Can we say again, how much we love “Hall of Fame Season.”

Two weeks after the Baseball Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2025, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced their class, but it was not without controversy.

This was the first year under the new system, whereby the 15 Modern Finalists was cut to 10, and then to 7.  From there , the Committee cast their ballots for five of the seven, with a candidate needing 80 percent of the vote to enter.  As we suspected, and even warned about, a scenario could emerge where you would have a minimum of three elected, and that is what happened as only Eric Allen, Jared Allen and Antonio Gates receiving the call.

In a new wrinkle, those who made it to the final seven and did not enter (Willie Anderson, Torry Holt, Luke Kuechly and Adam Vinatieri) will be automatic Finalists in 2026.  Notably, those who made the cut to 10 were Jahri Evans, Marshal Yanda and Darren Woodson, meaning that the first five cut were Eli Manning, Steve Smith Sr., Terrell Suggs, Fred Taylor and Reggie Wayne.

What occurred in the Seniors/Coaches/Contributors was worse.  Five names were put forth with Seniors Maxie Baughan and Jim Tyrer, Coach Mike Holmgren and Contributor Ralph Hay falling short.  Only Sterling was selected.

Four.

That’s it.

This is the smallest class in decades, and we will have more to say on that on our corresponding shows on Notinhalloffame.

Nevertheless, let’s celebrate the newest members of the Pro Football of Fame.

Inducted are:

Eric Allen, Cornerback.  Philadelphia 1988-94, New Orleans 1995-97, Oakland 1998-2001.  Allen enters on his 19th year of eligibility and the six-time Pro Bowl Selection recorded 54 Interceptions with eight returned for Touchdowns.  A First Team All-Pro in 1989, Allen was named the UPI Defensive Player of the Year in 1993.

Jared Allen, Defensive End.  Kansas City 2004-07, Minnesota 2008-2013, Chicago 2014-15, Carolina 2015.  Allen was a Finalist in all five years of his eligibility and is now headed to Canton.  A four-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl Selection, Allen twice led the league in Sacks and had 136 in total.  He also had 171 Tackles for Loss, and was named by the Sporting News as their 2011 Defensive Player of the Year.

Antonio Gates, Tight End.  San Diego/Los Angeles 2003-18.  Gates enters the Hall of his second year, though many thought he should have entered on his first year.  Gates went to eight consecutive Pro Bowls (2004-11), three First Team All-Pros (2004-06) and had 11,841 Yards and 116 Touchdowns.

Sterling Sharpe, Wide Receiver.  Green Bay 1998-94.  Sharpe joins his brother Shannon, making them the first set of brothers to achieve this honor.  While his career was cut short by injury, Sharpe’s career was explosive netting him five Pro Bowls, there First Team All-Pros.  He also led the NFL in Receptions three times, Receiving Touchdowns twice and Receiving Yards once.

We will begin revisions on our notinhalloffame.com Football list of those to consider for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

As we are also revising our Baseball list, please be patient!

Thank you all for your continued support.

Days before the end of 2024, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced the 15 Finalists who have advanced for possible Hall of Fame induction in 2025.

The class will be announced on February 6 as part of the NFL honors show

*Means they were a Finalist last year

**Means they are eligible for the first time.

The Finalists are:

Quarterbacks (1):

**Eli Manning: NYG 2005-19.  Manning went to two Super Bowls and won them, as did the Super Bowl MVPs.  A four-time Pro Bowl and Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, Manning passed for 57,023 Yards and 366 Touchdowns.  

It is no shock to see Manning here as the lone Quarterback, but his candidacy has some flaws.  Manning was never considered among the best three at QB in any year, and his overall record is .500.  Despite this, he is gaining the most attention of any candidate.  Ranked #99 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Running Backs (1):

*Fred Taylor:  JAX 1998-2008 & NWE 2009-10.  Taylor was a Pro Bowl Selection in 2007, and he accumulated 14,079 Yards from Scrimmage with 11,695 yards on the ground.   He also had 74 Touchdowns and is the only Running Back to make the finals, and he is now a two-time Finalist.  Ranked #167 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Wide Receivers (3)

**Torry Holt: STL 1999-2008 & JAX 2009.  A Super Bowl Champion with the St. Louis Rams, Holt went to seven Pro Bowls and led the NFL in Receiving Yards twice (2000 & 2003).  The one-time First Team All-Pro finished his career with 13,382 Yards and 74 TDs.  Holt is now a six-time Finalist.  Ranked #6 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Steve Smith Sr.:  2001-16, CAR, BAL.  Smith led the NFL in Receptions (103), Receiving Yards (1,563), and Receiving Touchdowns (12) in 2005, and he was a two-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler.  Smith accumulated 14,731 Yards with 81 TDs and is a Finalist for the first time.  Ranked #24 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Reggie Wayne:  IND 2001-12.  Wayne was a career Colt, winning a Super Bowl there while earning six Pro Bowls and a First Team All-Pro.  He led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 2007 (1,510) and has significantly more Yards (14,345) than any other Preliminary candidate.  He also has 82 Touchdowns, and like Holt, he is a Finalist for the sixth time.  Ranked #11 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Tight Ends (1)

*Antonio Gates:  SDG 2003-16 & LAC 2017-18.  Gates went to the Pro Bowl every year from 2004 to 2011 and was a three-time First Team All-Pro.  A Finalist last year, he had 116 Touchdowns and 11,841 Yards.  It was a mild surprise that he was not inducted in 2024.  Ranked #1 on Norinhalloffame.com.

Offensive Lineman (3):

*Willie Anderson (T):  CIN 1996-2007 & BAL 2008.  Anderson was chosen for four Pro Bowls in a row (2003-06), with his last three being First Team All-Pro worthy.  Anderson has been a Finalist for the previous two years.  Ranked #115 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jahri Evans (G):  NOR 2006-16 & GNB 2017.  Evans went to six consecutive Pro Bowls (2009-14) and was a First Team All-Pro in the first four.  He is also a Super Bowl Champion with the Saints and is now a two-time Finalist.  Ranked #33 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Marshal Yanda (G):  BAL 2007-19. A Super Bowl Champion with Baltimore, Yanda went to eight Pro Bowls with two First Team and five Second Team All-Pros.  Like Manning, he is a Finalist in his first year on the ballot.  Ranked #3 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Defensive Linemen (1)

**Jared Allen (DE):  KAN 2004-07, MIN 2008-13, CHI 2014-15, CAR 2015.  Allen twice led the NFL in Sacks (2007 & 2011) and would have 136.0 in total.  Allen also was the 2011 runner-up for the AP Defensive Player of the Year, though he did win the Sporting News DPOY.  A five-time Pro Bowler and a First Team All-Pro in four of those years, Allen had been a Finalist in all five of his years of eligibility.  Ranked #18 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Linebackers: (2)

**Luke Kucchly: CAR 2012-19.   Kuechly is a strong contender to enter Canton on his first year of eligibility as he is a former Defensive Rookie of the Year (2012) and Defensive Player of the Year in 2013.  A two-time leader in Combined Tackles, Kuechly was a seven-time Pro Bowl and five-time First Team All-Pro.  Kuechly is also a first-time Finalist in year one.  Ranked #2 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Terrell Suggs (Also DE):  BAL 2003-18, ARI 2019 & KAN 2019.  Suggs was the 2003 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, and eight years later, he was the consensus Defensive Player of the Year.  He went to seven Pro Bowls, was a one-time First Team All-Pro, and compiled 139 Sacks, 202 Tackles for Loss, and 200 Quarterback Hits.  He was also a huge part of Baltimore’s second Super Bowl, and as a veteran, he retired, winning a second one with Kansas City.  Like Kuechly, he is a Finalist in his first year of eligibility.  Ranked #13 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Defensive Backs: (2)

*Eric Allen (CB):  1988-01, PHI, NOR, OAK.  Allen secured 54 Interceptions and 787 Tackles and would have six Pro Bowl Seasons, with one earning a First Team All-Pro Selection and a UPI Defensive Player of the Year Award.  He was a Finalist last year.  Ranked #46 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Darren Woodson (S):  DAL 1992-03.  Woodson was part of the Cowboys’ three Super Bowl Titles in the early 90s, a five-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro.  He has been a Semi-Finalist multiple times before and has 23 career Interceptions with 11 Sacks and 967 Combined Tackles.  Ranked #70 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Special Teams: (1)

**Adam Vinatieri PK: NWE 1996-2005 & IND 2006-19.  Entering his first year on the ballot, Vinatieri was a clutch performer who won four Super Bowls and was a three-time First Team All-Pro.  He is the all-time leader in Points Scored (2,673) and Field Goals Made (599).  He is also a Finalist in his first year on the ballot. Ranked #93 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Failing to advance:  

Ricky Watters: SFO 1992-01, SFO, PHI, SEA.  Anquan Boldin:  ARI 2003-09, BAL 2010-12 & SFO 2014-15 & DET 2016.   Hines Ward:  PIT 1998-2011.  Richmond Webb (T):  MIA 1990-2000 & CIN 2001-02.  Steve Wisniewski (G):  RAI 1989-94 & OAK 1995-2001.  Robert Mathis (DE, Also LB):  IND 2003-16.  Vince Wilfork (DT/NT):  NWE 2002-14, HOU 2015-16.  James Harrison:  PIT 2002, 2003-12 & 2017 -17, CIN 2013, NWE 2017.  Rodney Harrison (S):  SFG 1994-2002 & NWE 2003-08.  Earl Thomas (S):  SEA 2010-18 & BAL 2019.

It is a massive day for us at Notinhalloffame.com, as “Hall of Fame Season” continues with the announcement of five Finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Ralph Hay (contributor), Mike Holmgren (coach), Maxie Baughan (senior), Sterling Sharpe (senior), and Jim Tyrer (senior) are moving forward in the selection process.

This year, the PFHOF has undergone a new rule where all the Coach/Contributors/Seniors will compete against each other.  The Committee will vote for three of the five, with all candidates receiving 80% automatically gaining induction.  Should none of the names fail to make 80%, the candidate with the highest percentage will enter the Hall.

About the Finalists:

Contributor:

Ralph Hay:  Hay owned the Canton Bulldogs from 1918 to 1922 and catalyzed the National Football League in 1920 when he organized multiple clubs to meet at his car dealership in Canton, Ohio.  While his time was brief, his foresight catalyzed the most popular sports league in the United States.

Hay beat out Bud Adams, Buck Kilroy, Robert Kraft, Art Modell, Art Rooney Jr., Seymour Siwoff, Doug Williams, and John Wooten.

Coach:

Mike Holmgren.  Holmgren won two Super Bowls with San Francisco, first as a Quarterbacks Coach and then as their Offensive Coordinator, and it propelled him to the Head Coaching job at Green Bay in 1992.  He led the Packers to a Super Bowl win at SBXXXI.  Holmgren accepted the Seattle Seahawks coaching job and took them to a Super Bowl appearance in 2005.  A member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor, Holmgren had a career record of 161-111.

Holmgren beat out Bill Arnsparger, Tom Coughlin, Chuck Knox, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert, Mike Shanahan and Clark Shaughnessy.

Seniors:

Maxie Baughan: PHI 1960-65, RAM 1966-70 & WAS 1974.  Baughan was an NFL Champion with Philadelphia and was a nine-time Pro Bowl Selection.  He also was a one-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Second Team All-Pro.  Ranked #15 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Sterling Sharpe: GNB 1988-94.  Sharpe led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 1992, was a three-time First Team All-Pro, had five Pro Bowls, and compiled 65 Touchdowns and 8,134 Yards in only seven seasons.  Had injuries not taken him down early, Sharpe would already be in.  Ranked #26 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jim Tyrer: DTX 1961-62, KAN 1963-73 & WAS 1974.  A three-time AFL Champion with the Texans/Chiefs, the Left Tackle was a six-time First Team All-Pro and nine-time AFL All-Star/Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #12 on Notinhalloffame.com.

They beat out Ken Anderson, Lester Hayes, Bob Kuechenberg, Albert Lewis, Stanley Morgan, and Al Wistert.

15 Modern Finalists will join these five Finalists.

Ever wondered why some of the greatest football players are missing from the Hall of Fame? 

The Hall of Fame is the pinnacle of recognition in football, celebrating players whose impact on the game is undeniable. But not everyone who deserves a spot gets the golden ticket. Many unsung legends have left an indelible mark on football yet remain outside its hallowed halls.

This article takes a deep dive into the careers of such players—those who should be celebrated for their contributions but often get overshadowed. 

Let’s give these football greats the spotlight they deserve.

What Does the Hall of Fame Represent?

Before we dive into our list, let's quickly understand what makes the Hall of Fame such a prestigious honor, much like how sbobet88 has become synonymous with excellence in online sports entertainment.

• Legacy: Players inducted are celebrated for their long-term impact on the game.
• Stats: Consistency, records, and remarkable performances play a significant role.
• Leadership: Intangibles like leadership on and off the field weigh heavily.

However, even with these criteria, there are glaring omissions that leave fans scratching their heads.

The Criteria Dilemma: Why Are Some Players Overlooked?

1. Bias Toward High-Profile Positions

Positions like quarterback or wide receiver get more attention, leaving others like offensive linemen and defensive tackles underappreciated.

2. Team Performance Overshadowing Individual Brilliance

Sometimes, exceptional players on mediocre teams fail to get the recognition they deserve, much like how a hidden gem can go unnoticed in a competitive slot game.

3. Lack of Media Hype

In the era before social media, many incredible athletes flew under the radar simply because they weren’t in the spotlight.

Players Who Deserve Hall of Fame Recognition

1. Ken Anderson: The Quarterback Maestro

Ken Anderson, former quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, was a revolutionary passer in his era.

• Stats That Speak: Anderson led the league in passing four times and was the NFL MVP in 1981.
• Why Overlooked: Despite stellar performances, playing for a smaller-market team like the Bengals reduced his visibility.

2. Roger Craig: The Versatile Running Back

When we talk about dual-threat running backs, Roger Craig is often the blueprint.

• Key Contributions: The first player to record 1,000 rushing and receiving yards in a single season.
• Why Overlooked: Sharing the limelight with bigger names on the 49ers dynasty may have hurt his case.

3. Cliff Branch: A Deep Threat Pioneer

Cliff Branch, the speedy wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders, redefined the role of a deep threat in the NFL, earning the nickname spaceman for his ability to soar past defenders and dominate the field.

• Key Contributions: Four-time Pro Bowler and three-time Super Bowl champion with 8,685 receiving yards.
• Why Overlooked: Overshadowed by flashier wide receivers in his era.

4. Lester Hayes: The "Stickum" Cornerback

Lester Hayes was a dominant cornerback who helped revolutionize the defensive side of the game.

• Stats That Shine: In 1980, he recorded an eye-popping 13 interceptions in a single season.
• Why Overlooked: Controversy over his use of stickum likely played a role in keeping him out.

A Quick Comparison: Hall-Worthy Stats vs. Inductees

Why Recognition Matters

1. Inspiration for Future Players

Recognizing unsung heroes like Roger Craig or Ken Anderson inspires the next generation of players to excel, regardless of the odds.

2. Preserving Football's Legacy

The Hall of Fame is about preserving history. Omitting deserving players creates gaps in the story of the sport.

Reader Queries: FAQs on the Hall of Fame

Why isn't Ken Anderson in the Hall of Fame?

While Anderson’s stats and accolades are impressive, a combination of playing in a smaller market and competing against legendary quarterbacks like Terry Bradshaw likely hurt his chances.

What about special team players?

Special teams players like kickers and punters often face uphill battles for recognition. Ray Guy’s recent induction shows progress, but more work needs to be done.

How does the voting process work?

A committee of journalists and football experts votes annually, often focusing on longevity, impact, and stats.

Final Thoughts: Celebrate the Unsung Legends

The Hall of Fame represents football’s highest honor, yet its process sometimes leaves deserving players out in the cold. Legends like Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, Lester Hayes, and Cliff Branch have contributed immensely to the sport and deserve their rightful places among football’s greats.

As fans, we can celebrate their achievements, whether or not the official recognition comes. Because at the end of the day, these players have already made their mark on the game we all love.

We at Notinhalloffame.com love that November is the peak of “Hall of Fame Season,” where debates run wild and cut-downs amp up. 

Less than 48 hours after the Baseball Hall of Fame unveiled its official 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the Semi-Finalists for the Class of 2025.

Two months ago, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 167 Preliminary Modern candidates for the Class of 2025, and this year, a special committee was tasked with reducing this group to 50 for the first vote.  These are the 25 Semi-Finalists.

*Means they were a Finalist last year

**Means they are eligible for the first time.

Let’s examine this group by position.

Quarterbacks (1):

**Eli Manning: NYG 2005-19.  Manning went to two Super Bowls and won them, as did the Super Bowl MVPs.  A four-time Pro Bowl and Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, Manning passed for 57,023 Yards and 366 Touchdowns.  

It is no shock to see Manning here as the lone Quarterback, but his candidacy has some flaws.  Manning was never considered among the best three at QB in any year, and his overall record is .500.  If Eli makes the Finals, look for his name to be the hottest debated.  Ranked #99 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Running Backs (2):

*Fred Taylor:  JAX 1998-2008 & NWE 2009-10.  Taylor was a Pro Bowl Selection in 2007, and he accumulated 14,079 Yards from Scrimmage with 11,695 yards on the ground.   He also had 74 Touchdowns.  Ranked #167 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ricky Watters: SFO 1992-01, SFO, PHI, SEA.  Watters was a Super Bowl Champion with the 49ers and would go to the Pro Bowl in his first five years in the NFL.  He would lead the NFL in Yards from Scrimmage in 1996 and would have 14,891 in total.  Ranked #47 on Notinhalloffame.com.

It was a mild shock not to see Marshawn Lynch make it as a semi-finalist. Tiki Barber and Eddie George also fell off, which was surprising, as they were semi-finalists last year, and it is rare that someone falls off that tier. 

Wide Receivers (5)

Anquan Boldin:  ARI 2003-09, BAL 2010-12 & SFO 2014-15 & DET 2016.  A three-time Pro Bowl Selection and AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, Boldin had seven 1,000 Yard Receiving seasons, tallying 13,779 in total with 82 Touchdowns.  He is also a past winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year (2015) and Alan Page Community Award.  Ranked #83 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Torry Holt: STL 1999-2008 & JAX 2009.  A Super Bowl Champion with the St. Louis Rams, Holt went to seven Pro Bowls and led the NFL in Receiving Yards twice (2000 & 2003).  The one-time First Team All-Pro finished his career with 13,382 Yards and 74 TDs.  Holt has been a multi-time Finalist.  Ranked #6 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Steve Smith Sr.:  2001-16, CAR, BAL.  Smith led the NFL in Receptions (103), Receiving Yards (1,563), and Receiving Touchdowns (12) in 2005, and he was a two-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler.  Smith accumulated 14,731 Yards with 81 TDs and was a previous Semi-Finalist.  Ranked #24 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Hines Ward:  PIT 1998-2011.  Ward won two Super Bowls with the Steelers and was the MVP in one of them.  A multi-time Semi-Finalist, he has four consecutive Pro Bowls (2001-04), 85 Touchdowns, and 12,083 Yards on his resume.  Ranked #45 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Reggie Wayne:  IND 2001-12.  Wayne was a career Colt, winning a Super Bowl there while earning six Pro Bowls and a First Team All-Pro.  He led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 2007 (1,510) and has significantly more Yards (14,345) than any other Preliminary candidate.  He also has 82 Touchdowns.  Ranked #11 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Tight Ends (1)

*Antonio Gates:  SDG 2003-16 & LAC 2017-18.  Gates went to the Pro Bowl every year from 2004 to 2011 and was a three-time First Team All-Pro.  A Finalist last year, he had 116 Touchdowns and 11,841 Yards.  It was a mild surprise that he was not inducted in the previous year.  Ranked #1 on Norinhalloffame.com.

