Cowboys great Darren Woodson once again passed over for Pro Football Hall of Fame

The wait goes on. Cowboys safety Darren Woodson has been passed over for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame after an exhausting eight times as a nominee.

The announcement of the Class of 2024 came at NFL Honors in Las Vegas Thursday night as part of Super Bowl Week. Julius Peppers, Devin Hester, Dwight Freeney, Andre Johnson, Patrick Willis, Steve McMichael, and Randy Gradishar will be inducted just prior to the 2024 preseason.

Woodson’s achievements during his 12-year Cowboys career speak for themselves and should have punched his ticket to Canton long ago. The franchise’s all-time leading tackler. Three-time Super Bowl champ. Five-time Pro Bowler. Four-time first-team All-Pro. Ring of Honor member… since 2015.

“I’m happy for the guys going in,” Woodson said, per Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News. “I’m disappointed I’m not going in. It’s something I can’t control.”

Woodson had been a finalist the past two years.

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“Maybe it’ll happen next year,” said Woodson. “You hope one day you’ll be elected. It’s not my time.”

Woodson has four more years of eligibility remaining

Story originally appeared on Cowboys Wire