John Lynch has great message upon finally making Hall of Fame after 8 years of waiting

Lynch was a Hall of Fame finalist for 8 straight years before finally getting the call, and it gave him some great perspective.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend John Lynch was finally inducted into the Hall of Fame after being a finalist for eight years, and his reaction — and the talk he gave after — was truly special.

When Lynch finally got the knock on his door, you can see him try to process it in real time. (Calvin Johnson had a similarly great reaction.)

What’s so cool about Lynch is that you can clearly tell he’s spent the last eight years convincing himself he doesn’t really care if he makes the Hall of Fame or not, and then can’t help but be relieved when he gets the call. But that leads to the talk he gives — he makes clear that it wasn’t going to change his life if he made it or not, but then pauses and says: “But this still feels pretty life-changing.”

It’s good perspective, but he’s honest enough to admit that, yeah, deep down this was important for him. I’m happy for the guy.