Offensive Lineman (5):

*Willie Anderson (T):  CIN 1996-2007 & BAL 2008.  Anderson was chosen for four Pro Bowls in a row (2003-06), with his last three being First Team All-Pro worthy.  Anderson has been a Finalist for the previous two years.  Ranked #115 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jahri Evans (G):  NOR 2006-16 & GNB 2017.  Evans went to six consecutive Pro Bowls (2009-14) and was a First Team All-Pro in the first four.  He is also a Super Bowl Champion with the Saints.  Ranked #33 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Richmond Webb (T):  MIA 1990-2000 & CIN 2001-02.  Webb was a Pro Bowl Selection in his first seven seasons, with two earning First Team All-Pro nods.  He was also named the Sporting News and the UPI Rookie of the Year.  Ranked #48 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Steve Wisniewski (G):  EAI 1989-94 & OAK 1995-2001.  A previous Semi-Finalist, Wisniewski played his entire career with the Raiders, and he was an eight-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #21 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Marshal Yanda (G):  BAL 2007-19. A Super Bowl Champion with Baltimore, Yanda went to eight Pro Bowls with two First Team and five Second Team All-Pros.  Ranked #3 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Defensive Linemen (3)

**Jared Allen (DE):  KAN 2004-07, MIN 2008-13, CHI 2014-15, CAR 2015.  Allen twice led the NFL in Sacks (2007 & 2011) and would have 136.0 in total.  Allen also was the 2011 runner-up for the AP Defensive Player of the Year, though he did win the Sporting News DPOY.  In his first four years of eligibility, Allen was a Finalist, a five-time Pro Bowler, and a First Team All-Pro in four of those years.  Ranked #18 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Robert Mathis (DE, Also LB):  IND 2003-16.  Mathis won a Super Bowl with the Colts, thrice led the NFL in Forced Fumbles, and is the all-time leader in that category with 54.  He had 123 career Sacks, leading the NFL in that category in 2013 with 19, and also earning his only First-Team All-Pro with a second-place finish in Defensive Player of the Year voting.  Mathis went to five Pro Bowls.  Ranked #108 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Vince Wilfork (DT/NT):  NWE 2002-14, HOU 2015-16.  A prior semi-finalist, Wilfork won two Super Bowls with the Patriots while individually earning five Pro Bowls and one First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #140 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Linebackers: (3)

James Harrison:  PIT 2002, 2003-12 & 2017 -17, CIN 2013, NWE 2017.  Harrison won two Super Bowls with the Steelers and had a five-year streak of Pro Bowls from 2007 to 2011.  The two-time First Team All-Pro won the 2008 Defensive Player of the Year Award and is a previous Semi-Finalist.  Ranked #42 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Luke Kucchly: CAR 2012-19.   Kuechly is a strong contender to enter Canton on his first year of eligibility as he is a former Defensive Rookie of the Year (2012) and Defensive Player of the Year in 2013.  A two-time leader in Combined Tackles, Kuechly was a seven-time Pro Bowl and five-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #2 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Terrell Suggs (Also DE):  BAL 2003-18, ARI 2019 & KAN 2019.  Suggs was the 2003 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, and eight years later, he was the consensus Defensive Player of the Year.  He went to seven Pro Bowls, was a one-time First Team All-Pro, and compiled 139 Sacks, 202 Tackles for Loss, and 200 Quarterback Hits.  He was also a huge part of Baltimore’s second Super Bowl, and as a veteran, he retired, winning a second one with Kansas City.  Ranked #13 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Defensive Backs: (4)

*Eric Allen (CB):  1988-01, PHI, NOR, OAK.  Allen secured 54 Interceptions and 787 Tackles and would have six Pro Bowl Seasons, with one earning a First Team All-Pro Selection and a UPI Defensive Player of the Year Award.  He was a Finalist last year.  Ranked #46 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Rodney Harrison (S):  SFG 1994-2002 & NWE 2003-08.  Harrison won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and was a Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro twice.  He would have 34 career Interceptions, 30.5 Sacks, and 1,206 Combined Tackles.  Ranked #150 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Earl Thomas (S):  SEA 2010-18 & BAL 2019.  A seven-time Pro Bowler, Thomas was selected for three straight First Team All-Pros (2012-14) and won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks.  The Safety had 30 Interceptions and 713 Tackles.  Ranked #8 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Darren Woodson (S):  DAL 1992-03.  Woodson was part of the Cowboys’ three Super Bowl Titles in the early 90s, a five-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro.  He has been a Semi-Finalist multiple times before and has 23 career Interceptions with 11 Sacks and 967 Combined Tackles.  Ranked #70 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Special Teams: (1)

**Adam Vinatieri PK: NWE 1996-2005 & IND 2006-19.  Entering his first year on the ballot, Vinatieri was a clutch performer who won four Super Bowls and was a three-time First Team All-Pro.  He is the all-time leader in Points Scored (2,673) and Field Goals Made (599). Ranked #93 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The following players failed to advance from 50 to 25.

QB.  Steve McNair:  HOU 1995-97, TEN 1997-2005 & BAL 2006-07.  In 1999, Steve McNair quarterbacked the Tennessee Titans to their first Super Bowl appearance, and in 2003, he was the AP MVP.  A three-time Pro Bowler, McNair threw for 31,204 Yards and 174 Touchdowns and rushed for 3,590 Yards and 37 TDs.  Ranked #125 on Notinhalloffame.com.

RB.  Shaun Alexander:  SEA 2000-08 & WAS 2008.  Alexander went to three straight Pro Bowls (2003-05), and in the last one, he won the Rushing Title (1,880) and was named the consensus MVP.  Alexander twice led the NFL in Rushing Touchdowns and retired with 10,973 Yards From Scrimmage and 112 Touchdowns.  Ranked #81 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

RB.  Tiki Barber:  NYG 1997-06.  Barber played the entirety of his career with the Giants, where he went to the Pro Bowl in his final three seasons.  He led the NFL in Yards from Scrimmage twice, and in the second of those years (2005), he was a First Team All-Pro and fourth in AP MVP voting.  Barber rushed for 10,449 Yards and had 5,183 Receiving Yards with 67 TDs from Scrimmage.  Ranked #153 on Notinhalloffame.com.

RB.  Eddie George:  HOU 1996, TEN 1997-2003 & DAL 2004.  George went to four straight Pro Bowls (1997-2000) and was a First Team All-Pro in 2000.  He would rush for 10,441 Yards and had 12,688 Yards from Scrimmage with 78 TDs.  Ranked #174 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**RB.  Marshawn Lynch:  BUF 2007-10, SEA 2011-15 & 2019 & OAK 2018.  Lynch propelled Seattle to a Super Bowl and was a two-time leader in Rushing Touchdowns.  “Beast Mode” went to five Pro Bowls, earned a First Team All-Pro, and had 12,627 Yards from Scrimmage with 94 TDs.  Ranked #29 on Notinhalloffame.com.

WR.  Jimmy Smith:  DAL 1992, JAX 1995-2005.  Smith was chosen for five consecutive Pro Bowls (1997-01), and in 1999, he led the NFL in Receptions (116).  He would retire with 12,287 Receiving Yards and 67 Touchdowns.  Ranked #165 on Notinhalloffame.com.

TE.  Ben Coates:  NWE 1991-99 & BAL 2000.  Coates was a Pro Bowler for five straight years from 1994 to 1998 and was a two-time First Team All-Pro.  He would accumulate 5,555 Yards with 50 Touchdowns.  Ranked #106 on Notinhalloffame.com.

OL.  Lomas Brown (T): DET 1985-95 ARI 1996-98, CLE 1999, NYG 2000-01 & TAM 2002.  Brown had seven straight Pro Bowls (1990-96), and in his last season in the NFL, he would win a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay.  Ranked #152 on Notinhalloffame.com.

OL.  Ruben Brown (G):  BUF 1995-2003 & CHI 2004-07.  Brown was a nine-time Pro Bowl Selection who started his 181 Games.  Ranked #119 on Notinhalloffame.com.

OL.  Olin Kreutz (C):  CHI 1998-2010 & NOR 2011.  Kreutz went to six straight Pro Bowls (2001-06) and was a one-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #109 on Notinhalloffame.com.

OL.  Logan Mankins (G):  NWE 2005-13 & TAM.2014-15   A seven-time Pro Bowler, Mankins started all of his 161 Games at. Left Guard.  Ranked #78 on Notinhalloffame.com.

OL.  Jeff Saturday (C):  IND 1999-2011 & GNB 2012.  Jeff Saturday won a Super Bowl with the Colts and was a six-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #75 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**OL.  Joe Staley (T):  SFO 2007-19   Staley started all 181 Games as a Left Tackle with San Francisco, where he went to the Pro Bowls.    Ranked #111 on Notinhalloffame.com.

OL.  Erik Williams (T):  DAL 1991-2000 & BAL 2001.  Williams won three Super Bowls with Dallas and went to four Pro Bowls.  He was also twice named a First Team All-Pro.

DL.  John Abraham (DE, also LB):  NYJ 2000-05, ATL 2006-12 & ARI 2013-14.  Recording 133.5 Sacks and 148 Tackles for Loss, Abraham was a five-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #62 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*DL.  Haloti Ngata (DT):  BAL 2006-14, DET 2015-17 &, PHI 2018.  Ngata won a Super Bowl with Baltimore, where he went to five straight Pro Bowls (2009-13) and earned two First Team All-Pro Selections.  Ranked #39 on Notinhalloffame.com.

DL.  Simeon Rice (DE):  ARI 1996-2000, TAM 2001-06, DEN 2007 & IND 2007.  Rice won a Super Bowl with the Buccaneers and was a three-time Pro Bowler.  He would have 122.0 Sacks over his career.  Ranked #135 on Notinhalloffame.com.

DL.  Neil Smith (DE):  KAN 1988-96, DEN 1997-99 & SDG 2000.  Smith would go to six Pro Bowls and was also a First Team All-Pro in 1993 when he was the league leader in Sacks (15).  He would also win two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos and had 104.5 career Sacks.  Ranked #32 on Notinhalloffame.com.

DL.  Kevin Williams (DT/DE):  MIN 2003-13, SEA 2014 & NOR 2015.  Williams had six Pro Bowls and five First Team All-Pros in a career spent mainly in Minnesota.  He recorded 63 Sacks and 113 Tackles for Loss.  Ranked #25 on Notinhalloffame.com.

LB.  Cornelius Bennett:  1987-00, BUF, ATL, IND.  Bennett would go to five Pro Bowls and was a First Team All-Pro in 1988.  The two-time UPI Defensive Player of the Year helped Buffalo win four AFC Championships, and he had 71.5 Sacks and 1,190 Combined Tackles.  Ranked #95 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*LB.  London Fletcher:  STL 1998-2001, BUF 2002-06 & WAS 2007-13.  A previous Semi-Finalist. Fletcher would win a Super Bowl early in his career with the Rams, and later on in his career, he would make the Pro Bowl four years in a row (2009-12) as a Redskin. He accumulated 2,039 Combined Tackles over his career, 23 Interceptions, and 39 Sacks.  Ranked #55 on Notinhalloffame.com.

DB.  Kam Chancellor (S):  SEA 2010-17.  Chancellor won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks while going to do four Pro Bowls over his career.  He compiled 12 Interceptions with 607 Tackles.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

DB.  Troy Vincent (CB):  MIA 1992-95, PHI 1996-2003, BUF 2004-05 & WAS 2006.   Vincent’s five Pro Bowls would all come consecutively (1999-2003) when he was with the Eagles. He earned First Team All-Pro honors in 2002 and had 47 Interceptions and 893 Combined Tackles.  In 2002 he also won the Walter Payton Man of the Year and Alan Page Community Award.  Ranked #259 on Notinhalloffame.com.

PK.  Gary Anderson PK:  PIT 1982-94, PHI 1995-06, SFO 1997, MIN 1998-2002 & TEN 2003-04.  Anderson went to four Pro Bowls and was the all-time leader in Points Scored and Field Goals Made at the time of his retirement.  A member of the 1980s and 1990s All-Decade Team, Anderson is currently third all-time in Points (2,434).  Ranked #206 on Notinhalloffame.com.

PR/KR.  Brian Mitchell (Also RB): WAS 1990-99, PHI 2000-02, NYG 2003.  Mitchell was a one-time Pro Bowl recipient and a four-time leader in All-Purpose Yards. He totaled 23,330 in APY and is second all-time in that statistic.  He also won a Super Bowl with Washington.  Ranked #151 on Notinhalloffame.com.

This group will be cut down to 15 Finalists later this year.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate this group of former players who made it to this stage.

Key Takeaways

• Controversial inductions often arise when a player's fame outweighs their stats.
• The selection process can be muddled by unclear criteria and a lack of diversity.
• Era differences and biases can affect who gets in and who doesn't.
• Public perception plays a significant role in how these decisions are viewed.

Controversial NFL Hall of Fame Inductions: Are They Justified?

What makes an induction controversial? Typically, it's when a player's fame or a single memorable moment seems to overshadow their overall career performance. The Hall of Fame selection committee uses specific criteria, but sometimes personal biases and historical context can cloud these judgments.

Notable Controversial Inductions Based on Statistics and Performance

Joe Namath

Joe Namath is a classic example. His career stats—a 62-63-4 record, 50.1% completion rate, 173 touchdowns, and 220 interceptions—are not Hall of Fame material by today's standards. Yet, his bold guarantee and victory in Super Bowl III left an indelible mark on NFL history. Was it fame over skill?

Art Monk

Art Monk's induction also raises eyebrows. While his career was long and productive, his three Pro Bowl appearances seem low for a Hall of Famer. His success in three Super Bowls likely helped his case. But should longevity alone earn a spot in Canton?

Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes had blinding speed and early success but didn't sustain it. His 371 receptions and 71 touchdowns are modest compared to other Hall of Fame receivers. Did his early career brilliance and a Super Bowl win overshadow his later years?

Lynn Swann

Lynn Swann dazzled in the Super Bowl, but his career stats—336 receptions, 5,462 yards, and 51 touchdowns—don't scream Hall of Fame. His induction is a testament to the weight of Super Bowl performances. But is it fair to prioritize a few games over a whole career?

Issues with the Selection Process

Diversity in the Selection Committee

The selection committee's makeup can influence who gets inducted. More diversity, including former players and coaches, could bring varied perspectives and reduce biases. Wouldn't a broader committee better reflect the game's history?

Clear Criteria for Selection

A standardized framework for evaluating candidates could help. Clear criteria would make it easier to judge who truly deserves a spot in the Hall. Shouldn't there be a more transparent process?

Backlog of Deserving Players

Many players wait years for induction, creating a backlog. Positions like wide receiver are particularly crowded. Could clearer criteria help speed up this process?

Senior Nominees and Their Controversies

Chris Hanburger

Chris Hanburger's induction as a senior nominee came after years of being overlooked. With nine Pro Bowl appearances, his career was solid, but not outstanding. Was his senior nomination fair, or did it bypass the usual scrutiny?

Roger Wehrli

Roger Wehrli's case is similar. He wasn't seen as elite during his career, yet he made it as a senior nominee. Does his induction highlight flaws in the senior nomination process?

Coaches and Contributors: A Different Standard

Dick LeBeau

Dick LeBeau is known more for his coaching prowess than his playing days. With 62 interceptions, his playing stats are respectable but not extraordinary. Should his coaching success have been the main factor for his induction?

Marty Schottenheimer

Marty Schottenheimer's exclusion is puzzling. Despite a successful coaching career, he remains outside the Hall. Does his absence highlight inconsistencies in how coaches and contributors are evaluated?

Historical Context and Performance in Different Eras

Era Considerations

Players from different eras face varying standards. What was considered great decades ago might not hold up today. How do we fairly compare players from different times?

Super Bowl Era Bias

Some players from the Super Bowl era were overlooked initially but later inducted as seniors. Does this reflect a bias towards more recent players?

Notable Snubs and Their Impact

Steve Smith Sr.

Steve Smith Sr. boasts impressive stats and longevity, yet he remains snubbed. Is there a bias against certain positions or players from less successful teams?

Willie Anderson

Willie Anderson was a top offensive tackle but played on underperforming teams. How much should team success influence individual recognition?

Randy Gradishar

Randy Gradishar waited 35 years for induction despite a stellar career. Does his long wait reflect broader issues in the selection process?

Torry Holt

Torry Holt's continued snubbing is baffling given his strong career stats. What more does he need to prove his worthiness?

Public and Media Perception

Many Hall of Fame decisions face public and media dissent. Fans often debate the worthiness of inductees, highlighting the subjective nature of these selections. Are fans' voices being heard enough?

Subjective Nature of Selections

Opinions on player worthiness vary widely. How can the Hall of Fame balance these differing views to maintain its credibility?

Betting Lines and Hall of Fame Predictions

With the ongoing debate over who truly deserves a spot in Canton, many fans and analysts turn to metrics and predictive odds, much like those seen in FanDuel lines. These betting lines often reflect public sentiment, highlighting the players whose legacies resonate most with fans and bettors alike.

Just as in sports betting, where stats, standout moments, and subjective factors impact odds, the Hall of Fame selection process mirrors this balance of data and emotion—keeping fans invested in the ever-evolving Hall of Fame discussions.

Conclusion

Controversial inductions spark debate and keep the NFL Hall of Fame in the spotlight. They challenge us to consider what truly makes a player legendary. As the Hall evolves, will it find a way to balance fame, stats, and historical impact more effectively?

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has named nine Coaching Semi-Finalists, which has been reduced from a group of 12 that was previously cut down from a group of 14.

This Pro Football Hall of Fame Coaches Committee will meet virtually on November 19, putting forth one Finalist for the Full Selection Committee.

The Semi-Finalists are:

Bill Arnsberger.  Arnsberger is one of the most heralded defensive minds in NFL history, first working for the Baltimore Colts (1964-69) where his defense brought the Colts to Super Bowl III.  He would join his Cots Coach, Don Shula, to Miami, where his “No-Name Defense” led the Dolphins to back-to-back Super Bowl wins.  He took a shot as a Head Coach with the New York Giants, but after that failed, he returned to Shula and built up another potent defense (The Killer B’s) that won another AFC Title.  Afterward, he went to LSU, then Florida, and returned to the NFL with the San Diego Chargers, where again, as the Defensive Coordinator, he helped the Bolts make their first Super Bowl.

Tom Coughlin:  Coughlin worked his way up the ranks and became the Head Coach of the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995.  He was their Head Coach for eight years, bringing them to two AFC Championship Games, the first of which was in the franchise’s second year.  After being fired, he joined the New York Giants, where the stoic leader led the G-Men to two Super Bowl wins (XLII & XLVI).  He retired with an overall record of 170-150 and is already a member of the New York Giants Ring of Honor and Pride of the Jaguars.

Mike Holmgren.  Holmgren won two Super Bowls with San Francisco, first as a Quarterbacks Coach and then as their Offensive Coordinator, and it propelled him to the Head Coaching job at Green Bay in 1992.  He led the Packers to a Super Bowl win at SBXXXI.  Holmgren accepted the Seattle Seahawks coaching job and took them to a Super Bowl appearance in 2005.  A member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor, Holmgren had a career record of 161-111.

Chuck Knox:  An Offensive Line Coach with the New York Jets (1963-66) and for Detroit (1967-72), Knox was elevated to the Head Coach for the Los Angeles Rams in 1973, where he won the AP Coach of the Year as a rookie.  He later coached Buffalo (1978-82) and Seattle (1983-91), where he won Coach of the Year Awards for both clubs, and he concluded his career three years back for the Rams.  He had an overall record of 186-147.

Dan Reeves.  Reeves won a Super Bowl as an Assistant Coach in Dallas and was hired by Denver as their Head Coach in 1981.  He led the Broncos to three AFC Titles but could not punch their ticket into a Super Bowl win.  After he was let go by Denver, he signed with the Giants and won the 1993 AP Coach of the Year.  Later, he took over as Atlanta’s Head Coach, leading them to their first Super Bowl appearance, a loss to his former team (Denver), though he did win his second Coach of the Year.  He had an overall record of 190-165-2 and is a Broncos Ring of Honor member.

Marty Schottenheimer.  Working his way through the Giants and Lions as the Linebackers Coach, Schottenheimer landed the Defensive Coordinator job in Cleveland in 1980 and was promoted to their Head Coach in 1984.  He brought Cleveland to the AFC Finals twice but left for Kansas City in 1989 with another (unsuccessful) trip to the AFC Championship Game (1993).  Schottenheimer took some time off and was lured back by Washington, but that lasted only one year.  He returned for the San Diego Chargers the season after, where he twice took them to the playoffs.  He had an overall record of 200-126-1 and is a member of the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame.

