The Buccaneers hope they will be represented among the incoming Hall of Famers for the third straight year in 2015. Brooks' enshrinement as part of the Class of 2014 came just 12 months after Warren Sapp had donned his gold jacket along with the Class of 2013. After seeing just one player who spent all or most of his NFL career in Tampa gain enshrinement during the franchise's first 37 years – defensive end Lee Roy Selmon went in with the Class of 1995 – the Buccaneers are seeing their representation grow as a reflection of the era of success that began in the mid-90s.

Indeed, Sapp, Brooks, Dungy and Lynch were all key figures in the Buccaneers' rise to prominence and in the formation of one of the most memorable defenses in NFL history. Current Buccaneers Head Coach Lovie Smith, who was the team's linebackers coach from 1996-2000, obviously worked closely with Dungy and Lynch and was thrilled that both would once again be considered for induction into the Hall of Fame.