Buccaneers to induct John Lynch into Ring of Honor

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will induct John Lynch into the Ring of Honor, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports. The Bucs have scheduled a press conference to officially announce the selection on Friday at 3 p.m. ET.

Lynch spent 11 seasons with the Buccaneers after being drafted in the third round of the 1993 draft, finishing his career with four years with the Denver Broncos. After a slow start to his career he turned into one of the best safeties in the NFL for over a decade, being selected for nine Pro Bowls between 1997 and 2007, and being named first-team All-Pro three times during the Bucs' golden years. He was, of course, a starter on Tampa Bay's 2002 Super Bowl-winning team.

In addition to going into the Ring of Honor, Lynch is a Hall of Fame finalist who has a chance to be selected for induction on February 6.

There's a chance the Bucs end up inducting another player this year, as they decided to do in 2015. We'll see what the Bucs officially announce on Friday.