George Seifert.  Seifert joined the San Francisco 49ers as their Defensive Backs Coach in 1980 and was elevated to Defensive Coordinator in 1983.  He won three Super Bowls as an assistant, and in 1989, he was again promoted to Head Coach. Here, he led the Niners to two more Super Bowl wins and to five NFC Championships Games overall.  He concluded his career with three years as Carolina’s Head Coach and had an overall record of 114-62.

Mika Shanahan.  Shanahan joined Denver as their Wide Receivers Coach in 1984, and a year later, he began a three-year stint as their Offensive Coordinator, where he caught the eye of Raiders owner Al Davis, who hired him to replace Tom Flores.  That did not last long, and he was back in Denver but was let go due to a dispute between Quarterback John Elway and Dan Reeves.  He went to San Francisco, where he won Super Bowl XXIX as their Offensive Coordinator, and he returned to Denver again in 1995, this time on a 14-year run where he took the Broncos to their first two Super Bowl wins (XXXII & XXXIII).  He finished his career with three years at Washington and had an overall record of 170-138.  He is also a member of the Broncos Ring of Fame.

Clark Shaughnessy.  Arguably one of the first great Assistant Coaches in NFL history, Shaughnessy was a very successful college coach (150-117-17) and became the Washington Redskins Advisor in 1944.  He later was the Head Coach for the Rams for two years and served as Chicago’s Defensive Coordinator from 1951 to 1962.

Jeff Fisher, Alex Gibbs, and Richie Petitbon were eliminated.

We congratulate the candidates who have made it to this stage.

Can we again tell you how much we love this time of year?

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced the Semi-Finals from a field of 25 compiled from a recent reduction vote.  The Committee will meet virtually on November 12 and select one Finalist who will put forth one finalist for the full Selection Committee.

The names considered are:

Bud Adams.  Adams was the owner and founder of the Houston Oilers, where his team won the first two AFL Championships.  Instrumental in forming the AFL, he was Adams was also impactful in the AFL’s merger with the NFL.  He owned the team for 54 years until he died in 2013.

Ralph Hay:  Hay owned the Canton Bulldogs from 1918 to 1922 and catalyzed the National Football League in 1920 when he organized multiple clubs to meet at his car dealership in Canton, Ohio.

Bucko Kilroy:  Kilroy worked in player personnel and scouted for Philadelphia, Washington, and Dallas. He would later be an executive for New England, where he was their General Manager (1979 to 1982) and Vice President (1983 to 1993).

Robert Kraft: Kraft has owned and run the New England Patriots since he bought the team in 1994. His teams have won six Super Bowls, and he has served on multiple owner’s committees.

Art Modell:  Modell owned the Cleveland Browns from 1961 to 1995 and relocated the team to Baltimore, where the Ravens won a Super Bowl.

Art Rooney Jr.: Rooney Jr. has worked for the Pittsburgh Steelers in some capacity since 1961 and is currently their Vice President.

Seymour Siwoff:  Siwoff was the Owner and President of Elias Sports Bureau, the official statistician of the NFL.

Doug Williams:  Williams made history as the first black Quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl, and he is credited for creating opportunities for other black QBs.  He also was the co-creator of the Black College Football Hall of Fame.

John Wooten:  Wooten was the Director of Pro Scouting for Dallas from 1975 to 1991 and would later work in similar capacities for Philadelphia and Baltimore.  He has two Super Bowl rings.

Roone Arledge, Chris Berman, Howard Cosell, Otho Davis, John Facenda, Mike Giddings, Don Klosterman, Eddie Kotal, Virginia McCaskey, Rich McKay, John McVay, Leo Remmel, Eddie Robinson, Jerry Seeman, Amy Trask and Jim Tunney.

We congratulate the candidates who have made it to this stage.

Damn, we love this time of year!

A month ago, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 167 Preliminary Modern candidates for the Class of 2025. This year, a special committee was tasked with reducing this group to 50, and next month, they will be reduced to 25 Semi-Finalists.

*Means they were a Finalist last year

**Means they are eligible for the first time.

Let’s examine this group by position.

Quarterbacks (2):

**Eli Manning: NYG 2005-19.  Manning went to two Super Bowls and won them, as did the Super Bowl MVPs.  A four-time Pro Bowl and Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, Manning passed for 57,023 Yards and 366 Touchdowns.  Ranked #99 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Steve McNair:  HOU 1995-97, TEN 1997-2005 & BAL 2006-07.  In 1999, Steve McNair quarterbacked the Tennessee Titans to their first Super Bowl appearance, and in 2003, he was the AP MVP.  A three-time Pro Bowler, McNair threw for 31,204 Yards and 174 Touchdowns and rushed for 3,590 Yards and 37 TDs.  Ranked #125 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The eight Quarterbacks eliminated were:

Marc Bulger: STL 2002-09. 

Randall Cunningham:  PHI 1985-95, MIN 1997-99, DAL 2000 & BAL 2001.  Ranked #29 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jake Delhomme:  NOR 1999-2002, CAR 2003-09, CLE 2010 & HOU 2011. 

Doug Flutie: CHI 1986, NWE 1987-89 & 2005, BUF 1998-2000 & SDG 2001-04. 

Rich Gannon:  MIN 1987-92, WAS  1993, KAN 1995-98 & OAK 1999-2002.  Ranked #290 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jeff Garcia:  SFO 1999-2003, CLE 2004, DET 2005, PHI 2006 & TAM 2007-08.  

Donovan McNabb:  PHI 1999-2001, WAS 2002 & MIN 2003.  Ranked #80 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Tony Romo:  DAL 2004-16.  Ranked #326 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The Chairmans Quarterback Notes:

Yep, we all knew Eli would be here, and his two Super Bowl rings clash with his .500 record, and we bluntly ask: was there ever a time when it could honestly be said that Manning was the best three any time at his position?  Shouldn’t that matter?  It feels like Eli is on a collision course for a Finalist spot (and maybe even an immediate induction), which feels wrong. 

The QB omission that worries me here is the influential Randall Cunningham, a multi-time Bert Bell Award winner whose time on the modern ballot is wasting away. An honorable mention here goes to Donovan McNabb, who, regardless of the venue or conversation, is criminally disrespected.

Running Backs (6):

Shaun Alexander:  SEA 2000-08 & WAS 2008.  Alexander went to three straight Pro Bowls (2003-05), and in the last one, he won the Rushing Title (1,880) and was named the consensus MVP.  Alexander twice led the NFL in Rushing Touchdowns and retired with 10,973 Yards From Scrimmage and 112 Touchdowns.  Ranked #81 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Tiki Barber:  NYG 1997-06.  Barber played the entirety of his career with the Giants, where he went to the Pro Bowl in his final three seasons.  He led the NFL in Yards from Scrimmage twice, and in the second of those years (2005), he was a First Team All-Pro and fourth in AP MVP voting.  Barber rushed for 10,449 Yards and had 5,183 Receiving Yards with 67 TDs from Scrimmage.  Ranked #153 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Eddie George:  HOU 1996, TEN 1997-2003 & DAL 2004.  George went to four straight Pro Bowls (1997-2000) and was a First Team All-Pro in 2000.  He would rush for 10,441 Yards and had 12,688 Yards from Scrimmage with 78 TDs.  Ranked #174 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Marshawn Lynch:  BUF 2007-10, SEA 2011-15 & 2019 & OAK 2018.  Lynch propelled Seattle to a Super Bowl and was a two-time leader in Rushing Touchdowns.  “Beast Mode” went to five Pro Bowls, earned a First Team All-Pro, and had 12,627 Yards from Scrimmage with 94 TDs.  Ranked #29 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Fred Taylor:  JAX 1998-2008 & NWE 2009-10.  Taylor was a Pro Bowl Selection in 2007, and he accumulated 14,079 Yards from Scrimmage with 11,695 yards on the ground.   He also had 74 Touchdowns.  Ranked #167 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ricky Watters: SFO 1992-01, SFO, PHI, SEA.  Watters was a Super Bowl Champion with the 49ers and would go to the Pro Bowl in his first five years in the NFL.  He would lead the NFL in Yards from Scrimmage in 1996 and would have 14,891 in total.  Ranked #47 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 25 Running Backs eliminated were:

Terry Allen:  MIN 1991-92 & 94, WAS 1995-98, NWE 1999, NOR 2000 & BAL 2001. 

Jamal Anderson:  ATL 1994-01.

Larry Centers FB:  PHO 1990-93, ARI 1994-98, WAS 1999-2000, BUF 2001-02, & NWE 2003.  

Jamaal Charles:  KAN 2008-16, DEN 2017 & JAX 2018. 

Stephen Davis:  WAS 1996-06, CAR 2003-05 & STL 2006. 

Corey Dillon:  CIN 1997-2003 & NWE 2004-06.  Ranked #240 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Warrick Dunn:   Ranked #301 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Charlie Garner:  PHI 1994-98, SFO 1999-2000, OAK 2001-03 & TAM 2004. 

Priest Holmes:  BAL 1997-2000 & KAN 2001-05 & 07.  Ranked #131 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Steven Jackson:  STL, 2004-12, ATL 2013-14, NWE 2015.  Ranked #196 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Chris Johnson:  TEN 2008-13, NYJ 2014 & ARI 2015-17.  

Thomas Jones:  ARI 2000-03, TAM 2003, CHI 2004-06, NYJ 2007-09 & KAN 2010-11. 

John Kuhn (FB):  PIT 2006, GNB 2007-15, NOR 2017. 

Vonta Leach (FB): GNB 2004-06, 2004-13, HOU 2006-2010 & BAL 2011-13. 

Dorsey Levens:  GNB 1994-2001, PHI 2002 & 2003 & NYG 2004. 

Jamal Lewis:   Ranked #238 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Eric Metcalf (Also WR/PR/KR):  CLE 1989-94, ATL 1995-96, SDG 1997, ARI 1998, CAR 1999, WAS 2001 & GNB 2002.  

Glyn Milburn (Also WR & KR):  DEN 1993-95, DET 1996-97, CHI 1998-2001 & SDG 2001. 

Lorenzo Neal (FB):  NOR 1993-96, NYJ 1997, TAM 1998, TEN 1999-2000, CIN 2001-02, SDG 2003-07 & BAL 08.  

Clinton Portis: DEN 2002-03 & WAS 2004-10.  

Tony Richardson (FB):  KAN 1995-2005, MIN 2006-07, NYJ 2008-10. 

Robert Smith: MIN 1993-2000.

Darren Sproles:  SDG 2005-10, NOR 2011-13 & PHO 2014-19. 

Chris Warren:  SEA 1990-97, DAL 1998-2000, PHI 2000. 

Ricky Williams: NOR 1999-2001, MIA 2002, 2005 & 2007-10, BAL 2011. 

The Chairman’s Running Back Notes:

I love seeing Alexander here, but here is a question: Am I the only one who had Taylor sixth in this group? Taylor is like Eli, as I openly ask when he was seriously considered among the top three RBs in football.  Does first ballot Back Marshawn leapfrog him?

Wide Receivers (21): (Down From 23 Last Year)

Anquan Boldin:  ARI 2003-09, BAL 2010-12 & SFO 2014-15 & DET 2016.  A three-time Pro Bowl Selection and AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, Boldin had seven 1,000 Yard Receiving seasons, tallying 13,779 in total with 82 Touchdowns.  He is also a past winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year (2015) and Alan Page Community Award.  Ranked #83 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Torry Holt: STL 1999-2008 & JAX 2009.  A Super Bowl Champion with the St. Louis Rams, Holt went to seven Pro Bowls and led the NFL in Receiving Yards twice (2000 & 2003).  The one-time First Team All-Pro finished his career with 13,382 Yards and 74 TDs.  Holt has been a multi-time Finalist.  Ranked #6 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jimmy Smith:  DAL 1992, JAX 1995-2005.  Smith was chosen for five consecutive Pro Bowls (1997-01), and in 1999, he led the NFL in Receptions (116).  He would retire with 12,287 Receiving Yards and 67 Touchdowns.  Ranked #165 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Steve Smith Sr.:  2001-16, CAR, BAL.  Smith led the NFL in Receptions (103), Receiving Yards (1,563), and Receiving Touchdowns (12) in 2005, and he was a two-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler.  Smith accumulated 14,731 Yards with 81 TDs and was a previous Semi-Finalist.  Ranked #24 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Hines Ward:  PIT 1998-2011.  Ward won two Super Bowls with the Steelers and was the MVP in one of them.  A multi-time Semi-Finalist, he has four consecutive Pro Bowls (2001-04), 85 Touchdowns, and 12,083 Yards on his resume.  Ranked #45 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Reggie Wayne:  IND 2001-12.  Wayne was a career Colt, winning a Super Bowl there while earning six Pro Bowls and a First Team All-Pro.  He led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 2007 (1,510) and has significantly more Yards (14,345) than any other Preliminary candidate.  He also has 82 Touchdowns.  Ranked #11 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 15 Wide Receivers eliminated are:

Donald Driver:  GNB 1999-12.  

Antonio Freeman:  GNB 1995-2001 & 2003 & PHI 2002.  

Irving Fryar: NWE 1984-92, MIA 1993-95, PHI 1996-97 & WAS 1999-2000.   Ranked #143 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Joe Horn: KAN 1996-99, NOR 2000-06 & ATL 2007.  

Chad Johnson:  CIN 2001-10, & NWE 2011.  Ranked #145 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Brandon Marshall:  DEN 2006-09, MIA 2010-11, CHI 2012-14, NYJ 2015-16, NYG 2017 & SEA 2018.  Ranked #172 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Derrick Mason:  TEN 1997-2004, BAL 2005-10, NYJ 2011 & HOU 2011.  Ranked #231 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Herman Moore:  DET 1991-2001 & NYG 2002.  Ranked #333 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Muhsin Muhammad:  CAR 1996-2004 & 2008-09 & CHI 2005-07.  

Jordy Nelson:  GNB: 2008-18. 

Andre Rison:  IND 1989, ATL 1990-94, CLE 1995, JAX 1996, GNB 1996, KAN 1997-99 & OAK 2000.  Ranked #202 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Rod Smith:  DEN 1995-2006.  Ranked #61 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Wes Welker:  SDG 2004, MIA 2004-06, NWE 2007-12, DEN 2013-14 & STL 2015.  Ranked #170 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Roddy White:  ATL 2005-15. 

The Chairman’s Wide Receiver Notes:

I have no issues with the six who advanced, and the only mild disappointment is Fryar’s omission, as his time is running out.

Tight Ends (6): (Up 3 from Last Year)

Ben Coates:  NWE 1991-99 & BAL 2000.  Coates was a Pro Bowler for five straight years from 1994 to 1998 and was a two-time First Team All-Pro.  He would accumulate 5,555 Yards with 50 Touchdowns.  Ranked #106 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Antonio Gates:  SDG 2003-16 & LAC 2017-18.  Gates went to the Pro Bowl every year from 2004 to 2011 and was a three-time First Team All-Pro.  A Finalist last year, he had 116 Touchdowns and 11,841 Yards.  It was a mild surprise that he was not inducted in the previous year.  Ranked #1 on Norinhalloffame.com.

The four Tight Ends eliminated were:

Vernon Davis: SFO 2006-15, DEN 2015 & WAS 2016-19. 

Jeremy Shockey:  NYG 2002-07, NOR 2009-10 & CAR 2011. 

Delanie Walker: SFO 2006-12 & TEN 2013-19.  

Wesley Walls:  1989-03, SFO, NOR, CAR, GNB.   Ranked #322 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The Chairman’s Tight End notes:

None.  These two belong, and Gates will enter this year.  Bank on it.

Offensive Lineman (12):

*Willie Anderson (T):  CIN 1996-2007 & BAL 2008.  Anderson was chosen for four Pro Bowls in a row (2003-06), with his last three being First Team All-Pro worthy.  Anderson has been a Finalist for the previous two years.  Ranked #115 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Lomas Brown (T): DET 1985-95 ARI 1996-98, CLE 1999, NYG 2000-01 & TAM 2002.  Brown had seven straight Pro Bowls (1990-96), and in his last season in the NFL, he would win a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay.  Ranked #152 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ruben Brown (G):  BUF 1995-2003 & CHI 2004-07.  Brown was a nine-time Pro Bowl Selection who started his 181 Games.  Ranked #119 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jahri Evans (G):  NOR 2006-16 & GNB 2017.  Evans went to six consecutive Pro Bowls (2009-14) and was a First Team All-Pro in the first four.  He is also a Super Bowl Champion with the Saints.  Ranked #33 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Olin Kreutz (C):  CHI 1998-2010 & NOR 2011.  Kreutz went to six straight Pro Bowls (2001-06) and was a one-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #109 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Logan Mankins (G):  NWE 2005-13 & TAM.2014-15   A seven-time Pro Bowler, Mankins started all of his 161 Games at. Left Guard.  Ranked #78 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jeff Saturday (C):  IND 1999-2011 & GNB 2012.  Jeff Saturday won a Super Bowl with the Colts and was a six-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #75 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Joe Staley (T):  SFO 2007-19   Staley started all 181 Games as a Left Tackle with San Francisco, where he went to the Pro Bowls.    Ranked #111 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Richmond Webb (T):  MIA 1990-2000 & CIN 2001-02.  Webb was a Pro Bowl Selection in his first seven seasons, with two earning First Team All-Pro nods.  He was also named the Sporting News and the UPI Rookie of the Year.  Ranked #48 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Erik Williams (T):  DAL 1991-2000 & BAL 2001.  Williams won three Super Bowls with Dallas and went to four Pro Bowls.  He was also twice named a First Team All-Pro.

Steve Wisniewski (G):  EAI 1989-94 & OAK 1995-2001.  A previous Semi-Finalist, Wisniewski played his entire career with the Raiders, and he was an eight-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #21 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Marshal Yanda (G):  BAL 2007-19. A Super Bowl Champion with Baltimore, Yanda went to eight Pro Bowls with two First Team and five Second Team All-Pros.  Ranked #3 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 14 Offensive Linemen eliminated were:

Bruce Armstrong (T/G):  1987-00, NWE.  Ranked #209 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Matt Birk (C):  MIN 1998-2007 & BAL 2009-12.  Ranked #137 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Travis Frederick (C): DAL 2012-17 & 2019. 

Jordan Gross (T):  CAR 2003-13  

Ryan Kalil (C):  CAR 2007-18 & NYJ 2019. 

Lincoln Kennedy (T-G):  ATL 1993-95 & OAK 1096-2003. 

T.J. Lang (G):  GNB 2009-16 & DET 2017-18. 

Nick Mangold (C):  NYJ 2008-16.  Ranked #92 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Tom Nalen (C): DEN 1994-07.  Ranked #132 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Mark Schlereth (G/C):  WAS 1989-94 & DEN 1995-2000.  

Josh Sitton (G): GNB 2008-15, CHI 2016-17 & MIA 2018. 

Chris Snee (G):  NYG 2004-13.  

Dave Szott (G):  KAN 2990-3000, WAS 2001 & NYJ 2002-03. 

Brian Waters (G):  KAN 2000-10, NWE 2011 & DAL 2013.  Ranked #193 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The Chairman’s Offensive Line Notes:

It is nice to see the Browns here (Lomas and Ruben) and Webb and Wisniewski, who have limited time left and need to become a Finalist soon.  As for the Centers, while I have no issues with Kreutz and Saturday, Nalen and Mangold feel like better choices. 

