ALAMEDA, Calif. -- While the late Ken Stabler will officially be presented by his former Oakland Raiders coach for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 6, John Madden will not be in Canton, Ohio.

Madden, a Hall of Famer who is reportedly recovering from hip surgery, will introduce Stabler in a video presentation while one of Stabler’s favorite targets will be on the stage to unveil his bust.

Fred Biletnikoff, who was inducted into Canton in 1988, will do the honors, Stabler’s longtime partner, Kim Bush, told ESPN.com.

“We are ready; we will celebrate for him,” Bush wrote of Madden in a text.

At the NFL honors night in San Francisco during Super Bowl Week, just before Stabler was announced as a selection for the Hall of Fame, Biletnikoff was asked about the possibility. “He’s well deserving of it, he really is,” Biletnikoff said at the time. “He put his heart and soul in winning games.

“Being such a great quarterback out there on the field, and being able to play with him and have that inspiration that he always gave us and that nice, calm look, and just playing with a guy that knows what he’s doing out there on the field was terrific.”

Biletnikoff also said he and Stabler never talked of entering Canton together.

“That was like a dream,” Biletnikoff said.