Former Saints' place kicker Morten Andersen named finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014

Former Saints' place kicker Morten Andersen is a finalist for the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame. Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Saints.

Former New Orleans Saints' place kicker Morten Andersen, the NFL's all-time scoring leader, has
been named one of 15 finalists for consideration to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Andersen one
of the most accurate kickers in the history of the league played with the Saints from 1982-94
and is the franchise all-time leading scorer with 1,318 points. He is also the leading scorer for the Atlanta Falcons for whom he played eight seasons with. Andersen was a seven-time Pro Bowler, a six-time All-Pro and a member of the All-Decade team in the 1980's. The 2014 Hall of Fame Class will be determined at the Selection Committee's annual meeting on Saturday Feb. 1, in New York. The 2014 class will be officially enshrined on Saturday Aug. 2 in Canton, Ohio, the home of Pro Football's hall of Fame.  Good luck to Andersen, affectionately referred to as "The Great Dane," who hails from Sweden.