Defensive Linemen: (8)

John Abraham (DE, also LB):  NYJ 2000-05, ATL 2006-12 & ARI 2013-14.  Recording 133.5 Sacks and 148 Tackles for Loss, Abraham was a five-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #62 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Jared Allen (DE):  KAN 2004-07, MIN 2008-13, CHI 2014-15, CAR 2015.  Allen twice led the NFL in Sacks (2007 & 2011) and would have 136.0 in total.  Allen also was the 2011 runner-up for the AP Defensive Player of the Year, though he did win the Sporting News DPOY.  In his first four years of eligibility, Allen was a Finalist, a five-time Pro Bowler, and a First Team All-Pro in four of those years.  Ranked #18 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Robert Mathis (DE):  IND 2003-16.  Mathis won a Super Bowl with the Colts, thrice led the NFL in Forced Fumbles, and is the all-time leader in that category with 54.  He had 123 career Sacks, leading the NFL in that category in 2013 with 19, and also earning his only First-Team All-Pro with a second-place finish in Defensive Player of the Year voting.  Mathis went to five Pro Bowls.  Ranked #108 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Haloti Ngata (DT):  BAL 2006-14, DET 2015-17 &, PHI 2018.  Ngata won a Super Bowl with Baltimore, where he went to five straight Pro Bowls (2009-13) and earned two First Team All-Pro Selections.  Ranked #39 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Simeon Rice (DE):  ARI 1996-2000, TAM 2001-06, DEN 2007 & IND 2007.  Rice won a Super Bowl with the Buccaneers and was a three-time Pro Bowler.  He would have 122.0 Sacks over his career.  Ranked #135 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Neil Smith (DE):  KAN 1988-96, DEN 1997-99 & SDG 2000.  Smith would go to six Pro Bowls and was also a First Team All-Pro in 1993 when he was the league leader in Sacks (15).  He would also win two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos and had 104.5 career Sacks.  Ranked #32 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Vince Wilfork (DT/NT):  NWE 2002-14, HOU 2015-16.  A prior semi-finalist, Wilfork won two Super Bowls with the Patriots while individually earning five Pro Bowls and one First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #140 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Kevin Williams (DT/DE):  MIN 2003-13, SEA 2014 & NOR 2015.  Williams had six Pro Bowls and five First Team All-Pros in a career spent mainly in Minnesota.  He recorded 63 Sacks and 113 Tackles for Loss.  Ranked #25 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 9 eliminated Defensive Lineman were:

La’Roi Glover (DT/NT):  OAK 1996, NOR 1997-2001, DAL 2002-05 & STL 2006-08.   Ranked #212 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Casey Hampton (DT/NT):  PIT 2001-12.   Ranked #314 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Chester McGlockton (DT):  RAI 1992-94, OAK 1995-97, KAN 1998-2000, DEN 2001-02 & NYJ 2003. 

Clyde Simmons: (DE/DT):  PHI 1986-92, ARI 1994-93, JAX 1996-97, CIN 1998 & CHI 1999-2000.   Ranked #330 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Henry Thomas (DT/NT):  MIN 1987-94, DET 1995-96 & NWE 1997-2000.  Ranked #266 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Justin Tuck (DE):  NYG 2005-13 & OAK 2014-15.  

Ted Washington (NT/DT):  SFO 1991-93, BUF 1995-2000, CHI 2001-02, NWE 2003, OAK 2004-05 & CLE. 2006-07.  Ranked #246 in Notinhalloffame.com.

Jamal Williams (DT/NT):  SDG 1998-2009 & DEN 2010. 

Pat Williams (DT):  BUF 1997-2004 & MIN 2005-10. 

The Chairman’s Defensive Lineman Notes:

Two names:  They got it right with Neil Smith and Kevin Williams, two Linemen who should have been Finalists years ago, both of whom have never been Semi-Finalists.  Hopefully, they both advance.

Linebackers: (5) (Down from 25 last year)

Cornelius Bennett:  1987-00, BUF, ATL, IND.  Bennett would go to five Pro Bowls and was a First Team All-Pro in 1988.  The two-time UPI Defensive Player of the Year helped Buffalo win four AFC Championships, and he had 71.5 Sacks and 1,190 Combined Tackles.  Ranked #95 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*London Fletcher:  STL 1998-2001, BUF 2002-06 & WAS 2007-13.  A previous Semi-Finalist. Fletcher would win a Super Bowl early in his career with the Rams, and later on in his career, he would make the Pro Bowl four years in a row (2009-12) as a Redskin. He accumulated 2,039 Combined Tackles over his career, 23 Interceptions, and 39 Sacks.  Ranked #55 on Notinhalloffame.com.

James Harrison:  PIT 2002, 2003-12 & 2017 -17, CIN 2013, NWE 2017.  Harrison won two Super Bowls with the Steelers and had a five-year streak of Pro Bowls from 2007 to 2011.  The two-time First Team All-Pro won the 2008 Defensive Player of the Year Award and is a previous Semi-Finalist.  Ranked #42 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Luke Kucchly: CAR 2012-19.   Kuechly is a strong contender to enter Canton on his first year of eligibility as he is a former Defensive Rookie of the Year (2012) and Defensive Player of the Year in 2013.  A two-time leader in Combined Tackles, Kuechly was a seven-time Pro Bowl and five-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #2 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Terrell Suggs (Also DE):  BAL 2003-18, ARI 2019 & KAN 2019.  Suggs was the 2003 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, and eight years later, he was the consensus Defensive Player of the Year.  He went to seven Pro Bowls, was a one-time First Team All-Pro, and compiled 139 Sacks, 202 Tackles for Loss, and 200 Quarterback Hits.  He was also a huge part of Baltimore’s second Super Bowl, and as a veteran, he retired, winning a second one with Kansas City.  Ranked #13 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 15 Linebackers eliminated were:

Jessie Armstead:  NYG 1992-2001 & WAS 2002-03.  Ranked #263 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Brendon Ayanbadejo:  MIA 2003-04, CHI 2005-07 &, BAL 2008-12. 

NaVorro Bowman:  SFO 2010-17 & OAK 2017.   Ranked #262 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Lance Briggs:  CHI 2003-14.   Ranked #123 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Keith Brooking:  ATL 1998-2012, DAL 2009-11 &, DEN.  Ranked #285 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Tedy Bruschi:  NWE 1996-2008.  

Donnie Edwards:  KAN 1996-2001 & 2007-08 & SDG 2002-06. 

James Farrior:  NYJ 1997-2001 & PIT 2002-11.  Ranked #271 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Willie McGinest (Also DE):  NWE 1994-2005 & CLE 2006-08.  

Ken Norton Jr.:  DAL 1988-93 & SFO 1994-2000.  

Julian Peterson:  SFO 2000-05, SEA 2006-08 & DET 2009-10.  Ranked #313 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bill Romanowski: SFO 1988-93, PHI 1994-95, DEN 1996-2001 & OAK 2002-03. 

Takeo Spikes:  CIN 1998-2003, BUF 2002-06, PHI 2007, SFO 2008-10 & SDG 2011-12.  

Jessie Tuggle:  ATL 1987-2000.  Ranked #126 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Mike Vrabel:  PIT 1997-2000, NWE 2001-08 & KAN 2009-10. 

Lee Woodall:  SFO 1994-99, CAR 2000 & DEN 2001. 

The Chairman’s Linebackers Notes:

I am thrilled that Bennett is here, as he is also among my most wanted defensive players to at least get into the Finalist room to have a deep discussion.  Kuechly is no surprise, and I expect him to enter immediately.   If there were any other former players, I would have liked to see advance would be Jessie Tuggle and Lance Briggs.

Defensive Backs: (6)

*Eric Allen (CB):  1988-01, PHI, NOR, OAK.  Allen secured 54 Interceptions and 787 Tackles and would have six Pro Bowl Seasons, with one earning a First Team All-Pro Selection and a UPI Defensive Player of the Year Award.  He was a Finalist last year.  Ranked #46 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Kam Chancellor (S):  SEA 2010-17.  Chancellor won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks while going to do four Pro Bowls over his career.  He compiled 12 Interceptions with 607 Tackles.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Rodney Harrison (S):  SFG 1994-2002 & NWE 2003-08.  Harrison won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and was a Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro twice.  He would have 34 career Interceptions, 30.5 Sacks, and 1,206 Combined Tackles.  Ranked #150 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Earl Thomas (S):  SEA 2010-18 & BAL 2019.  A seven-time Pro Bowler, Thomas was selected for three straight First Team All-Pros (2012-14) and won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks.  The Safety had 30 Interceptions and 713 Tackles.  Ranked #8 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Troy Vincent (CB):  MIA 1992-95, PHI 1996-2003, BUF 2004-05 & WAS 2006.   Vincent’s five Pro Bowls would all come consecutively (1999-2003) when he was with the Eagles. He earned First Team All-Pro honors in 2002 and had 47 Interceptions and 893 Combined Tackles.  In 2002 he also won the Walter Payton Man of the Year and Alan Page Community Award.  Ranked #259 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Darren Woodson (S):  DAL 1992-03.  Woodson was part of the Cowboys’ three Super Bowl Titles in the early 90s, a five-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro.  He has been a Semi-Finalist multiple times before and has 23 career Interceptions with 11 Sacks and 967 Combined Tackles.  Ranked #70 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 12 Defensive Backs eliminated were:

Eric Berry (DB): KAN 2010-18.   Ranked #162 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Antoine Bethea (S): IND 2006-13, SFO 2013-16 & ARI 2017-19. 

Dre Bly (DB):  STL 1999-2002, DET 2003-06, DEN 2007-08 & SFO 2009. 

Nick Collins (S):  GNB 2005-11.  

Antonio Cromartie (CB):  2006-16, SDG, NYJ, ARI, IND.  

DeAngelo Hall (CB):  ATL 2004-07, OAK 2008 & WAS 2008-17

Eugene Robinson (DB):  Ranked #241 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Samari Rolle (CB):  TEN 1998-2004 & BAL 2005-08. 

Allen Rossum (CB):  PHI 1998-99, GNB 2000-01, ATL 2002-06, PIT 2007, SFO 2008-09 & DAL 2009.  

Bob Sanders (S):  IND 2004-10 & SDG 2011.  

Aqib Talib (CB): TB 2008-12, NEW 2012-13, DEN 2014-17 & LAR 2018-19.  Ranked #108 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Charles Tillman (CB):  CHI 2004-14 & CAR 2015.   Ranked #220 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The Chairman’s Defensive Backs Notes:

I was surprised to see Chancellor here, as I would have Eric Berry or Charles Tillman in this spot.  Thomas has had his past issues, and despite being (in my opinion) the best DB on the list, they could hold him back in favor of Allen.

Special Teams: (3)

Gary Anderson PK:  PIT 1982-94, PHI 1995-06, SFO 1997, MIN 1998-2002 & TEN 2003-04.  Anderson went to four Pro Bowls and was the all-time leader in Points Scored and Field Goals Made at the time of his retirement.  A member of the 1980s and 1990s All-Decade Team, Anderson is currently third all-time in Points (2,434).  Ranked #206 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Brian Mitchell (Also RB): WAS 1990-99, PHI 2000-02, NYG 2003.  Mitchell was a one-time Pro Bowl recipient and a four-time leader in All-Purpose Yards. He totaled 23,330 in APY and is second all-time in that statistic.  He also won a Super Bowl with Washington.  Ranked #151 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Adam Vinatieri PK: NWE 1996-2005 & IND 2006-19.  Entering his first year on the ballot, Vinatieri was a clutch performer who won four Super Bowls and was a three-time First Team All-Pro.  He is the all-time leader in Points Scored (2,673) and Field Goals Made (599). Ranked #93 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 18 Special Teams players eliminated were:

David Akers PK:  WAS 1998, PHI 1999-2010, SFO 2011-12 & DET 2013.  Ranked #280 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Darren Bennett P:  SDG 1995-2003 & MIN 2004-05. 

Jason Elam PK:  DEN 1993-2007 & ATL 2008-09.  

Jeff Feagles P:  NWE 1988-89, PHI 1989-93, ARI 1994-97, SEA 1998-2002 & NYG 2004-09.  

Jason Hanson PK:  DET 1992-12.

Sean Landeta P:  NYG 1985-93, RAM 1993-94, STL 1995-9 & 2003-046, TAM 1997, GNB 1998 & PHI 2000-01 & 05.  

Shane Lechler P:   Ranked #110 on Notinhalloffame.com.

John Kasay PK:  SEA, 1991-94, CAR 1995-2010 & NOR 2011.  

Pat McAfee P:  IND 2009-16.  

Josh Cribbs PR/KRWR:  CLE 2005-12, NYJ 2013 & IND 2014.  

Brian Moorman P: BUF 2001-13 & DAL 2012. 

Matt Stover PK:  CLE 1991-95, BAL 1996-2008 & IND 2009. 

Matt Turk P:  WAS 1995-99, MIA 2000-01 & 2003-03, NYJ 2002, STL 2006, HOU 2007-11, JAX 2011.  

Mike Vanderjadt PK:  IND 1998-2005 & DAL 2006. 

The Chairman’s Special Teams Notes:

Only one thing:  Will Vinatieri make it in year one? 

This group will be pared down to 25 in November and reduced to 15 in January.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate this group of former players who made it to this stage.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has completed the second reduction for the Senior Pool, eliminating 29 names to bring it to 31.  In roughly three weeks, this group will be reduced to nine Semi-Finalists.

The 31 remaining are:

Quarterbacks (3):

Ken Anderson: CIN 1971-86.  Anderson was the consensus MVP in 1981, and the four-time Pro Bowl threw for 32,838 Yards and 197 Touchdowns.  He also was the 1975 Walter Payton Man of the Year and historically brought the Cincinnati Bengals to its first Super Bowl.  Ranked #9 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Charlie Conerly: NYG 1948-61. Conerly was a 1956 New York Giants NFL Championship Team member, was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection, and accumulated 19,488 Yards and 173 TDs.  Ranked #23 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jim Plunkett: NWE 1971-75, SFO 1976-77, OAK 1979-81 & RAI 1982-86.  Plunkett won two Super Bowls with the Raiders, where he was the MVP in SBXV.  He compiled 164 Touchdown Passes and 25,882 Passing Yards.  Ranked #243 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The cut Quarterbacks were:

Roman Gabriel: LAR 1962-72 & PHI 1973-77.  Ranked #28 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jack Kemp:  PIT 1957, LAC/SD 1960-62 & BUF 1962-69.  Ranked #116 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Running Backs (5):

Ottis Anderson: STL 1979-86 & NYG 1986-92.  Anderson had a monster rookie campaign for St. Louis and would later win two Super Bowls with New York, where he was named a Super Bowl MVP.  He had 10,273 Rushing Yards, 3,063 Receiving Yards, and 86 Touchdowns from Scrimmage.  Ranked #57 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Roger Craig:  SFO 1983-90, RAI 1991 & MIN 1992-93.  The first player to accumulate 1,000 Yards Rushing and Receiving, Craig won three Super Bowls, an Offensive Player of the Year, four Pro Bowls, and a First Team All-Pro.  From Scrimmage, he had 73 Touchdowns and 13,100 Yards,  Ranked #7 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Chuck Foreman:  MIN 1973-79 & NWE 1980.  Foreman went to the Pro Bowl in his first five seasons and the 1973 Offensive Rookie of the Year was a two-time YFS TD leader.  He compiled 9,106 Yards from Scrimmage.  Ranked #77 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Cecil Isbell: GNB 1938-42.  Isbell only played five seasons but was a four-time Pro Bowl, two-time Touchdown leader, and two-time leader in Passing Yards.  He also helped Green Bay win the NFL Championship in 1939 and was named to the 1930s All-Decade Team.  Ranked #58 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Paul “Tank” Younger: RAM 1949-57 & PIT 58.  Younger won an NFL Championship with the Los Angeles Rams and was a four-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro.  Younger rushed for 3,640 Yards and 34 Touchdowns and was also a potent Linebacker.  Ranked #181 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The two cut Running Backs are:

Alan Ameche: BAL 1955-60.  Ranked #74 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Larry Brown: WAS 1969-76.  Ranked #113 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Wide Receivers/Tight Ends (5):

Billy “White Shoes” Johnson:  HOU 1974-80, ATL 1982-87 & WAS 1988.  One of the most prolific Returners in football history, Johnson had 10,795 All-Purpose Yards and was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection. Ranked #118 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Stanley Morgan: NWE 1977-89 & IND 1990.  A four-time Pro Bowl Selection, Stanley Morgan compiled 72 Touchdowns with 10,716 Receiving Yards.  He was also a three-time leader in Yards per Reception.    Ranked #278 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Art Powell: PHI 1959, NYT 1960-62, OAK 1963-66, BUF 1967 & MIN 1968.  Powell, a Finalist last year, was a two-time Receiving Yards leader in the AFL.  A four-time AFL-All-Star and two-time First Team All-Pro, Powell had 8,046 Yards and 81 Touchdowns.  Ranked #175 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Sterling Sharpe: GNB 1988-94.  Sharpe led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 1992, was a three-time First Team All-Pro, had five Pro Bowls, and compiled 65 Touchdowns and 8,134 Yards in only seven seasons.  Had injuries not taken him down early, Sharpe would already be in.  Ranked #26 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Otis Taylor: KAN 1965-75. Taylor won two AFL Championships and a Super Bowl with Kansas City, which had 60 TDs and 7,467 Yards from Scrimmage.  He was also a two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #14 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The five cut Wide Receivers are:

Mark Clayton: MIA 1983-92 & GNB 1993.  Ranked #245 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Isaac Curtis: CIN 1973-84.

Boyd Dowler: GNB 1959-69 & WAS 1971.  Ranked #158 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Henry Ellard: RAM 1983-93, WAS 1994-98 & NEW 1998.  Ranked #69 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Harold Jackson: RAM 1968 & 1973-77, PHI 1969-72, BEW 1978-81, MIN 1982 & SEA 1983.  Ranked #49 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Offensive Lineman (7):

Ox Emerson:  PRT 1931-33, DET 1933-37 & BKN 1938.  Emerson was selected for the 1930s All-Decade Team and five First Team All-Pros.  He also helped the Detroit Lions to an NFL Championship.  Ranked #20 on Notinhalloffame.com

Joe Jacoby: WAS 1981-93.  A famed member of the Hogs, Jacoby was part of all three of Washington’s Super Bowl wins and was a four-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #37 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Mike Kenn: ATL 1978-94.  Kenn is one of the finest offensive linemen in Falcons history, and the Left Tackle would earn five Pro Bowls and two First Team All-Pros. Ranked #64 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bob Kuechenberg: MIA 1970-83.  The versatile Lineman was a significant component in Miami’s back-to-back Super Bowl Championships in the early 70s, and he was also named to six Pro Bowls and one First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #31 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

George Kunz: ATL 1869-74 & BAL 1975-78 & 80.  Kunz was a seven-time Pro Bowl Tackle and would add a First Team All-Pro in his first year as a Colt.  Ranked #103 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jim Tyrer: DTX 1961-62, KAN 1963-73 & WAS 1974.  A three-time AFL Champion with the Texans/Chiefs, the Left Tackle was a six-time First Team All-Pro and nine-time AFL All-Star/Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #12 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Al Wistert: PHI 1943-51.  Wistert was an All-Decade player of the 1940s who propelled Philadelphia to two NFL Championships.  He was also a four-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #38 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The five cut Offensive Lineman are:

Ed Budde: KAN 1963-76.  Ranked #56 on Notinhalloffame.com

Bill Fralic:  ATL 1985-92 & DET 1993.  Ranked #223 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Chris Hinton: BAL 1984, IND 1984-89, ATL 1990-1993 & MIN 1994-95.  Ranked #161 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ralph Neely: DAL 1965-77.  Ranked #218 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Dick Schafrath: CLE 1959-71.  Ranked #41 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Defensive Linemen (2):

Jim Marshall: CLE 1960 & MIN 1961-78.  The ironman of his day, Marshall brought the Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances and was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection along the way.  He had 130.5 lifetime Sacks.  Ranked #22 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Harvey Martin: DAL 1973-83.  Martin won the AP Defensive Player of the Year in 1977 and the four-time Pro Bowl Selection won a Super Bowl with the Cowboys.  He had 114 career Sacks.  Ranked #122 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The four cut Defensive Lineman are:

L.C. Greenwood:  PIT 1969-81.  Ranked #4 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ed “Too Tall” Jones:  DAL 1974-78 & 1980-89.  Ranked #289 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Leslie O’Neal: SDG 1986-95, STL 1996-97 & KAN 1998-99.  Ranked #71 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bill Stanfill:  MIA 1969-76.  Ranked #297 on Notinhalloffame.com

Linebackers (5):

Carl Banks: NYG 1984-92, WAS 1993 & CLE 1994-95.  A two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Giants, Banks was a one-time All-Pro with 860 career Tackles. Ranked #226 in Notinhalloffame.com.

