NFL legend Bruce Smith questions whether Tony Boselli belongs in HOF

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Bruce Smith is one of the greatest defensive linemen in NFL history.

Smith is the lone defensive player with 200 sacks — whether on the official or unofficial list. Smith was an 11-time Pro Bowler and an eight-time First Team All-Pro choice. He won the Defensive Player of the Year award multiple times — four for UPI and two for AP.

The former Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins, using his bonafides, spoke out against former Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Tony Boselli’s Pro Football Hall of Fame induction. Smith released one large message on his Instagram, saying Boselli making it to Canton "sets a horrible precedent."

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Offensive Tackle Tony Boselli #71 of the Jacksonville Jaguars received instruction from the sideline prior to getting into position at the line of scrimmage in a NFL game with the Baltimore Ravens at PSINet Stadium on Sept. 10, 2000 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Michael J. Minardi/Getty Images)

"A large part of the campaign to promote Tony Boselli into the Hall of Fame seems to hyper focus on a single successful performance he had against me in a 1996 playoff game. On the one hand, I’m quite flattered to be considered the gold standard by which another player’s game can be measured to determine his qualification into the HOF. But on a more serious level, I and other HOFers believe it sets a horrible precedent to negatively zero in on a standing member of the Hall’s play in order to validate the candidacy of a nominee," Smith began.

"The HOF is an exclusive fraternity that follows a tacit code of conduct which fosters respect and brotherhood between its members. Given the