ESPN Names Willie Anderson, Terrell Owens Former Bengals To All-Quarter-Century Team

 Two Bengals made the cut on ESPN's NFL All-Quarter-Century Team released this week. One a mainstay in right tackle Willie Anderson and another with just one Cincinnati season in wide receiver Terrell Owens.

Anderson is still waiting on his Pro Football Hall of Fame call.

"Even though our time span cuts off the first four seasons of Anderson's career, what he did in the nine years from 2000 on earns him a spot on this list," Seth Walder wrote. "He played in 16 regular-season games every year from 2000 to 2006 with the Bengals. Unlike at left tackle where there were quite a few feasible candidates, right tackle was quite clear-cut, with Johnson and Anderson being the two best options. If sixth-year Bucs tackle Tristan Wirfs had more seasons under his belt, he could have been a good candidate."

Anderson making this list could add even more justified fuel to his Hall-of-Fame fire. He deserves to be in alongside Terrell Owens, who was inducted in 2018. 

Owens grabbed 72 passes for 983 yards and nine touchdowns in his final NFL season with the Bengals.

"In the 11 seasons Owens played in this quarter century, he recorded three second-place finishes in DYAR and one infamous driveway news conference," Seth Walder wrote. "He led the league in receiving touchdowns three times, and his 80.3 receiving yards per game ranks sixth among WRs with at least 50 games played since 2000. Owens would play through any injury for this team, as evidenced by his miraculous 122-yard performance in Super Bowl XXXIX after breaking his leg seven weeks earlier."

Check out the full list of legendary names here.