Maxie Baughan: PHI 1960-65, RAM 1966-70 & WAS 1974.  Baughan was an NFL Champion with Philadelphia and was a nine-time Pro Bowl Selection.  He also was a one-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Second Team All-Pro.  Ranked #15 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Larry Grantham:  NYT 1960-62 & NYJ 1963-72.  Grantham was a five-time AFL All-Star, and three-time First Team All-Pro, who was part of the historical Jets team that won Super Bowl III.  Ranked #63 on Notinhalloffame.com

Clay Matthews Jr.: CLE 1978-93 & ATL 1994-96.  Matthews Jr. was a three-time leader in Combined Tackles with 1,595 overall.  A four-time Pro Bowl Selection, Matthews Jr. also had 82.5 Sacks and 16 Interceptions.  Ranked #94 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Tommy Nobis: ATL 1966-78.  Nobis was the Rookie of the Year and a five-time Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #30 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The six cut Linebackers are:

Bill Bergey: CIN 1969-73 & PHI 1974-80.  Ranked #148 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Joe Fortunato:  CHI 1955-66.  Ranked #91 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Lee Roy Jordan: DAL 1963-76.  Ranked #35 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Andy Russell: PIT 1963 & 1966-76.  Ranked #136 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Pat Swilling: NOR 1986-92, DET 1993-94 & OAK 1995-96 & 1998.   Ranked #72 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Phil Villapiano: OAK 1971-79 & BUF 1980-83. 

Defensive Backs (4):

Lester Hayes: OAK 1977-81 & RAI 1982-86.  A two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Raiders, Hayes was the consensus Defensive Player of the Year in 1980.  The Cornerback was a one-time First Team All-Pro, a five-time Pro Bowl Selection, with 39 picks over his career.  Ranked #17 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Albert Lewis:  KAN 1983-93, RAI 1994 & OAK 1995-98.  Lewis went to four straight Pro Bowls (1987-90), was a two-time First Team All-Pro, and compiled 42 Interceptions.  Ranked #98 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Eddie Meador: RAM 1959-70.  Meador is one of the most prolific Defensive Backs in RMS history and was a six-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  He amassed a franchise record of 46 Interceptions.  Ranked #80 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Everson Walls: DAL 1981-89, NYG 1990-92 & CLE 1992-93.  Walls had 57 Interceptions and was a four-time Pro Bowl Selection with a Super Bowl ring with the Giants.  Ranked #85 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The four cut Defensive Backs are:

Dick Anderson:  MIA 1968-77.  Ranked #89 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Deron Cherry: KC 1981-91.  Ranked #19 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Pat Fischer:  STL 1961-67 & WAS 1968-77.  Ranked #128 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Lemar Parrish: CIN 1970-77, WAS 1978-81 & BUF 1982. Ranked #16 on Notinhalloffame.com.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate those who made it to the next stage.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame reduced the 2025 Contributor candidates to 14 from 12.  In a couple of weeks, the Blue Ribbon Committee will reduce this group to nine, and eventually, one name will be put forth as a Finalist.

The names considered are:

Bill Arnsberger.  Arnsberger is one of the most heralded defensive minds in NFL history, first working for the Baltimore Colts (1964-69) where his defense brought the Colts to Super Bowl III.  He would join his Cots Coach, Don Shula, to Miami, where his “No-Name Defense” led the Dolphins to back-to-back Super Bowl wins.  He took a shot as a Head Coach with the New York Giants, but after that failed, he returned to Shula and built up another potent defense (The Killer B’s) that won another AFC Title.  Afterward, he went to LSU, then Florida, and returned to the NFL with the San Diego Chargers, where again, as the Defensive Coordinator, he helped the Bolts make their first Super Bowl.

Tom Coughlin:  Coughlin worked his way up the ranks and became the Head Coach of the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995.  He was their Head Coach for eight years, bringing them to two AFC Championship Games, the first of which was in the franchise’s second year.  After being fired, he joined the New York Giants, where the stoic leader led the G-Men to two Super Bowl wins (XLII & XLVI).  He retired with an overall record of 170-150 and is already a member of the New York Giants Ring of Honor and Pride of the Jaguars.

Jeff Fisher.  A Super Bowl Champion with the Chicago Bears, Fisher followed his mentor, Buddy Ryan, to the Philadelphia Eagles, where he became their Defensive Line Coach and then, at 30, was the youngest Defensive Coordinator in the league.  He took over in 1995 as the Houston Oilers Head Coach, where he followed the team to Tennessee, helmed them for 16 years, and brought them to their first Super Bowl (XXXIV), a loss to the St. Louis Rams.  He later became the Rams Head Coach for five years (2012-16).  Fisher had an overall record of 173-165-1.

Alex Gibbs.  An Assistant Head Coach and/or Offensive Line Coach for 27 years, working for Denver (1984-87, 1995-2003 & 2013), the Los Angeles Raiders (1988-89), San Diego (1990-91), Indianapolis (1992), Kansas City (1993-94), Atlanta (2004-05), Houston (2008-09) and Seattle (2010).  He won two Super Bowls with the Broncos.

Mike Holmgren.  Holmgren won two Super Bowls with San Francisco, first as a Quarterbacks Coach and then as their Offensive Coordinator, and it propelled him to the Head Coaching job at Green Bay in 1992.  He led the Packers to a Super Bowl win at SBXXXI.  Holmgren accepted the Seattle Seahawks coaching job and took them to a Super Bowl appearance in 2005.  A member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor, Holmgren had a career record of 161-111.

Chuck Knox:  An Offensive Line Coach with the New York Jets (1963-66) and for Detroit (1967-72), Knox was elevated to the Head Coach for the Los Angeles Rams in 1973, where he won the AP Coach of the Year as a rookie.  He later coached Buffalo (1978-82) and Seattle (1983-91), where he won Coach of the Year Awards for both clubs, and he concluded his career three years back for the Rams.  He had an overall record of 186-147.

Richie Petitbon:  A decent player in his own right, Petitbon joined the Washington Redskins staff as their Defensive Backs Coach and was promoted to their Defensive Coordinator in 1981, where he helped Washington win three Super Bowls.  He is currently in the Commanders Ring of Fame.

Dan Reeves.  Reeves won a Super Bowl as an Assistant Coach in Dallas and was hired by Denver as their Head Coach in 1981.  He led the Broncos to three AFC Titles but could not punch their ticket into a Super Bowl win.  After he was let go by Denver, he signed with the Giants and won the 1993 AP Coach of the Year.  Later, he took over as Atlanta’s Head Coach, leading them to their first Super Bowl appearance, a loss to his former team (Denver), though he did win his second Coach of the Year.  He had an overall record of 190-165-2 and is a Broncos Ring of Honor member.

Marty Schottenheimer.  Working his way through the Giants and Lions as the Linebackers Coach, Schottenheimer landed the Defensive Coordinator job in Cleveland in 1980 and was promoted to their Head Coach in 1984.  He brought Cleveland to the AFC Finals twice but left for Kansas City in 1989 with another (unsuccessful) trip to the AFC Championship Game (1993).  Schottenheimer took some time off and was lured back by Washington, but that lasted only one year.  He returned the season after for the San Diego Chargers, where he twice took them to the playoffs.  He had an overall record of 200-126-1 and is a member of the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame.

George Seifert.  Seifert joined the San Francisco 49ers as their Defensive Backs Coach in 1980 and was elevated to Defensive Coordinator in 1983.  He won three Super Bowls as an assistant, and in 1989, he was again promoted to Head Coach. Here, he led the Niners to two more Super Bowl wins and to five NFC Championships Games overall.  He concluded his career with three years as Carolina’s Head Coach and had an overall record of 114-62.

Mika Shanahan.  Shanahan joined Denver as their Wide Receivers Coach in 1984, and a year later, he began a three-year stint as their Offensive Coordinator, where he caught the eye of Raiders owner Al Davis, who hired him to replace Tom Flores.  That did not last long, and he was back in Denver but was let go due to a dispute between Quarterback John Elway and Dan Reeves.  He went to San Francisco where he won Super Bowl XXIX as their Offensive Coordinator, and he returned to Denver again in 1995, this time on a 14-year run where he took the Broncos to their first two Super Bowl wins (XXXII & XXXIII).  He finished his career with three years at Washington and had an overall record of 170-138.  He is also a member of the Broncos Ring of Fame.

Clark Shaughnessy.  Arguably one of the first great Assistant Coaches in NFL history, Shaughnessy was a very successful college coach (150-117-17) and became the Washington Redskins Advisor in 1944.  He later was the Head Coach for the Rams for two years and served as Chicago’s Defensive Coordinator from 1951 to 1962.

We congratulate the candidates who have made it to this stage.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame reduced the 2025 Contributor candidates to 25 from 47.  In a couple of weeks, the Blue Ribbon Committee will reduce this group to nine, and eventually, one name will be put forth as a Finalist.

The names considered are:

Bud Adams.  Adams was the owner and founder of the Houston Oilers, where his team won the first two AFL Championships.  He owned the team for 54 years until he died in 2013.

Roone Arledge:  Arledge was the mastermind behind Monday Night Football and was the head of ABC Sports for years.

Chris Berman:  Berman was a football sportscaster on ESPN for decades and is one of the most recognized names in the business.

Howard Cosell:  Cosell was on the original lineup of Monday Night Football and was an iconic figure in multiple sports.

Otho Davis:  Davis was the Athletic Trainer for the Baltimore Colts in 1971 and the Philadelphia Eagles from 1973 to 1995.

John Facenda:  Facenda worked for NFL Films from 1965 to his death in 1984.  He narrated multiple films and weekly highlight packages.

Mike Giddings:  Giddings founded Proscout, a talent and analytics company.

Ralph Hay:  Hay owned the Canton Bulldogs from 1918 to 1922 and catalyzed the National Football League in 1920.

Bucko Kilroy:  Kilroy worked in player personnel and scouting for Philadelphia, Washington, and Dallas and would later be an executive for New England.

Don Klosterman:  Klosterman was a General Manager for three teams, Houston, Baltimore, and the Los Angeles Rams, and won a Super Bowl as the Colts GM in Super Bowl V.

Eddie Kotal:  Kotal was a Scout for the Los Angeles Rams from 1947 to 1961 and was a pioneer in scouting HBCU schools.

Robert Kraft:  Kraft is the owner and CEO of the New England Patriots, where he won six Super Bowls.

Virginia McCaskey:  McCaskey has owned the Chicago Bears since 1983 and owns a Super Bowl ring.

Rich McKay:  McKay was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers General Manager from 1994 to 2003, where he won a Super Bowl.  He joined the Atlanta Falcons in 2003 as their GM in 2003 and became the team CEO in 2008.

John McVay:  McVay was San Francisco’s Director of Personnel for 21 years and was part of five Super Bowl Championships.

Art Modell:  Modell owned the Cleveland Browns from 1961 to 1995 and relocated the team to Baltimore, where the Ravens won a Super Bowl.

Lee Remmel:  Remmel was a sportswriter covering the Green Bay Packets for 29 years, and he would also be Green Bay’s Director of Public Relations from 1974 to 2004.

Eddie Robinson: As Grambling State's head coach, he is credited with getting many players ready for pro football.

Art Rooney Jr.: Rooney Jr. has worked for the Pittsburgh Steelers in some capacity since 1961 and is currently their Vice President.

Jerry Seeman:  Seeman worked as an official for years before becoming the Director of Officiating. 

Seymour Siwoff:  Siwoff was the Owner and President of Elias Sports Bureau, the official statistician of the NFL.

Amy Trask:  Trask was the first female CEO in NFL history, holding that role with the Oakland Raiders from 1997 to 2011.

Jim Tunney:  Tunney was an NFL official from 1960 to 1991.

Doug Williams:  Williams made history as the first black Quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl, and he is credited for creating opportunities for other black QBs.

John Wooten:  Wooten was the Director of Pro Scouting for Dallas from 1975 to 1991 and would later work in similar capacities for Philadelphia and Baltimore.  He has two Super Bowl rings.

We congratulate the candidates who have made it to this stage.

Last month, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced 182 Preliminary Senior Nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with the plan being that a special committee would reduce the number to 50 Names.

Due to a tie, 60 Senior names remain in contention for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025

The 60 remaining are:

Quarterbacks (5):

Ken Anderson: CIN 1971-86.  Anderson was the consensus MVP in 1981, and the four-time Pro Bowl threw for 32,838 Yards and 197 Touchdowns.  He also was the 1975 Walter Payton Man of the Year and historically brought the Cincinnati Bengals to its first Super Bowl.  Ranked #9 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Charlie Conerly: NYG 1948-61. Conerly was a 1956 New York Giants NFL Championship Team member, was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection, and accumulated 19,488 Yards and 173 TDs.  Ranked #23 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Roman Gabriel: LAR 1962-72 & PHI 1973-77.  Gabriel was the league MVP in 1969, earning four Pro Bowls and a First Team All-Pro, and he threw for 29,444 Yards and 201 TDs.  Ranked #28 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jack Kemp:  PIT 1957, LAC/SD 1960-62 & BUF 1962-69.  A seven-time AFL All-Star, Kemp led the Bills to two AFL Championships, where he was the MVP in both games.  He is also a former AFL MVP.  Ranked #116 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jim Plunkett: NWE 1971-75, SFO 1976-77, OAK 1979-81 & RAI 1982-86.  Plunkett won two Super Bowls with the Raiders, where he was the MVP in SBXV.  He compiled 164 Touchdown Passes and 25,882 Passing Yards.  Ranked #243 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 11 cut Quarterbacks were:

Boomer Esiason: CIN 1984-92 & 96, NYJ 1993-95 & ARI 1996.  Ranked #138 on Notinhalloffame.com.

James “Shack” Harris:  BUF 1969-71, LAR 1973-76 & SDG 1977-79. 

Bobby Hebert:  NOR 1985-92 & ATL 1993-96. 

Jeff Hostetler: NYG 1988-92, RAI/OAK 1993-96 & WAS 1997. 

Ron Jaworski:  RAM 1973-76, PHI 1977-88, MIA 1987-88 & KC 1989.

Daryle Lamonica:  BUF 1963-66 & OAK 1967-74.  Ranked #139 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Don Meredith:  DAL 1960 & 1968.

Phil Simms: NYG: NYG 1979-81& 1983-93.  Ranked #87 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Joe Theismann:  WAS 1974-85. 

Doug Williams:  TB 1978-82 & WAS 1986-89. 

Running Backs (7):

Alan Ameche: BAL 1955-60.  Ameche was the UPI Rookie of the Year and the league’s leading rusher that year.  A two-time NFL Champion, Ameche was a four-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro who compiled 4,045 Rushing Yards and 44 Touchdowns from Scrimmage. Ranked #74 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ottis Anderson: STL 1979-86 & NYG 1986-92.  Anderson had a monster rookie campaign for St. Louis and would later win two Super Bowls with New York, where he was named a Super Bowl MVP.  He had 10,273 Rushing Yards, 3,063 Receiving Yards, and 86 Touchdowns from Scrimmage.  Ranked #57 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Larry Brown: WAS 1969-76.  Brown won the 1972 AP MVP and Offensive Player of the Year and was also a four-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro Running Back.  He had 8,360 Yards from Scrimmage with 55 TDs.  Ranked #113 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Roger Craig:  SFO 1983-90, RAI 1991 & MIN 1992-93.  The first player to accumulate 1,000 Yards Rushing and Receiving, Craig won three Super Bowls, an Offensive Player of the Year, four Pro Bowls, and a First Team All-Pro.  From Scrimmage, he had 73 Touchdowns and 13,100 Yards,  Ranked #7 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Chuck Foreman:  MIN 1973-79 & NWE 1980.  Foreman went to the Pro Bowl in his first five seasons and the 1973 Offensive Rookie of the Year was a two-time YFS TD leader.  He compiled 9,106 Yards from Scrimmage.  Ranked #77 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Cecil Isbell: GNB 1938-42.  Isbell only played five seasons but was a four-time Pro Bowl, two-time Touchdown leader, and two-time leader in Passing Yards.  He also helped Green Bay win the NFL Championship in 1939 and was named to the 1930s All-Decade Team.  Ranked #58 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Paul “Tank” Younger: RAM 1949-57 & PIT 58.  Younger won an NFL Championship with the Los Angeles Rams and was a four-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro.  Younger rushed for 3,640 Yards and 34 Touchdowns and was also a potent Linebacker.  Ranked #181 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 18 cut Running Backs are:

Jon Arnett: LAR 1957-63 & CHI 1964-66. 

Timmy Brown:  GNB 1959, PHI 1960-67 & BAL 1968. 

Earnest Byner:  CLE 1984-88 & 1994-95, WAS 1990-93 & BAL 1996-97. 

John David Crow: CRD 1968-59, STL 1960-64 & SFO 1965-68.  Ranked #154 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Clem Daniels:  DTX 1960, OAK 1961-67 & SFO 1968.  Ranked #265 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Hewritt Dixon:  DEN 1963-65 & OAK 1966-70. 

Willie Galimore: CHI 1957-63. 

Pat Harder: CRD 1946-50 & DET 1951-53.  Ranked #43 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Marv Hubbard: OAK 1969-75 & DET 1977. 

Daryl Johnston: DAL 1989-99.

Verne Lewellen: GNB 1924-32 & NYY 1927.  Ranked #36 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Christian Okoye: KC 1987-92.

Bill Osmanski:  CHI 1939-43 & 1946-47  Ranked #210 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Glenn Presnell:  PRT 1931-33 & DET 1934-36.  Ranked #332 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Mark van Eeghen:  OAK 1974-81 & NEW 1982-83.

Herschel Walker: DAL 1986-89 & 1996-97, MIN 1989-1991, PHI 1992-94 & NYG 1985.  Ranked #90 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Byron “Whizzer” White: PIT 1938 & DET 1940-41.  Ranked #155 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Sammy Winder: DEN 1982-90.

Wide Receivers/Tight Ends (10):

Mark Clayton: MIA 1983-92 & GNB 1993.  Clayton was Dan Marino’s best weapon, leading the NFL in Touchdown Receptions twice.  He had 84 TDs and 8,974 Yards.  Ranked #245 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Isaac Curtis: CIN 1973-84. Curtis was a Pro Bowl Selection in his first four years and a three-time Second-Team All-Pro.  He had 7,101 Receiving Yards and 53 Touchdowns.

Boyd Dowler: GNB 1959-69 & WAS 1971.  Five-time NFL Champion and two-time Super Bowl winner Boyd Dowler was also a Pro Bowl recipient with 7,270 Yards and 40 TDs.  Ranked #158 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Henry Ellard: RAM 1983-93, WAS 1994-98 & NEW 1998.  Ellard compiled 13,777 Yards and 65 Touchdowns in a career where he once led the NFL in Receiving Yards.  He is also a three-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #69 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Harold Jackson: RAM 1968 & 1973-77, PHI 1969-72, BEW 1978-81, MIN 1982 & SEA 1983.  A five-time Pro Bowler, Jackson won two Receiving Yards Titles and compiled 10,372 Yards and 76 Touchdowns.  Ranked #49 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Billy “White Shoes” Johnson:  HOU 1974-80, ATL 1982-87 & WAS 1988.  One of the most prolific Returners in football history, Johnson had 10,795 All-Purpose Yards and was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection. Ranked #118 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Stanley Morgan: NWE 1977-89 & IND 1990.  A four-time Pro Bowl Selection, Stanley Morgan compiled 72 Touchdowns with 10,716 Receiving Yards.  He was also a three-time leader in Yards per Reception.    Ranked #278 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Art Powell: PHI 1959, NYT 1960-62, OAK 1963-66, BUF 1967 & MIN 1968.  Powell, a Finalist last year, was a two-time Receiving Yards leader in the AFL.  A four-time AFL-All-Star and two-time First Team All-Pro, Powell had 8,046 Yards and 81 Touchdowns.  Ranked #175 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Sterling Sharpe: GNB 1988-94.  Sharpe led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 1992, was a three-time First Team All-Pro, had five Pro Bowls, and compiled 65 Touchdowns and 8,134 Yards in only seven seasons.  Had injuries not taken him down early, Sharpe would already be in.  Ranked #26 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Otis Taylor: KAN 1965-75. Taylor won two AFL Championships and a Super Bowl with Kansas City, which had 60 TDs and 7,467 Yards from Scrimmage.  He was also a two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #14 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 21 cut Running Backs are:

Mark Bavaro: NYG 1985-90, CLE 1992 & PHI 1993-94. 

