Will Former Rams WR Torry Holt Finally Earn Gold Jacket?

For the fourth consecutive year, former Rams' receiver Torry Holt has been named among the 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Now, though, the question becomes if this is finally the year Holt earns his golden jacket. 

From his rookie season Holt was one of the best receivers in the NFL and an instrumental piece of the Greatest Show on Turf Rams. He was a member of the Rams' first Super Bowl win as a rookie, recording seven receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown in the win over the Titans. 

Holt was far from a one-hit wonder, however, as he would go on to record six straight seasons of at least 1,300 receiving yards from 2000-2005, a feat that has only been matched by Julio Jones. 

His dominance earned him seven Pro Bowl nods as well as an All-Pro selection in 2003 after recording 1,696 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns on 117 receptions. He was also named to the NFL's 2000s All-Decade Team. 

Once Holt hung up his cleats and called it a career, he did so with a career 13,382 receiving yards and 70 touchdowns on 920 receptions. Now, he awaits enshrinement in Canton alongside Rams' teammates Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Isaac Bruce and Orlando Pace. 

It is hard to make a case against Holt as a Hall of Famer, as the question seems to be when and not if he will get in. Whether that's this year, though, is yet to be seen. What can be said for sure though is that Holt is worthy of a golden jacket and his spot in Canton.

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