Jim Harbaugh was watching NFL Network recently when a rerun left him scrambling for flight arrangements. The Los Angeles Chargers coach caught a replay of “The Knock,’’ the video series that captures the moment an inductee learns they’ve been selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
As Harbaugh found out, the Patrick Willis episode is a classic of the genre. With cameras rolling, the San Francisco 49ers linebacking great opened a door in Jackson, Tenn., to find Bryant Young, dressed in the hall’s distinctive gold jacket, ready to welcome his teammate to the Class of 2024.
“C’mon, man,’’ is about all Willis could get out before vanishing tearfully into Young’s
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