Gino Cappelletti: BOS 1960-70:.Ranked #142 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Raymond Chester: OAK 1970-72 & 1978-81 & BAL 1973-77. 

Todd Christensen: NYG 1979-80 & OAK/RAI 1980-88.  Ranked #60 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Gary Collins: CLE 1962-71.  Ranked #133 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Carroll Dale: RAM 1960-64, GNB 1965-72 & MIN 1973. 

Lavvie Dilweg: MIL 1926 & GNB 1927-34  Ranked #5 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jimmie Giles: HOU 1977, TAM 1978-86, DET 1986-87, PHI 1987-89. 

Billie Howton: GNB 1952-58, CLE 1959 & DAL 1960-62.  Ranked #51 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Brent Jones: SFO 1987-97. 

Homer Jones: NYG 1964-69 & CLE 1970. 

Ken Kavanaugh: CHI 1940-41 & 1945-50.  Ranked #188 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Mike Quick: PHI 1982-90.  Ranked #300 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bob Scarpitto: SDG 1961, DEN 1962-67 & BOS 1968.

Del Shofner: RAM 1957-60 & NYG 1961-67.  Ranked #10 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Pat Studstill:  DET 1961-67, RAM 1968-71 & NWE 1972. 

John Taylor: SFO 1987-95. 

Lionel Taylor: CHI 1959, DEN 1960-66 & HOU 1967-68.  Ranked #134 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Rick Upchurch: DEN 1975-83.  Ranked #221 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Bobby Walston: PHI 1951-62. 

Billy Wilson: SFO 1951-60.  Ranked #169 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Offensive Lineman (12):

Ed Budde: KAN 1963-76.  Budde was a seven-time AFL All-Star/Pro Bowl who helped the Kansas City Chiefs win two AFL Championships and a Super Bowl.  Ranked #56 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ox Emerson:  PRT 1931-33, DET 1933-37 & BKN 1938.  Emerson was selected for the 1930s All-Decade Team and five First Team All-Pros.  He also helped the Detroit Lions to an NFL Championship.  Ranked #20 on Notinhalloffame.com

Bill Fralic:  ATL 1985-92 & DET 1993.  Playing mainly at Right Guard, Fralic went to four Pro Bowls, with a pair of First Team All-Pros.  Ranked #223 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Chris Hinton: BAL 1984, IND 1984-89, ATL 1990-1993 & MIN 1994-95. Hinton went to six Pro Bowls, five of which were as a Colt.  Ranked #161 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Joe Jacoby: WAS 1981-93.  A famed member of the Hogs, Jacoby was part of all three of Washington’s Super Bowl wins and was a four-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #37 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Mike Kenn: ATL 1978-94.  Kenn is one of the finest offensive linemen in Falcons history, and the Left Tackle would earn five Pro Bowls and two First Team All-Pros. Ranked #64 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bob Kuechenberg: MIA 1970-83.  The versatile Lineman was a significant component in Miami’s back-to-back Super Bowl Championships in the early 70s, and he was also named to six Pro Bowls and one First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #31 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

George Kunz: ATL 1869-74 & BAL 1975-78 & 80.  Kunz was a seven-time Pro Bowl Tackle and would add a First Team All-Pro in his first year as a Colt.  Ranked #103 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ralph Neely: DAL 1965-77.  Neely won two Super Bowls with Dallas and was a three-time First Team All-Pro at Right Tackle.  Ranked #218 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Dick Schafrath: CLE 1959-71.  A Cleveland Brown for the entirety of his career, Schafrath was a six-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro at Left Tackle.  He is also a former NFL Champion.  Ranked #41 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jim Tyrer: DTX 1961-62, KAN 1963-73 & WAS 1974.  A three-time AFL Champion with the Texans/Chiefs, the Left Tackle was a six-time First Team All-Pro and nine-time AFL All-Star/Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #12 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Al Wistert: PHI 1943-51.  Wistert was an All-Decade player of the 1940s who propelled Philadelphia to two NFL Championships.  He was also a four-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #38 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 16 cut Offensive Lineman are:

Harris Barton: SFO 1987-96. 

Dick Barwegan: NYY 1947, BCL 1948-49, CHI 1950-52 & BAL 1953-54.  Ranked #176 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Randy Cross: SFO 1976-88.  Ranked #268 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ray Donaldson: BAL 1980-83, IND 1984-92, SEA 1993-94 & DAL 1995-96.  Ranked #237 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Gale Gillingham: GNB 1996-74 & 1976.  Ranked #124 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Kevin Glover. DET 1985-97 & SEA 1988-99.

Charles “Buckets” Goldenberg: GNB 1933-45.  Ranked #225 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Wayne Hawkins: OAK 1960-70. 

Jay Hilgenberg: CHI 1981-91, CLE 1992 & NOR 1993.  Ranked #73 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Don Mosebar: RAI 1983-94. 

Nate Newton: DAL 1986-98 & CAR 1999.  Ranked #190 on Notinhalloffame.com.

John Niland: DAL 1966-74 & PHI 1975.  Ranked #213 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Luis Sharpe: STL 1982-87, PHO 1988-93 & ARI 1994. 

Walt Sweeney: SDG 1963-73 & WAS 1974-75. Ranked #53 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Fuzzy Thurston: BAL 1958 & GNB 1959-67.  Ranked #230 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ed White: MIN 1969-77 & SDG 1978-85.  White had a long career split between the Vikings and Chargers, and the Guard went to four Pro Bowls.

Defensive Linemen (6):

L.C. Greenwood:  PIT 1969-81.  Greenwood was a vital member of the Steelers 1970s dynasty that won four Super Bowls.  A six-time Prowl and two-time First Team All-Pro, Greenwood accumulated 78 Sacks.  Ranked #4 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ed “Too Tall” Jones:  DAL 1974-78 & 1980-89.  Jones had 106 Sacks over his career that netted him three Pro Bowls, a First Team All-Pro, and a Super Bowl ring.  Ranked #289 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jim Marshall: CLE 1960 & MIN 1961-78.  The ironman of his day, Marshall brought the Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances and was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection along the way.  He had 130.5 lifetime Sacks.  Ranked #22 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Harvey Martin: DAL 1973-83.  Martin won the AP Defensive Player of the Year in 1977 and the four-time Pro Bowl Selection won a Super Bowl with the Cowboys.  He had 114 career Sacks.  Ranked #122 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Leslie O’Neal: SDG 1986-95, STL 1996-97 & KAN 1998-99.  O’Neal was the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1986 and would later go to six Pro Bowls as a San Diego Charger.  He had 1132.5 Sacks.  Ranked #71 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bill Stanfill:  MIA 1969-76.  Stanfill was Miami’s Right Defensive End for eight years, where he won two Super Bowls and was a five-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  He compiled 69.5 Sacks and was the league leader in that stat in 1973.  Ranked #297 on Notinhalloffame.com

The 21 cut Defensive Lineman are:

Lyle Alzado: DEN 1971-78, CLE 1979-81 & RAI 1982-85:  Ranked #233 on Notinhalloffame.com.

George Andrie: DAL 1962-72.  Ranked #328 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Al “Bubba” Baker:  DET 1978-82, STL 1983-86, CLR 1987 & 1989-90 & MIN 1988.  Ranked #325 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Roger Brown: DET 1960-66 & RAM.  Ranked #160 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ray Childress: HOU 1985-95 & DAL 1996.  Ranked #86 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ben Davidson: GNB 1961, WAS 1962-63 & OAK 1964-71. 

Mark Gastineau:  NYJ 1979-88.  Ranked #59 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bill Glass:  DET 1958-61 & CLE 1962-68. 

Rosey Grier: NYG 1955-62 & RAM 1963-66.  Ranked #68 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Rich Jackson:  OAK 1966, DEN 1967-72 & CLE.  Ranked #185 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Sean Jones:  RAI 1984-87, HOU 1988-93 & GNB 1994-96. 

Tom Keating:  BUF 1964-65, OAK 1966-67 & 1969-72, PIT 1973 & KAN 1974-75.

Gene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb:  RAM 1953-55, BAL 1956-60 & PIT 1961-62.  Ranked #82 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Leonard Marshall: NYG 1983-92, NYJ 1993 & WAS 1994. 

Michael Dean Perry:  CLE 1988-94, DEN 1995-97 & KC 1997.   Ranked #166 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Lou Rymkus: WAS 1943, CLE 1946-51.  Ranked #304 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Tom Sestak:  BUF 1962-68.  Ranked #191 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Otis Sistrunk:  OAK 1973-78

Fred Smerlas:  BUF 1979-89, SFO 1990 & NWE 1991-92.  Ranked #236 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bubba Smith: BAL 1967-71, OAK 1973-74 & HOU 1975-76. .

Greg Townsend:  RAI 1983-93, PHI 1994 & OAK 1997.  Townend won a Super Bowl with the Raiders, was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection and secured 109.5 Sacks.

Linebackers (11):

Carl Banks: NYG 1984-92, WAS 1993 & CLE 1994-95.  A two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Giants, Banks was a one-time All-Pro with 860 career Tackles. Ranked #226 in Notinhalloffame.com.

Maxie Baughan: PHI 1960-65, RAM 1966-70 & WAS 1974.  Baughan was an NFL Champion with Philadelphia and was a nine-time Pro Bowl Selection.  He also was a one-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Second Team All-Pro.  Ranked #15 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bill Bergey: CIN 1969-73 & PHI 1974-80.  Bergey was the 1969 Defensive Rookie of the Year and runner-up for the Defensive Player of the Year in 1974.  He was a two-time First Team All-Pro and a five-time Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #148 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Joe Fortunato:  CHI 1955-66.  Fortunato played his entire career with the Bears, where he won an NFL Championship and earned three consecutive First Team All-Pros (1963-65).  Ranked #91 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Larry Grantham:  NYT 1960-62 & NYJ 1963-72.  Grantham was a five-time AFL All-Star, and three-time First Team All-Pro, who was part of the historical Jets team that won Super Bowl III.  Ranked #63 on Notinhalloffame.com

Lee Roy Jordan: DAL 1963-76.  Playing his entire career with the Cowboys, Jordan patrolled the interior and was a five-time Pro Bowler in the process.  He also won a Super Bowl with Big D.  Ranked #35 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Clay Matthews Jr.: CLE 1978-93 & ATL 1994-96.  Matthews Jr. was a three-time leader in Combined Tackles with 1,595 overall.  A four-time Pro Bowl Selection, Matthews Jr. also had 82.5 Sacks and 16 Interceptions.  Ranked #94 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Tommy Nobis: ATL 1966-78.  Nobis was the Rookie of the Year and a five-time Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #30 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Andy Russell: PIT 1963 & 1966-76.  Russell was the veteran on Pittsburgh’s first two Super Bowl Championships and a seven-time Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #136 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Pat Swilling: NOR 1986-92, DET 1993-94 & OAK 1995-96 & 1998.   Swilling was named the 1991 AP Defensive Player of the Year, and the five-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro, accumulated 107.5 Sacks over his career. Ranked #72 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Phil Villapiano: OAK 1971-79 & BUF 1980-83.  Villapiano went to four straight Pro Bowls (1973-76) and was a Super Bowl winner with the Oakland Raiders.

The 10 cut Linebackers are:

Dan Conners: OAK 1964-74. 

Mike Curtis: BAL 1965-75, SEA 1976 & WAS 1977-78.  Ranked #173 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Tom Jackson: DEN 1973-86. 

Vaughn Johnson: NOR 1986-93 & PHI 1994. 

Seth Joyner: PHI 1986-93, ARI 1994-96, GNB 1997 & DEN 98.  Ranked #291 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Wilber Marshall: CHI 1984-87, WAS 1988-92, HOU 1993, ARI 1994 & NYJ 1995.  Ranked #120 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Rod Martin: OAK 1977-81 & RAI 1983-88.

Karl Mecklenberg: DEN 1983-94.  Ranked #76 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Matt Millen: OAK 1980-81, RAI 1982-88, SFO 1989-90 & WAS 1991. 

Darryl Talley: BUF 1983-94, ATL 1995 & MIN 1996.

Defensive Backs (8):

Dick Anderson:  MIA 1968-77.  Anderson was the 1968 Defensive Rookie of the Year, and the 1973 Defensive Player of the Year, and won two Super Bowls.  A two-time First Team All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowl Selection, Anderson had 24 Interceptions.  Ranked #89 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Deron Cherry: KC 1981-91.  Cherry played mostly at Free Safety, where he was a six-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro.  He had an even 50 Interceptions.  Ranked #19 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Pat Fischer:  STL 1961-67 & WAS 1968-77.  Fischer recorded 56 Interceptions (29 with St. Louis & 27 with Washington) and was twice named in the Pro Bowl.  Ranked #128 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Lester Hayes: OAK 1977-81 & RAI 1982-86.  A two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Raiders, Hayes was the consensus Defensive Player of the Year in 1980.  The Cornerback was a one-time First Team All-Pro, a five-time Pro Bowl Selection, with 39 picks over his career.  Ranked #17 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Albert Lewis:  KAN 1983-93, RAI 1994 & OAK 1995-98.  Lewis went to four straight Pro Bowls (1987-90), was a two-time First Team All-Pro, and compiled 42 Interceptions.  Ranked #98 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Eddie Meador: RAM 1959-70.  Meador is one of the most prolific Defensive Backs in RMS history and was a six-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  He amassed a franchise record of 46 Interceptions.  Ranked #80 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Lemar Parrish: CIN 1970-77, WAS 1978-81 & BUF 1982.  Parrish went to eight Pro Bowls with a First Team All-Pro while recording 47 Interceptions.  Ranked #16 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Everson Walls: DAL 1981-89, NYG 1990-92 & CLE 1992-93.  Walls had 57 Interceptions and was a four-time Pro Bowl Selection with a Super Bowl ring with the Giants.  Ranked #85 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 20 cut Defensive Backs are:

Bobby Boyd:  BAL 1960-68. Ranked #34 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Joey Browner:  MIN 1983-91 & TAM 1992.  Ranked #130 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Nolan Cromwell: RAM 1977-87.  Ranked #149 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Thom Darden:  CLE 1972-81. 

Don Doll:  DET 1949-52, WAS 1953 & RAM 1954. 

Dave Grayson: DTX 1961-62, KAN 1963-84 & OAK 1965-70.  Ranked #101 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Cornell Green: DAL 1962-74.  Ranked #178 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Merton Hanks: SFO 1991-98 & SEA 1999. 

Terry McDaniel: RAI 1988-94, OAK 1995-97 & SEA 1998. 

Tim McDonald: STL-PHO 1987-92 & SFO 1993-99. Ranked #194 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jim Norton: HOU 1960-68.

Jimmy Patton:  NYG 1955-66.  Ranked #40 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Jake Scott: MIA 1970-75 & WAS 1976-78.  Ranked #54 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Dennis Smith:  DEN 1981-94.  Ranked #286 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jack Tatum: OAK 1971-79 & HOU 1980. 

Roosevelt Taylor: CHI 1961-69, SFO 1969-71 & WAS 1972. 

Mike Wagner: PIT 1971-80. 

Dave Whitsell: DET 1958-60, CHI 1961-66 & NOR 1967-69. 

Fred Williamson: PIT 1960 & OAK 1961-67. 

Louis Wright: DEN 1975-86.  Ranked #27 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Note that all three Kickers/Punters did not advance.

Eliminated were:

Jim Bakken: STL 1962-78. 

Norm Johnson: SEA 1982-90, ATL 1991-94, PIT 1005-98 & PHI 1999. 

Nick Lowery: NWE 1978, KAN 1980-93 & NYJ 1994-96. 

Special Teams (1)

Steve Tasker: HOU 1985-86 & BUF 1986-97.  Tasker went to four Super Bowls with Buffalo and was a seven-time Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #121 on Notinhalloffame.com.

The 1 cut Special Teams player was:

Mel Gray: NOR 1986-88, DET 1989-94, HOU 1995-96, TEN 1997 & PHI 1997. 

For us at Notinhalloffame.com, this is our march toward our Christmas. 

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced the Modern-Era Preliminary Nominees for the Class of 2025, a total of 167 former players, 16 of whom are first-time eligible.

To qualify, a player must have retired less than 25 years ago and at least five years ago:

This group will pared down to 25 names this fall by the 50-person Hall of Fame committee.

*Means they were a preliminary candidate last year.

**Means they are eligible for the first time.

Quarterbacks (10): (same number from last year)

*Marc Bulger: STL 2002-09.  Bulger went to two Pro Bowls and threw for 22,814 Yards and 122 Touchdowns in a career spent entirely with the St. Louis Rams.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Randall Cunningham:  PHI 1985-95, MIN 1997-99, DAL 2000 & BAL 2001.  Cunningham is a three-time Bert Bell Award winner and a four-time Pro Bowl Selection.  He also threw for nearly 30,000 Yards, had 207 Touchdown Passes, and rushed for 4,928 Yards and 35 Touchdowns.  Ranked #29 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jake Delhomme:  NOR 1999-2002, CAR 2003-09, CLE 2010 & HOU 2011.  Delhomme led the Panthers to an NFC Championship in 2003 and to the Pro Bowl in 2005.  He passed for 20,975 Yards and 126 Touchdowns.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Doug Flutie: CHI 1986, NWE 1987-89 & 2005, BUF 1998-2000 & SDG 2001-04.  Flutie played many years in the CFL and went to the Pro Bowl in his return year to the NFL (1998); he went to the Pro Bowl and was the Comeback Player of the Year.  He threw for 14,715 Yards and 86 Touchdowns.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Rich Gannon:  MIN 1987-92, WAS  1993, KAN 1995-98 & OAK 1999-2002.  Gannon became a bona fide NFL star in his mid-30s when he joined his fourth team, Oakland.  Gannon was a four-time Pro Bowl Selection and two-time Bert Bell winner who won the 2002 AP MVP.  The two-time First Team All-Pro threw for 28,743 Yards and 180 Touchdowns and was 2002’s passing leader and the QB of the AFC Champions.  Ranked #290 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jeff Garcia:  SFO 1999-2003, CLE 2004, DET 2005, PHI 2006 & TAM 2007-08.  Garcia went to four Pro Bowls and would throw for 25,537 Passing Yards and 161 Touchdowns.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Donovan McNabb:  1999-01, PHI, WAS, MIN.  McNabb took the Eagles to a Super Bowl appearance and was a six-time Pro Bowler.  He threw for 37,276 Yards with 234 Touchdowns and ran for another 3,459 Yards and 29 TDs.  Ranked #80 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Steve McNair:  HOU 1995-97, TEN 1997-2005 & BAL 2006-07.  In 1999, Steve McNair quarterbacked the Tennessee Titans to their first Super Bowl appearance, and in 2003, he was the AP MVP.  A three-time Pro Bowler, McNair threw for 31,204 Yards and 174 Touchdowns and rushed for 3,590 Yards and 37 TDs.  Ranked #125 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Eli Manning: NYG 2005-19.  Manning went to two Super Bowls and won them, as did the Super Bowl MVPs.  A four-time Pro Bowl and Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, Manning passed for 57,023 Yards and 366 Touchdowns.  Ranked #99 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Tony Romo:  DAL 2004-16.  Romo went to four Pro Bowls and amassed 34,183 Passing Yards and 248 Touchdown Passes.  He was also the second runner-up for the AP MVP in 2014.  Ranked #326 on Notinhalloffame.com.

(Quarterbacks added: **Eli Manning.  Quarterbacks removed: Michael Vick.)

