Deion Sanders was flamboyant when he played and is expected to be just as flamboyant when he makes his speech when he is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend. Sanders will join four other living players inducted Saturday night.

CANTON, Ohio — It's a brotherhood, and the five living players going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday evening understand that.

The realization for members of the Class of 2011, which includes Marshall Faulk, Deion Sanders, Richard Dent, Shannon Sharpe and Chris Hanburger, began to sink in as they prepared for their enshrinement and summarizing their lives and careers in the NFL in 10 minutes, the allotted time given for speeches. The late Les Richter and founder of NFL Films will also be enshrined.

“I belong to no fraternity. This is one fraternity I love being a part of,” Faulk said of his impending induction.

Faulk rushed for 12,279 yards (4.3 yards per carry) and 100 touchdowns. He also caught 767 passes for 6,875 yards and 36 touchdowns, making him a dual threat in whatever situation he got the ball.

Others in his class echoed his sentiments as they prepared to receive their treasured gold jackets Friday night at the Enshrinees Dinner.

Sharpe, the loquacious and prolific tight end with 815 receptions and 10,060 yards (both records for the position), owns three Super Bowl rings. He answered directly when asked what he valued more between the two.

“The coat,” he said without hesitation.

Then he elaborated: “Here's the thing. They've only given out 267 of these gold jackets. They've given up a million of those Super Bowl rings. The ring isn't as special as the journey getting the ring.

“I don't know what will bring me greater joy, me actually putting it on or me having my brother help me put it on. When I made it, I didn't say I made it. I said ‘We made it.' We have always been a tandem and we will always be a tandem.”

Dent, a defensive end best known for his ferocious pass rush while a member of the Chicago Bears in 1983-93, including being the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XX, provided some perspective as to why that's the case.

“When you're on a journey in your life, this is not a place you think that you're going to be headed,” Dent said.

Hanburger, an eighth-round draft choice of the Washington Redskins in 1965 who went on to play 14 seasons, agreed. Hanburger, who had 19 interceptions in his career, has waited more than two decades since becoming eligible for his induction to the hall.

“I got into it with no fanfare and I got out of it with no fanfare,” he said. “To me, it was a job and I was just going to do it to the best of my ability until it was over and move on. I never ever gave any thought to being in the hall of fame.”

That doesn't mean that he doesn't appreciate the honor. He said he's thrilled about it, but like a lot of players enshrined before him, he's not sure what he's going to say when he stands before the crowd.

It's a feeling that Dent shares.

“I don't know,” he said. “I'm sitting here calm, my heart rate is not pumping, tears aren't flowing. Hell, I couldn't tell you what I'm going to say. All I know is that I'm going to open up and let my heart flow.”

That is the prevailing sentiment among the enshrinees.

Sharpe, whose grandparents raised him along with his brother Sterling, a former NFL wide receiver and broadcaster, said, “There are so many people who were instrumental in making this day possible.”

Faulk used similar words.

“The people who were very instrumental in my upbringing, I want to give them their due,” he said. “As much as this weekend is about me, tomorrow will be about them.”