Parcells, Sapp, Carter, Ogden and Allen named to NFL Hall of Fame Coach Bill Parcells, Warren Sapp, Cris Carter, Jonathan Ogden and Larry Allen were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. The class of 2013 also included a pair of senior selections, Curley Culp and Dave Robinson. The announcement was made in New Orleans, site of Sunday's Super Bowl. Five players failed to get in on the final vote: Jerome Bettis, Charles Haley, Andre Reed, Michael Strahan and Aeneas Williams. Earlier Saturday, the selection committee eliminated Tim Brown, Kevin Greene, Will Shields and former owners Edward DeBartolo Jr. and Art Modell. Parcells reversed the fortunes of four teams - New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys - during 19 years as a head coach. He finished with a record of 172-130-1, leading the Giants to a pair of Super Bowl titles. Sapp got in on his first year of eligibility after playing 13 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders. He amassed 961/2 career sacks despite playing on the interior of the defensive line, including double-digit sack totals in four seasons. He was the 1999 NFL defensive player of the year after helping Tampa Bay claim its first division title in 18 years. Carter played 16 seasons, becoming only the second player in NFL history to reach 1,000 receptions in a career. He caught at least 70 passes in 10 seasons, and totaled 130 touchdown receptions from 13 passers. Allen played 203 games over 14 seasons, spending the bulk of his career with the Cowboys. He played every position on the offensive line except center and was a first-team All-Pro seven straight seasons. Ogden, who played at UCLA, spent a dozen seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, a lineman who led the way for Jamal Lewis to become just the fifth running back in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. Ogden was a six-time All-Pro and was voted to 11 Pro Bowls. Like Sapp, Allen and Ogden were first-year selections. Adrian Peterson is MVP and offensive player of the year Adrian Peterson called it a blessing in disguise. Strange way to describe a career-threatening major knee surgery. The Minnesota Vikings' star came back better than ever, just missing Eric Dickerson's long-standing rushing record and closing out the season with two of the top NFL awards from the Associated Press: most valuable player and offensive player of the year. As sort of an added bonus, he beat Peyton Manning for both of them Saturday night. "My career could have easily been over, just like that," the sensational running back said. Oh man. The things I've been through throughout my lifetime has made me mentally tough. Manning's own sensational recovery, from four neck surgeries, earned him comeback player honors. Before sitting out 2011, Manning had never missed a start in his first 13 seasons with Indianapolis. But he was released by the Colts last winter because of his neck issues, signed with Denver and guided the Broncos to the AFC's best record, 13-3. Also honored were: