Raiders owner Mark Davis lobbies HOF for Ken Stabler's family
Fans may be focused on M ark Davis' push to move the team to Las Vegas, but one thing that the NFL world should be able to get behind? His push for Ken Stabler's family to receive a ring and jacket from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The effort comes after the daughter of the late Ken Stabler shed light via social media on her family being denied either item by the Hall of Fame because Stabler was enshrined posthumously.
"No way I should have my dad's ring and Bruce Allen doesn't have his dad's," Davis said in a telephone interview. "No way I should have my dad's ring and Junior Seau's family doesn't have his. Same with Dick Stanfell's family, and Kenny's family.
"The guys earned it and their families should get to enjoy it. This is an injustice that has to be rectified."
Former Raiders CEO Amy Trask weighed in with her support on Twitter in response to a tweet from Stabler's daughter, Kendra Stabler Moyes:
Charles Woodson made a powerful argument on ESPN:
There's also a Change.org petition urging the Pro Football Hall of Fame to reconsider its policy and give rings to families of inductees - which also include Junior Seau.