The legendary Packers wide receiver invited his brother on stage to close out his speech.
After a long wait, Sterling Sharpe finally entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
The legendary Packers receiver was forced to retire early in the mid-1990s due to a neck injury, but in his prime, he was one of the best wide receivers in the game, winning the wide receiver triple crown in 1992. Although he only played seven seasons in the NFL, Sharpe's dominance at his best was enough for him to get into the Hall of Fame 30 years later.
Sharpe joins his brother, Shannon, in immortality, as they have become the only set of brothers to be inducted into the Hall of Fame together. Shannon famously stumped for his brother during his Hall of Fame speech in 2011, and Sterling returned the favor during the weekend.
Here's a look at what happened.
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Sterling Sharpe Hall of Fame speech
Sterling Sharpe was able to share this moment with his brother throughout. First, Shannon presented Sterling with his gold jacket on Friday night.
Gold Jacket on! Sterling Sharpe joins his brother @ShannonSharpe as the first set of brothers to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. With Shannon by his side, Sterling puts on his @HaggarCo Gold Jacket. #PFHOF25pic.twitter.com/UtQzR1ZyVx
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) August 2, 2025
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Then, Shannon earned the honor of presenting his brother ahead of his Hall of Fame speech.
Shannon and Sterling Sharpe grew up side by side as brothers and best friends. Today they become the first pair of brothers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and it is only fitting that Shannon presents. pic.twitter.com/pZMpHS1H32
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) August 2, 2025
Shannon was also there to help Sterling unveil his Canton bust to the rest of the world.
Officially official for Sterling Sharpe 🙌
— NFL (@NFL) August 2, 2025
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Sterling then went through his speech, hitting the typical notes of thanking everyone who got him to this point. But he closed his speech in a unique way, inviting Shannon up onto the stage with him.
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"The only reason I'm standing here...everything I did athletically, I did for an audience of one," Sterling said. "As one half of the first brothers selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, you got to come up here and stand next to me, my man."
"Everything athletically, I did for an audience of one."
— NFL (@NFL) August 2, 2025
Sterling Sharpe shares an incredible moment on stage with Shannon Sharpe as the first set of brothers enshrined in the @ProFootballHOF ❤️
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With Shannon next to him, Sterling went on for a few minutes about how his biggest goal was always to pave the way and be a role model for his younger brother. He then closed the speech with a call back to Shannon's speech from 14 years ago.
"The last time I was here, you said that you were the only pro football player in the Hall of Fame that could say that you were the second-best player in your own family. Well, I agree with that statement," Sterling said, to laughter. "It would be my extreme pleasure for you to be the only player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with two gold jackets."
Sterling then gave his gold jacket to his brother as a symbol of his admiration and thankfulness after Shannon gave Sterling his first Super Bowl ring in 1998.
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