Hall of Fame Speech Order Set for Jets' Canton-Bound Duo

Joe Klecko and Darrelle Revis will make on-stage remarks on Enshrinement Saturday

The New York Jets' two Canton-bound alumni are in the middle of the order for Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Day on August 5.

The PFHOF unveiled the speech order for the nine-member Class of 2023 and Joe Klecko is batting cleanup. 

Slated as the fourth Legend of the Game to stand at the podium, the beloved New York Sack Exchange member follows Dallas Cowboys' defensive end Demarcus Ware.

Former lockdown cornerback Darrelle Revis will be the sixth enshrinee to speak during the Saturday afternoon ceremony. Sandwiched in between the two Jets, Scott Howley, speaking on behalf of father Chuck Howley, will directly precede Revis.

Each address is expected to last no more than 10 minutes apiece.

Being enshrined posthumously, Ken Riley and Don Coryell will be represented on stage by loved ones. Mindy Coryell Lewis, daughter of Don, and Ken Riley II, son of Ken, will speak during the allotted time slots.

Television personality Chris Berman will emcee the annual Enshrinement ceremony, which will air nationally via ESPN and NFL Network.

The event will kick off at 12:00 pm ET on Saturday and run through 2:30 pm at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. 

Former Jets' teammate Marty Lyons will officially present Klecko for enshrinement while Revis has chosen his mother, Diana Askew, as presenter.

Klecko served multiple roles on the Jets' defensive front during his career. In 1985, the former sixth-round draft pick joined Frank Gifford as the only players in NFL history to earn Pro Bowl selections at three different positions (nose tackle, defensive tackle, end).

Klecko, the 1981 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, twice earned a spot on the All-Pro First Team. He totaled 78.0 sacks and eight fumble recoveries over his 14-game tenure with Gang Green.

Revis achieved All-Pro First Team status four times during his NFL career. The Jets' 2007 first-round draft pick was the heartbeat of a defense that powered the team to back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances in 2009 and 2010.

Revis spent the first six seasons of his pro tenure with the Jets before making one-year stops in Tampa Bay and New England. He returned to Gang Green for a second stint that spanned the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Known as "Revis Island," the Pitt product was a Jet for 108 of 145 career games.

2023 HOF Induction Speech Order

Zach Thomas, LB, Dolphins

Ken Riley, CB, Bengals

DeMarcus Ware, DE, Cowboys

Joe Klecko, DL, Jets

Chuck Howley, LB, Cowboys

Darrelle Revis, CB, Jets

Don Coryell, HC, Chargers

Rondé Barber, CB, Buccaneers

Joe Thomas, OT, Browns

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