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YouTube Flashback: Why Michael Irvin is in the Hall of Fame

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Nearly everyone agrees that the highlight from this past weekend’s HOF ceremony was the emotional acceptance speech given by former Cowboys wideout Michael Irvin.

Regardless of how you may feel about his off the field issues (ugh) or his announcing/commentating skills (UGH), there’s one thing you have to say about Irvin - he always brought it on the football field.

Here’s a highlight of him doing just that from the 1995 Thanksgiving Day game against the Chiefs:

(What makes it even better is Sims making the “they’ll play it safe here” call right before Aikman bombs away. Spot on as always, Phil…)

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