One-time Pro Bowl QB jokingly calls out Adam Schefter over HOF tweet snub

With a total of 40 first-time eligible candidates for next year, Schefter can be forgiven for failing to mention a few (or 28 to be exact). A seventh-round 2005 NFL draft pick of the New England Patriots with just one Pro Bowl to his credit, Cassel has virtually no shot at making the Hall of Fame.

The 40-year-old played 14 seasons but only spent three of them as a full-time starter (2008-2010). After playing just 14 regular season games in his first three years behind Tom Brady, Cassel was thrust into the starting role in Week 1 of the 2008 campaign, after "TB12" suffered a season-ending torn ACL.

The USC product led the team to an 11-5 record and near-playoff berth, after posting what ended up as his career highs in completion percentage (63.4%), passing yards (3,693), rushing attempts (73), rushing yards (270) and rushing touchdowns (two), while registering 21 passing touchdowns and 11 interceptions with a respectable 89.4 quarterback rating despite being sacked a league-high 47 times. With Brady set to come back in 2009, the Patriots traded Cassel to the Kansas City Chiefs in the offseason.

His numbers dropped off considerably in his first season with the Chiefs, recording a 55.0% completion percentage and 16 passing touchdowns against a career-worst 16 interceptions. Cassel bounced back in 2010, however, leading Kansas City to a division title and their first playoff berth in four years.

Cassel's only Pro Bowl campaign came in 2010, when he tossed a career-high 27 touchdown passes and had only seven interceptions, while posting a career-best 93.0 quarterback rating. He remained with the Chiefs for the 2011 and 2012 seasons but then bounced around for the final six years of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions.