Even though he’s a first-ballot Hall of Famer, Julius Peppers willingly admits feeling starstruck this weekend.
He might be happy to know that some of his brothers in this new fraternity he’s joined feel the same way about meeting him.
Peppers took part in his first event as Hall of Famer No. 377 on Friday, appearing at the annual Merlin Olsen Luncheon at Caesars Palace, and you can tell he’s still getting used to his new status.
Even among the stars, the new guys get noticed, and the guys who already have their gold jackets are glad to welcome Peppers. Whether it was Warren Sapp lighting up and coming over to hug him when he entered the room or hanging with the kind of quarterbacks he never got to face, like Warren Moon and Jim Kelly, it was a dive into the deep end of his new life for Peppers.
