And yet, Art still doesn't qualify?

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Michael Irvin and any other of today's prima donna receivers owe a great deal of their success to Art Monk. Maybe Art didn't make a broadway production over every first down he caught in a tight game but he was one of the pioneering "go to" receivers. Without guys like Monk, there wouldn't even be any room for Irvin and Owens because all they would be doing is blocking and catching an occasional pass. Irvin over Monk in the HOF is unheard of in any other sport. You need to give props to the people who moved the game forward and Monk is one of those players.