![NFL: There's a case to be made for former Atlanta Falcons linebacker Tommy Nobis to be a Pro Football Hall Of Fame inductee. NFL: There's a case to be made for former Atlanta Falcons linebacker Tommy Nobis to be a Pro Football Hall Of Fame inductee.](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0216/nfl_u_nobis_576.jpg)
NFL: There's a case to be made for former Atlanta Falcons linebacker Tommy Nobis to be a Pro Football Hall Of Fame inductee.
![Atlanta Falcons on Twitter: "Tommy Nobis had an *incredible* 296 tackles in his rookie year, the team record for most tackles in a season. He did it in a 14-game season. #ForeverMrFalcon Atlanta Falcons on Twitter: "Tommy Nobis had an *incredible* 296 tackles in his rookie year, the team record for most tackles in a season. He did it in a 14-game season. #ForeverMrFalcon](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQ8UsNoUMAAn203.jpg:large)
Atlanta Falcons on Twitter: "Tommy Nobis had an *incredible* 296 tackles in his rookie year, the team record for most tackles in a season. He did it in a 14-game season. #ForeverMrFalcon
![Football and the NFL were my dad's world. But the head injuries intrinsic to the game ruined his life. Football and the NFL were my dad's world. But the head injuries intrinsic to the game ruined his life.](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2019_05/2738696/190201-tommy-nobis-1970-ac-444p.jpg)
Football and the NFL were my dad's world. But the head injuries intrinsic to the game ruined his life.
![Football and the NFL were my dad's world. But the head injuries intrinsic to the game ruined his life. Football and the NFL were my dad's world. But the head injuries intrinsic to the game ruined his life.](https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2019_05/2738691/190201-tommy-nobis-1972-ac-442p.jpg)