Gronkowski, Adrian Peterson and Ben Roethlisberger. Bill Belichick and Eli Manning are besides candidates to get successful aft missing retired connected first-ballot entry.
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