Running Backs (31): (Down from 33 last year)

*Shaun Alexander:  SEA 2000-08 & WAS 2008.  Alexander went to three straight Pro Bowls (2003-05), and in the last one, he won the Rushing Title (1,880) and was named the consensus MVP.  Alexander twice led the NFL in Rushing Touchdowns and retired with 10,973 Yards From Scrimmage and 112 Touchdowns.  Ranked #81 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Terry Allen:  MIN 1991-92 & 94, WAS 1995-98, NWE 1999, NOR 2000 & BAL 2001.  Allen went to one Pro Bowl and compiled 10,215 Yards from Scrimmage and 79 Touchdowns.  He also once led the NFL in Rushing Touchdowns with 21. Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jamal Anderson:  ATL 1994-01.  In 1998, Anderson was a First-Team All-Pro, a Pro Bowl Selection, and third in MVP voting. Over his eight seasons, he had 41 touchdowns and 6,981 Yards from Scrimmage.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Tiki Barber:  NYG 1997-06.  Barber played the entirety of his career with the Giants, where he went to the Pro Bowl in his final three seasons.  He led the NFL in Yards from Scrimmage twice, and in the second of those years (2005), he was a First Team All-Pro and fourth in AP MVP voting.  Barber rushed for 10,449 Yards and had 5,183 Receiving Yards with 67 TDs from Scrimmage.  Ranked #153 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Larry Centers FB:  PHO 1990-93, ARI 1994-98, WAS 1999-2000, BUF 2001-02, & NWE 2003.  Centers was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection and totaled 8,985 Yards from Scrimmage.  He was also a First Team All-Pro once, and in his final season, he won a Super Bowl with the Patriots.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jamaal Charles:  KAN 2008-16, DEN 2017 & JAX 2018.  Charles went to four Pro Bowls, was a two-time First Team All-Pro, and, in a career spent mainly in Kansas City, netted 10,156 Yards from Scrimmage with 64 Touchdowns. He also led the NFL in TDs in 2013 and was third in Offensive Player of the Year voting.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Stephen Davis:  WAS 1996-06, CAR 2003-05 & STL 2006.  Davis went to three Pro Bowls and compiled 9,548 Yards and 69 Touchdowns from Scrimmage.  He led the NFL in Rushing Touchdowns and Touchdowns in 1999.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Corey Dillon:  CIN 1997-2003 & NWE 2004-06.  Dillon won the Super Bowl with the 2004 Patriots and was a four-time Pro Bowl Selection.  He accumulated 13,154 Yards from Scrimmage with 89 Touchdowns.  Ranked #240 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Warrick Dunn:  TAM 1997-2001 & 2008 & ATL 2002-07.  Dunn was the 1997 Offensive Rookie of the Year and was a three-time Pro Bowler who rushed for 10,957 Yards and 49 Touchdowns.  He had another 15 TDs and 4,339 Yards from the air.  Ranked #301 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Charlie Garner:  PHI 1994-98, SFO 1999-2000, OAK 2001-03 & TAM 2004.  Garner was a one-time Pro Bowl honoree and had 10,808 Yards from Scrimmage with 51 Touchdowns. 

*Eddie George:  HOU 1996, TEN 1997-2003 & DAL 2004.  George went to four straight Pro Bowls (1997-2000) and was a First Team All-Pro in 2000.  He would rush for 10,441 Yards and had 12,688 Yards from Scrimmage with 78 TDs.  Ranked #174 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Priest Holmes:  BAL 1997-2000 & KAN 2001-05 & 07.  Winning the Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, Holmes had tremendous individual success with the Chiefs, where he was a three-time First Team All-Pro and the 2001 Rushing Champion and 2002 Offensive Player of the Year.  He led the NFL in Rushing Touchdowns and Yards from Scrimmage in 2002 & 20023.  He would tabulate 11,134 Yards from Scrimmage and 94 TDs.  Ranked #131 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Steven Jackson:  STL, 2004-12, ATL 2013-14, NWE 2015.  A three-time Pro-Bowler, Jackson accrued 15,121 Yards from Scrimmage and 78 Touchdowns.  He is the Rams’ all-time leading rusher and was the top finisher in YFS in 2006.  Ranked #196 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Chris Johnson:  TEN 2008-13, NYJ 2014 & ARI 2015-17.  Johnson won the AP 2009 Offensive Player of the Year Award in a campaign where he set the single-season record for Yards from Scrimmage (2,509) and subsequently won the NFL Rushing Title (2,006).  A three-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro, Johnson compiled 64 Touchdowns and 11,906 YFS.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Thomas Jones:  ARI 2000-03, TAM 2003, CHI 2004-06, NYJ 2007-09 & KAN 2010-11.  Jones is a member of the 10,000 Yard Rushing Club (10,591) and has 68 TDs on the ground.  He has also been to one Pro Bowl when he was a Jet.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*John Kuhn (FB):  PIT 2006, GNB 2007-15, NOR 2017.  A pure Fullback in the modern game, Kuhn was a three-time Pro Bowler and one-time First Team All-Pro who won a Super Bowl with the Packers.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Vonta Leach (FB): GNB 2004-06, 2004-13, HOU 2006-2010 & BAL 2011-13.  Leach won a Super Bowl with the Ravens and was a three-time Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro at Fullback (2010-12).  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Dorsey Levens:  GNB 1994-2001, PHI 2002 & 2003 & NYG 2004.  Levens won a Super Bowl and went to a Pro Bowl as a Packer.  He would also accumulate 7,288 Yards from Scrimmage with 53 Touchdowns.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jamal Lewis:  BAL 2000 & 2002-06, CLE 2007-09.  In 2003, Lewis entered rarified air as he entered the 2,000 Yard club, rushing for 2,006 on the ground, and won the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year.  He would rush for 10,607 Yards and 58 Touchdowns.  Ranked #238 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Marshawn Lynch:  BUF 2007-10, SEA 2011-15 & 2019 & OAK 2018.  Lynch propelled Seattle to a Super Bowl and was a two-time leader in Rushing Touchdowns.  “Beast Mode” went to five Pro Bowls, earned a First Team All-Pro, and had 12,627 Yards from Scrimmage with 94 TDs.  Ranked #29 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Eric Metcalf (Also WR/PR/KR):  CLE 1989-94, ATL 1995-96, SDG 1997, ARI 1998, CAR 1999, WAS 2001 & GNB 2002.  Incredibly versatile, Metcalf was also used as a Wide Receiver and Returner, and the three-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro totaled 17,230 All-Purpose Yards.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Glyn Milburn (Also WR & KR):  DEN 1993-95, DET 1996-97, CHI 1998-2001 & SDG 2001.  Milburn went to two Pro Bowls as a Kick Returner and had 14,911 All-Purpose Yards.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Lorenzo Neal (FB):  NOR 1993-96, NYJ 1997, TAM 1998, TEN 1999-2000, CIN 2001-02, SDG 2003-07 & BAL 08.  Playing as a Fullback, Neal would go to four Pro Bowls and was named to two First Team All-Pros.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Clinton Portis: DEN 2002-03 & WAS 2004-10.   Portis was the 2002 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection with 80 Touchdowns and 11,941 Yards from Scrimmage.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Tony Richardson (FB):  KAN 1995-2005, MIN 2006-07, NYJ 2008-10.  Richardson was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection and a Second Team All-Pro twice.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Robert Smith: MIN 1993-2000.  Smith went to two Pro Bowls, retired in his prime, and had 6,818 Rushing Yards with 33 Touchdowns.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Darren Sproles:  SDG 2005-10, NOR 2011-13 & PHO 2014-19.  Sproles was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection as an Eagle who amassed 19,696 All-Purpose Yards and 69 TDs in Total.  Ranked #291 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Fred Taylor:  JAX 1998-2008 & NWE 2009-10.  Taylor was a Pro Bowl Selection in 2007, and he accumulated 14,079 Yards from Scrimmage with 11,695 yards on the ground.   He also had 74 Touchdowns.  Ranked #167 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Chris Warren:  SEA 1990-97, DAL 1998-2000, PHI 2000.  Warren went to three straight Pro Bowls (1993-95) and rushed for 7,696 Yards and 52 Touchdowns.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com

*Ricky Watters: SFO 1992-01, SFO, PHI, SEA.  Watters was a Super Bowl Champion with the 49ers and would go to the Pro Bowl in his first five years in the NFL.  He would lead the NFL in Yards from Scrimmage in 1996 and would have 14,891 in total.  Ranked #47 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Ricky Williams: NOR 1999-2001, MIA 2002, 2005 & 2007-10, BAL 2011.  Williams won the 2002 Rushing Title, went to the Pro Bowl, and was named a First Team All-Pro that year.  He compiled 10,009 Rushing Yards with 66 Touchdowns.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Running Backs added: **Marshawn Lynch, Clinton Portis & **Darren Sproles.  Running Backs removed: Mike Alstott (FB), Michael Bates (KR), Ahman Green, Daryl Johnston (FB) (moved to Senior Pool) and Brian Westbrook)

Wide Receivers (21): (Down From 23 Last Year)

*Anquan Boldin:  ARI 2003-09, BAL 2010-12 & SFO 2014-15 & DET 2016.  A three-time Pro Bowl Selection and AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, Boldin had seven 1,000 Yard Receiving seasons, tallying 13,779 in total with 82 Touchdowns.  He is also a past winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year (2015) and Alan Page Community Award.  Ranked #83 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Donald Driver:  GNB 1999-12.  Driver was a Super Bowl Champion with the Packers, where he would also go to three Pro Bowls.  He would accumulate 10,137 Receiving Yards and 61 Touchdowns.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Antonio Freeman:  GNB 1995-2001 & 2003 & PHI 2002.  Freeman won a Super Bowl with Green Bay and was the leading receiver in 1998 with 1,424 Yards.  He amassed 7,251 Receiving Yards with 61 Touchdowns.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Irving Fryar: NWE 1984-92, MIA 1993-95, PHI 1996-97 & WAS 1999-2000.  Fryar was a five-time Pro Bowl Selection and a former First Overall Pick.  He accumulated 12,785 Receiving Yards with 84 Touchdowns.  Ranked #143 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Torry Holt: STL 1999-2008 & JAX 2009.  A Super Bowl Champion with the St. Louis Rams, Holt went to seven Pro Bowls and led the NFL in Receiving Yards twice (2000 & 2003).  The one-time First Team All-Pro finished his career with 13,382 Yards and 74 TDs.  Holt has been a multi-time Finalist.  Ranked #6 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Joe Horn: KAN 1996-99, NOR 2000-06 & ATL 2007.  Horn was a four-time Pro Bowler with the Saints and had 8,744 Receiving Yards with 58 Touchdowns.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Chad Johnson:  CIN 2001-10, & NWE 2011.  Johnson went to six Pro Bowls as a Bengal and accumulated 11,059 Receiving Yards, punching 67 of them into the end zone.  “Ocho Cinco” was also a First Team All-Pro twice and was the league leader in Receiving Yards once.  Ranked #145 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Brandon Marshall:  DEN 2006-09, MIA 2010-11, CHI 2012-14, NYJ 2015-16, NYG 2017 & SEA 2018.  Marshall was a six-time Pro Bowler, and one was a First Team All-Pro.  He amassed 12,351 Yards with 83 Touchdowns and had 1,000-yard seasons for four teams.  Ranked #172 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Derrick Mason:  TEN 1997-2004, BAL 2005-10, NYJ 2011 & HOU 2011.  Mason recorded 12,061 Receiving Yards and was twice chosen for the Pro Bowl.  Ranked #231 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Herman Moore:  DET 1991-2001 & NYG 2002.  Moore went to four consecutive Pro Bowls (1994-97) and earned three straight First Team All-Pros (1995-97).  He twice led the NFL in Receptions (1995 & 1997) and had 9,174 Yards with 62 TDs.  Ranked #333 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Muhsin Muhammad:  CAR 1996-2004 & 2008-09 & CHI 2005-07.  Muhammad led all NFL Wide Receivers in Yards in 2004, the season he was chosen as a First-Team All-pro. He tallied 11,438 Receiving Yards and 62 TDs.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jordy Nelson:  GNB: 2008-18.  Nelson had 72 Touchdowns, 8,587 Yards and a Super Bowl Ring with Green Bay.  He also went to one Pro Bowl.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Andre Rison:  IND 1989, ATL 1990-94, CLE 1995, JAX 1996, GNB 1996, KAN 1997-99 & OAK 2000.  Rison went to the Pro Bowls five times, four with Atlanta, where he led the NFL Touchdown Receptions in 1993.  He had 84 Touchdowns with 10,205 career Receiving Yards.  Ranked #202 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jimmy Smith:  DAL 1992, JAX 1995-2005.  Smith was chosen for five consecutive Pro Bowls (1997-01), and in 1999, he led the NFL in Receptions (116).  He would retire with 12,287 Receiving Yards and 67 Touchdowns.  Ranked #165 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Rod Smith:  DEN 1995-2006.  Smith would win two Super Bowls with the Broncos and was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection.  He recorded 11,389 Yards with 68 TDs.  Ranked #61 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Steve Smith Sr.:  2001-16, CAR, BAL.  Smith led the NFL in Receptions (103), Receiving Yards (1,563), and Receiving Touchdowns (12) in 2005, and he was a two-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler.  Smith accumulated 14,731 Yards with 81 TDs and was a previous Semi-Finalist.  Ranked #24 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Hines Ward:  PIT 1998-2011.  Ward won two Super Bowls with the Steelers and was the MVP in one of them.  A multi-time Semi-Finalist, he has four consecutive Pro Bowls (2001-04), 85 Touchdowns, and 12,083 Yards on his resume.  Ranked #45 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Reggie Wayne:  IND 2001-12.  Wayne was a career Colt, winning a Super Bowl there while earning six Pro Bowls and a First Team All-Pro.  He led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 2007 (1,510) and has significantly more Yards (14,345) than any other Preliminary candidate.  He also has 82 Touchdowns.  Ranked #11 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Wes Welker:  SDG 2004, MIA 2004-06, NWE 2007-12, DEN 2013-14 & STL 2015.  Welker led the NFL thrice in Receptions, and the five-time Pro Bowl Selection had 9,924 career Receiving Yards and 50 Touchdowns.  Ranked #170 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Roddy White:  ATL 2005-15.  White played the entirety of his career with the Falcons where he went to four consecutive Pro Bowls (2008-11) and was chosen for one First Team All-Pro in 2010 when he led the league in Receptions (115).  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Wide Receivers Added: Demaryius Thomas & Roddy White, Wide Receivers Removed: Troy Brown (Also KR), Dante Hall, Devin Hester (Also Kr/PR) (Inducted) & Andre Johnson (Inducted).

Tight Ends (6): (Up 3 from Last Year)

*Ben Coates:  NWE 1991-99 & BAL 2000.  Coates was a Pro Bowler for five straight years from 1994 to 1998 and was a two-time First Team All-Pro.  He would accumulate 5,555 Yards with 50 Touchdowns.  Ranked #106 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Vernon Davis: SFO 2006-15, DEN 2015 & WAS 2016-19.  Davis won a Super Bowl in his brief time in Denver and was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection in San Francisco.  He compiled 63 Touchdowns and 7,562 Yards over his career. Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Antonio Gates:  SDG 2003-16 & LAC 2017-18.  Gates went to the Pro Bowl every year from 2004 to 2011 and was a three-time First Team All-Pro.  A Finalist last year, he had 116 Touchdowns and 11,841 Yards.  It was a mild surprise that he was not inducted in the previous year.  Ranked #1 on Norinhalloffame.com.

Jeremy Shockey:  NYG 2002-07, NOR 2009-10 & CAR 2011.  Shockey won Super Bowls with New York and New Orleans, and the four-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro amassed 37 Touchdowns and 6,143 Yards.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Delanie Walker: SFO 2006-12 & TEN 2013-19.   Walker accumulated 36 Touchdowns and 5,888 Yards and was a three-time Pro Bowl Selectee in Tennessee.  Unranked on Notinhallofame.com.

*Wesley Walls:  1989-03, SFO, NOR, CAR, GNB.  Walls was named to the Pro Bowl five times with the Carolina Panthers.  He would have 5,291 Yards with 54 TDs in his career.  Ranked #322 on Notinhalloffame.com.

(Tight Ends added: **Vernon Davis, Jeremy Shockey & **Delanie Walker., Tight Ends Removed: None)

Offensive Lineman (26): (Up 1 from 25 Last Year)

*Willie Anderson (T):  CIN 1996-2007 & BAL 2008.  Anderson was chosen for four Pro Bowls in a row (2003-06), with his last three being First Team All-Pro worthy.  Anderson has been a Finalist for the previous two years.  Ranked #115 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bruce Armstrong (T/G):  1987-00, NWE.  Armstrong went to six Pro Bowls in a career spent entirely with the Patriots.  Ranked #209 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Matt Birk (C):  MIN 1998-2007 & BAL 2009-12.  Birk is a Super Bowl Champion with the Baltimore Ravens and would prior have six Pro Bowls as a Minnesota Viking.  Ranked #137 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Lomas Brown (T): DET 1985-95 ARI 1996-98, CLE 1999, NYG 2000-01 & TAM 2002.  Brown had seven straight Pro Bowls (1990-96), and in his last season in the NFL, he would win a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay.  Ranked #152 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Ruben Brown (G):  BUF 1995-2003 & CHI 2004-07.  Brown was a nine-time Pro Bowl Selection who started his 181 Games.  Ranked #119 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jahri Evans (G):  NOR 2006-16 & GNB 2017.  Evans went to six consecutive Pro Bowls (2009-14) and was a First Team All-Pro in the first four.  He is also a Super Bowl Champion with the Saints.  Ranked #33 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Travis Frederick (C): DAL 2012-17 & 2019.  Frederick competed only six seasons but was a Pro Bowl Selection for five.  Unranked on Notinhaloffame.com.

Jordan Gross (T):  CAR 2003-13   Gross was a three-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro Selection at Tackler with the Panthers.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Ryan Kalil (C):  CAR 2007-18 & NYJ 2019.  Kalil went to five Pro Bowls and was twice chosen as a First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #312 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Lincoln Kennedy (T-G):  ATL 1993-95 & OAK 1096-2003.  Kennedy went to three consecutive Pro Bowls (2000-02) and was a First Team All-Pro once.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Olin Kreutz (C):  CHI 1998-2010 & NOR 2011.  Kreutz went to six straight Pro Bowls (2001-06) and was a one-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #109 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*T.J.Lang (G):  GNB 2009-16 & DET 2017-18.  Lang won a Super Bowl with Green Bay and was twice a Pro Bowler. Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Nick Mangold (C):  NYJ 2008-16. Mangold played his entire career with the Jets, where he went to seven Pro Bowls and two First Team All-Pros.  Ranked #92 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Logan Mankins (G):  NWE 2005-13 & TAM.2014-15   A seven-time Pro Bowler, Mankins started all of his 161 Games at. Left Guard.  Ranked #78 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Tom Nalen (C): DEN 1994-07.  Nalen won two Super Bowls with the Broncos, was chosen for five Pro Bowls, and was a two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #167 on Notinhalloffame.com.  Ranked #132 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jeff Saturday (C):  IND 1999-2011 & GNB 2012.  Jeff Saturday won a Super Bowl with the Colts and he was a six-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #75 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Mark Schlereth (G/C):  WAS 1989-94 & DEN 1995-2000.  Schlereth won three Super Bowls (one with Washington and two with Denver) and went to two Pro Bowls.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Josh Sitton (G): GNB 2008-15, CHI 2016-17 & MIA 2018.  Sitton went to four Pro Bowls and won a Super Bowl with Green Bay.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Chris Snee (G):  NYG 2004-13.  Snee was a two-time Super Bowl Champion who played all 141 Games, starting at Right Guard.  He was also a four-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Joe Staley (T):  SFO 2007-19   Staley started all 181 Games as a Left Tackle with San Francisco, where he went to the Pro Bowls.    Ranked #111 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Dave Szott (G):  KAN 2990-3000, WAS 2001 & NYJ 2002-03.  Szott was a First Team All-Pro in 1997.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Brian Waters (G):  KAN 2000-10, NWE 2011 & DAL 2013.  Waters would go to six Pro Bowls and was named to two First Team All-Pros.  Ranked #193 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Richmond Webb (T):  MIA 1990-2000 & CIN 2001-02.  Webb was a Pro Bowl Selection in his first seven seasons, with two earning First Team All-Pro nods.  He was also named the Sporting News and the UPI Rookie of the Year.  Ranked #48 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Erik Williams (T):  DAL 1991-2000 & BAL 2001.  Williams won three Super Bowls with Dallas and went to four Pro Bowls.  He was also twice named a First Team All-Pro.

*Steve Wisniewski (G):  EAI 1989-94 & OAK 1995-2001.  A previous Semi-Finalist, Wisniewski played his entire career with the Raiders, and he was an eight-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #21 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Marshal Yanda (G):  BAL 2007-19. A Super Bowl Champion with Baltimore, Yanda went to eight Pro Bowls with two First Team and five Second Team All-Pros.  Ranked #3 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Offensive Linemen Added: **Travis Frederick, Jordan Gross, **Ryan Kalil, Lincoln Kennedy, **Joe Staley, and **Marshal Yanda. Offensive Linemen Removed: Kevin Glover, Nate Newton, Mark Stepnoski, and Max Unger.

