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Vikings Territory: For Hall Of Fame Consideration, Chad Greenway Has Betting Odds
Greenway currently has 33-to-1 betting odds to reach the Hall of Fame in 2022, an underdog's probability.
August 12, 2021
With 2021 Hall of Fame Festivities in the rearview – notable Viking Steve Hutchinson got the nod – brainstorming the 2022 candidates is on the agenda.
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Jared Allen, who spent six seasons with the Vikings (51.3% of this career), is also up for consideration, carrying 3-to-1 odds for induction. Allen will be among next year’s interesting names and will eventually enter the Hall of Fame, even if takes an extra year or two.
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Greenway currently has 33-to-1 betting odds to reach the Hall of Fame in 2022, an underdog’s probability. If one wagered $100 on Greenway’s admittance, the payout would total $3,300.
Drafted in the 1st Round of the 2006 NFL Draft – the same event that turned out Vernon Davis, Jay Cutler, and Mario Williams – Greenway’s 1,103 tackles from 2007 to 2016 ranks second in the NFL, trailing only linebacker Paul Posluszny (1,153 tackles). Posluszny spent time with the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Vikings appeared in five playoff games with Greenway on the roster. In Greenway’s maiden playoff voyage, the Vikings lost to the Philadelphia Eagles, 26-14, in the 2008 season. One year later, Greenway was a part of the almost-storybook 2009 run when the Vikings thumped the Dallas Cowboys but fell to the Saints in New Orleans. After that, Minnesota reached the playoffs on the back of Adrian Peterson in 2012, an MVP campaign for the former Vikings halfback. And sadly, Greenway’s final playoff experience was Blair Walsh’s missed field goal – which canceled the Vikings advancement to the Divisional Round of the 2015 playoffs.
The Vikings linebacker played with a few Hall of Famers, too. Greenway was teammates with Steve Hutchinson, Brett Favre, and Randy Moss. Too, Adrian Peterson will receive the honors on his first ballot of eligibility five years after he retires – which might be years from now per Peterson’s current pace.
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