What happened: The New York Giants announced that Lawrence Taylor will be inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. The linebacker spent his entire career with the Giants and remains one of the most decorated defenders the franchise has ever produced.

Why it matters: Few defenders reshaped how the game is played the way Taylor did, with his pass-rushing forcing offenses to build protection schemes specifically to slow him down. That kind of positional influence is the case for ranking him at the very top, and it is exactly the kind of legacy claim fans love to argue.