I can't wait. It's the first one. But you've got to talk me up, man, Gore said in a pregame news conference. Two more years, hopefully I'll get that call. Gore knows he has some tough competition on that 2026 ballot with fellow first-time candidates in Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald and Adam Vinatieri. That would be special but I just want to get in.
For real, it wasn't easy to get here. It took a lot to even get drafted, Gore said. People told me I wouldn't even be here two years, and I played 16, with the way I loved the game, the way I worked and the way I was raised by my mom.
Gore canvassed NFL fields for 16,000 yards over 16 seasons, including a 49ers-record 11,073 yards from 2005-14 before finishing his career with four other teams over six more seasons.
Gore's most memorable game came right after his mother, Liz, died at age 46 in 2007. The 49ers were playing in St. Louis, and they won that Week 2 game 17-16 with the help of him.
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