Defensive Linemen: (18) (Down 2 from 20 Last Year)

*John Abraham (DE, also LB):  NYJ 2000-05, ATL 2006-12 & ARI 2013-14.  Recording 133.5 Sacks and 148 Tackles for Loss, Abraham was a five-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #62 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jared Allen (DE):  KAN 2004-07, MIN 2008-13, CHI 2014-15, CAR 2015.  Allen twice led the NFL in Sacks (2007 & 2011) and would have 136.0 in total.  Allen also was the 2011 runner-up for the AP Defensive Player of the Year, though he did win the Sporting News DPOY.  In his first four years of eligibility, Allen was a Finalist, a five-time Pro Bowler, and a First Team All-Pro in four of those years.  Ranked #18 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*La’Roi Glover (DT/NT):  OAK 1996, NOR 1997-2001, DAL 2002-05 & STL 2006-08.  Glover went to six straight Pro Bowls (2000-05), and in 2000, he would lead the NFL in Sacks (17.5), was second Defensive Player of the Year voting, and was a First Team All-Pro that year. He would have 83.5 career Sacks.  Ranked #212 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Casey Hampton (DT/NT):  PIT 2001-12.  Hampton played his entire career with the Steelers, winning two Super Bowls and being chosen for five Pro Bowls.  Ranked #314 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Robert Mathis (DE):  IND 2003-16.  Mathis won a Super Bowl with the Colts, thrice led the NFL in Forced Fumbles, and is the all-time leader in that category with 54.  He had 123 career Sacks, leading the NFL in that category in 2013 with 19, and also earning his only First-Team All-Pro with a second-place finish in Defensive Player of the Year voting.  Mathis went to five Pro Bowls.  Ranked #108 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Chester McGlockton (DT):  RAI 1992-94, OAK 1995-97, KAN 1998-2000, DEN 2001-02 & NYJ 2003.  McGlockton went to four straight Pro Bowls as a Raider and was once a First Team All-Pro.  He amassed 51 Sacks.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Haloti Ngata (DT):  BAL 2006-14, DET 2015-17 &, PHI 2018.  Ngata won a Super Bowl with Baltimore, where he went to five straight Pro Bowls (2009-13) and earned two First Team All-Pro Selections.  Ranked #39 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Simeon Rice (DE):  ARI 1996-2000, TAM 2001-06, DEN 2007 & IND 2007.  Rice won a Super Bowl with the Buccaneers and was a three-time Pro Bowler.  He would have 122.0 Sacks over his career.  Ranked #135 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Clyde Simmons: (DE/DT):  PHI 1986-92, ARI 1994-93, JAX 1996-97, CIN 1998 & CHI 1999-2000.  Simmons led the NFL in Sacks in 1992 (19) and was third in DPOY voting that year.  A two-time First Team All-Pro, Simmons recorded 121.5 Sacks and 966 Tackles.  Ranked #330 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Neil Smith (DE):  KAN 1988-96, DEN 1997-99 & SDG 2000.  Smith would go to six Pro Bowls and was also a First Team All-Pro in 1993 when he was the league leader in Sacks (15).  He would also win two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos and had 104.5 career Sacks.  Ranked #32 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Henry Thomas (DT/NT):  MIN 1987-94, DET 1995-96 & NWE 1997-2000.  Thomas was in the Pro Bowl twice and had 93.5 career Sacks.  Ranked #266 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Justin Tuck (DE):  NYG 2005-13 & OAK 2014-15.  Tuck was a two-time Pro Bowler and two-time Super Bowl Champion as a Giant.  He had 66.5 Sacks and 102 Tackles for Loss.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Ted Washington (NT/DT):  SFO 1991-93, BUF 1995-2000, CHI 2001-02, NWE 2003, OAK 2004-05 & CLE. 2006-07.  Washington won a Super Bowl early in his career with San Francisco and later was named to four Pro Bowls and a First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #246 in Notinhalloffame.com.

*Vince Wilfork (DT/NT):  NWE 2002-14, HOU 2015-16.  A prior semi-finalist, Wilfork won two Super Bowls with the Patriots while individually earning five Pro Bowls and one First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #140 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jamal Williams (DT/NT):  SDG 1998-2009 & DEN 2010.  Williams had three Pro Bowls, with two First Team All-Pros.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com

*Kevin Williams (DT/DE):  MIN 2003-13, SEA 2014 & NOR 2015.  Williams had six Pro Bowls and five First Team All-Pros in a career spent mainly in Minnesota.  He recorded 63 Sacks and 113 Tackles for Loss.  Ranked #25 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Pat Williams (DT):  BUF 1997-2004 & MIN 2005-10.  This Williams played with the above Williams to form the “Williams Wall” in Minnesota.  Williams was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection when he was a Viking.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Defensive Lineman added: Chester McGlockton & Clyde Simmons.  Defensive Lineman removed: Dwight Freeney (inducted), Leslie O’Neal (aged out), Julius Peppers (inducted). Justin Smith & Dana Stubblefield.

Linebackers: (20) (Down from 25 last year)

*Jessie Armstead:  NYG 1992-2001 & WAS 2002-03.  Armstead went to five straight Pro Bowls (1997-2001), the first of which he was a First Team All-Pro and third-place finisher for the Defensive Player of the Year.  He amassed 971 Tackles and 40.0 Sacks.  Ranked #263 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Brendon Ayanbadejo:  MIA 2003-04, CHI 2005-07 &, BAL 2008-12.  Ayanbadejo went to three straight Pro Bowls (2006-08) and won a Super Bowl with Baltimore.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Cornelius Bennett:  1987-00, BUF, ATL, IND.  Bennett would go to five Pro Bowls and was a First Team All-Pro in 1988.  The two-time UPI Defensive Player of the Year helped Buffalo win four AFC Championships, and he had 71.5 Sacks and 1,190 Combined Tackles.  Ranked #95 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*NaVorro Bowman:  SFO 2010-17 & OAK 2017.  Bowman was a four-time First Team All-Pro with 798 career Tackles and was the leading tackler of the 2015 campaign.  Ranked #262 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Lance Briggs:  CHI 2003-14.  Briggs went to seven straight Pro Bowls (2005-11) and was a First Team All-Pro in the first year of that streak.  He had 1,181 career Combined Tackles, 16 Interceptions and 15.0 Sacks.  Ranked #123 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Keith Brooking:  ATL 1998-2012, DAL 2009-11 &, DEN.  Brooking was a Pro Bowler for five straight years while playing for Atlanta (2001-05).  He had 1,440 Combined Tackles.  Ranked #285 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Tedy Bruschi:  NWE 1996-2008.  Bruschi won three Super Bowls with the Patriots and was a Pro Bowler in 2004.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Donnie Edwards:  KAN 1996-2001 & 2007-08 & SDG 2002-06.  Edwards went to one Pro Bowl and led the league in Tackles in 2004.  He had 1,501 career Tackles and 28 Interceptions and 23.5 Sacks. Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*James Farrior:  NYJ 1997-2001 & PIT 2002-11.  Farrior had 1,440 Tackles and 35.5 Sacks over his long career, and he was also a two-time Super Bowl winner with the Steelers.  The two-time Pro Bowl Selection was the runner-up for the 2004 AP DPOY.  Ranked #271 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*London Fletcher:  STL 1998-2001, BUF 2002-06 & WAS 2007-13.  A previous Semi-Finalist. Fletcher would win a Super Bowl early in his career with the Rams, and later on in his career, he would make the Pro Bowl four years in a row (2009-12) as a Redskin. He accumulated 2,039 Combined Tackles over his career, 23 Interceptions, and 39 Sacks.  Ranked #55 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*James Harrison:  PIT 2002, 2003-12 & 2017 -17, CIN 2013, NWE 2017.  Harrison won two Super Bowls with the Steelers and had a five-year streak of Pro Bowls from 2007 to 2011.  The two-time First Team All-Pro won the 2008 Defensive Player of the Year Award and is a previous Semi-Finalist.  Ranked #42 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Luke Kucchly: CAR 2012-19.   Kuechly is a strong contender to enter Canton on his first year of eligibility as he is a former Defensive Rookie of the Year (2012) and Defensive Player of the Year in 2013.  A two-time leader in Combined Tackles, Kuechly was a seven-time Pro Bowl and five-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #2 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Willie McGinest (Also DE):  NWE 1994-2005 & CLE 2006-08.  Twice named to the Pro Bowl, McGinest won three Super Bowls with the Patriots.  He accumulated 86.0 Sacks over his career.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ken Norton Jr.:  DAL 1988-93 & SFO 1994-2000.   Norton Jr won three Super Bowls (two with Dallas and one with San Francisco) and went to three Pro Bowls.  He also had a First Team All-Pro and a third-place finisher for the DPOY (1995) and recorded 1,272 Tackles.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Julian Peterson:  SFO 2000-05, SEA 2006-08 & DET 2009-10.  Peterson went to five Pro Bowls, secured a First Team All-Pro, and had 51.5 Sacks and 809 Tackles,  Ranked #313 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bill Romanowski: SFO 1988-93, PHI 1994-95, DEN 1996-2001 & OAK 2002-03.  Romanowski was considered one of the dirtiest players in league history, a four-time Super Bowl winner (two with San Francisco and two with Denver).  He was twice chosen for the Pro Bowl and netted 1,118 career Tackles.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Takeo Spikes:  CIN 1998-2003, BUF 2002-06, PHI 2007, SFO 2008-10 & SDG 2011-12.  Spikes was chosen for two Pro Bowls and was a First Team All-Pro in 2004.  He was also one Interceptor shy of the 20-20 club and accumulated 1,431 combined career tackles.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.’

**Terrell Suggs (Also DE):  BAL 2003-18, ARI 2019 & KAN 2019.  Suggs was the 2003 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, and eight years later, he was the consensus Defensive Player of the Year.  He went to seven Pro Bowls, was a one-time First Team All-Pro, and compiled 139 Sacks, 202 Tackles for Loss, and 200 Quarterback Hits.  He was also a huge part of Baltimore’s second Super Bowl, and as a veteran, he retired, winning a second one with Kansas City.  Ranked #13 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jessie Tuggle:  ATL 1987-2000.  A Falcon for his entire career, Tuggle led the NFL in Tackles four times, retiring with 1,805.  He also went to five Pro Bowls.  Ranked #126 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Mike Vrabel:  PIT 1997-2000, NWE 2001-08 & KAN 2009-10.  Vrabel won three Super Bowls with the Patriots, and in one season (2007), he was a First Team All-Pro, a Pro Bowler, and was fifth in DPOY voting.  He had 57 Sacks and 762 Tackles over his career.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Lee Woodall:  SFO 1994-99, CAR 2000 & DEN 2001.  Woodall won a Super Bowl with the 49ers and was also a two-time Pro Bowl Selection.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

(Linebackers added: **Luke Kuechly, Bill Romanowski & **Terrell Suggs.  Linebackers removed: Karlos Dansby. Larry Izzo, Hardy Nickerson, Bryce Paup, Joey Porter, Al Wilson & Patrick Willis (Inducted).

Defensive Backs: (18) (Up 1 from 19 Last Year)

*Eric Allen (CB):  1988-01, PHI, NOR, OAK.  Allen secured 54 Interceptions and 787 Tackles and would have six Pro Bowl Seasons, with one earning a First Team All-Pro Selection and a UPI Defensive Player of the Year Award.  He was a Finalist last year.  Ranked #46 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Eric Berry (DB): KAN 2010-18.  Berry was a five-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro Safety with 14 Interceptions and 445 Tackles.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Antoine Bethea (S): IND 2006-13, SFO 2013-16 & ARI 2017-19.  Bethea was a three-time Pro Bowl at Safety with 25 Interceptions and 1,333 Tackles.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Dre Bly (DB):  STL 1999-2002, DET 2003-06, DEN 2007-08 & SFO 2009.  Bly won a Super Bowl with the Rams and was twice named to the Pro Bowl.  He had 43 career Interceptions and 528 Tackles.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Kam Chancellor (S):  SEA 2010-17.  Chancellor won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks while going to do four Pro Bowls over his career.  He compiled 12 Interceptions with 607 Tackles.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Nick Collins (S):  GNB 2005-11.  Collins won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers and was a Pro Bowler three times. He led the NFL in Interception Return Yards in 2008 and had 21 career Interceptions.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Antonio Cromartie (CB):  2006-16, SDG, NYJ, ARI, IND.  Cromartie went to four Pro Bowls and was named a First-Team All-Pro in 2007; the same season, he led the NFL in Interceptions with ten and was fourth in DPOY voting.  He had 31 picks over his career.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

DeAngelo Hall (CB):  ATL 2004-07, OAK 2008 & WAS 2008-17.  Hall was a three-time Pro Bowler, recording 43 career Interceptions and 814 Combined Tackles.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Rodney Harrison (S):  SFG 1994-2002 & NWE 2003-08.  Harrison won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and was a Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro twice.  He would have 34 career Interceptions, 30.5 Sacks, and 1,206 Combined Tackles.  Ranked #150 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Eugene Robinson (DB):  SEA 1985-95, GNB 1996-97, ATL 1998-99 & CAR 2000.  Robinson had 57 Interceptions, 1,413 Tackles, and a Super Bowl Ring with Green Bay.  He also went to three Pro Bowls.  Ranked #241 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Samari Rolle (CB):  TEN 1998-2004 & BAL 2005-08.  Rolle went to the Pro Bowl, had a First Team All-Pro in 2000, and had 31 career Interceptions.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com

*Allen Rossum (CB):  PHI 1998-99, GNB 2000-01, ATL 2002-06, PIT 2007, SFO 2008-09 & DAL 2009.  Rossum is listed as a Cornerback but was more of a Returner.  He was a Pro Bowler in 2004 and had 15,046 All-Purpose Yards.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Bob Sanders (S):  IND 2004-10 & SDG 2011.  Sanders only played 50 Games but was the 2009 Defensive Player of the Year and owns a Super Bowl Ring with the Colts.  He is also a two-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro. Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Aqib Talib (CB): TB 2008-12, NEW 2012-13, DEN 2014-17 & LAR 2018-19.  Talib went to five consecutive Pro Bowls (2013-17) and won a Super Bowl with Denver.  He also had 35 Interceptions, returning 10 for Touchdowns.  This is his first year on the ballot.  Ranked #108 on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Earl Thomas (S):  SEA 2010-18 & BAL 2019.  A seven-time Pro Bowler, Thomas was selected for three straight First Team All-Pros (2012-14) and won a Super Bowl with the Seahawks.  The Safety had 30 Interceptions and 713 Tackles.  Ranked #8 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Charles Tillman (CB):  CHI 2004-14 & CAR 2015.  Tillman is in his first year of eligibility and was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection.  He would have 38 career Interceptions and 44 Forced Fumbles with 930 Combined Tackles.  Ranked #220 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Troy Vincent (CB):  MIA 1992-95, PHI 1996-2003, BUF 2004-05 & WAS 2006.   Vincent’s five Pro Bowls would all come consecutively (1999-2003) when he was with the Eagles. He earned First Team All-Pro honors in 2002 and had 47 Interceptions and 893 Combined Tackles.  In 2002 he also won the Walter Payton Man of the Year and Alan Page Community Award.  Ranked #259 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Darren Woodson (S):  DAL 1992-03.  Woodson was part of the Cowboys’ three Super Bowl Titles in the early 90s, a five-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro.  He has been a Semi-Finalist multiple times before and has 23 career Interceptions with 11 Sacks and 967 Combined Tackles.  Ranked #70 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Defensive Backs added: Eric Berry, **Antoine Bethea, DeAngelo Hall, **Aqib Talib & **Earl Thomas.  Defensive Backs removed: Merton Hanks (aged out), Carnell Lake, Tim McDonald (aged out) & Antoine Winfield.

Place Kickers: (8) (Up 1 from 7 Last Year)

David Akers:  WAS 1998, PHI 1999-2010, SFO 2011-12 & DET 2013.  Akers was a six-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro Selection.  He was also a two-time leader in Points Scored and Field Goals Made.  Ranked #280 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Gary Anderson:  PIT 1982-94, PHI 1995-06, SFO 1997, MIN 1998-2002 & TEN 2003-04.  Anderson went to four Pro Bowls and was the all-time leader in Points Scored and Field Goals Made at the time of his retirement.  A member of the 1980s and 1990s All-Decade Team, Anderson is currently third all-time in Points (2,434).  Ranked #206 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jason Elam:  DEN 1993-2007 & ATL 2008-09.  Elam went to three Pro Bowls, was a three-time Second Team All-Pro, and won two Super Bowl Rings with the Broncos.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jason Hanson:  DET 1992-12, The longest-tenured Lion in franchise history, Hanson went to two Pro Bowls and is fourth All-Time in Points Scored.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*John Kasay:  SEA, 1991-94,  CAR 1995-2010 & NOR 2011.  Kasay was a 19-year veteran who went to one Pro Bowl.  Kasay kicked 461 Field Goals over his career and is ninth all-time in Points Scored.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com/

*Matt Stover:  CLE 1991-95, BAL 1996-2008 & IND 2009.  Stover won a Super Bowl with the Ravens and was twice the league leader in Field Goal Percentage.  He is sixth all-time in Field Goals Made and Points Scored.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Mike Vanderjadt:  IND 1998-2005 & DAL 2006.  Vanderjadt was selected as a First Team All-Pro and Pro Bowler in 2003.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

**Adam Vinatieri: NWE 1996-2005 & IND 2006-19.  Entering his first year on the ballot, Vinatieri was a clutch performer who won four Super Bowls and was a three-time First Team All-Pro.  He is the all-time leader in Points Scored (2,673) and Field Goals Made (599). Ranked #93 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Place Kickers added: **Adam Vinatieri.  Place Kickers removed: None.

Punters: (7) (Down 1 from 8 last year)

Darren Bennett:  SDG 1995-2003 & MIN 2004-05.  Bennett was a First Team All-Pro as a rookie and was twice named to the Pro Bowl.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Jeff Feagles:  NWE 1988-89, PHI 1989-93, ARI 1994-97, SEA 1998-2002 & NYG 2004-09.  Feagles was a two-time Pro Bowler and won a Super Bowl with the Giants.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Sean Landeta:  NYG 1985-93, RAM 1993-94, STL 1995-9 & 2003-046, TAM 1997, GNB 1998 & PHI 2000-01 & 05.  Landeta won two Super Bowls with the Giants and was chosen for three First Team All-Pros.  He is currently third all-time in Punting Yards.  Ranked #204 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Shane Lechler:  OAK 2000-12 & HOU 2013-17.  Lechler went to seven Pro Bowls and was an All-Decade Selection in the 2000s and 2010s.  He is also a four-time leader in Punting Yards and a five-time leader in Yards per Punt.  Ranked #110 on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Pat McAfee:  IND 2009-16.  McAfee went to two Pro Bowls and is a one-time leader in Yards per Punt.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Brian Moorman: BUF 2001-13 & DAL 2012.  Moorman was chosen for two Pro Bowls and two First Team All-Pros.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

*Matt Turk:  WAS 1995-99, MIA 2000-01 & 2003-03, NYJ 2002, STL 2006, HOU 2007-11, JAX 2011.  Turk’s three Pro Bowls were consecutive from 1996 to 1998.  He was a First Team All-Pro in ’95.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Punters added: None.  Punters removed: Brad Maynard.

Special Teams (2): (No Change from last year)

Josh Cribbs (Also WR):  CLE 2005-12, NYJ 2013 & IND 2014.  Cribbs was a three-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro, collecting 15,453 All-Purpose Yards.  Unranked on Notinhalloffame.com.

Brian Mitchell (Also RB): WAS 1990-99, PHI 2000-02, NYG 2003.  Mitchell was a one-time Pro Bowl recipient and a four-time leader in All-Purpose Yards. He totaled 23,330 in APY and is second all-time in that statistic.  He also won a Super Bowl with Washington.  Ranked #151 on Notinhalloffame.com.

With all due respect to many of these candidates, several of these Preliminary Nominees have no realistic chance of being in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but it is a phenomenal process to test the waters overall on a player’s career.

This group will be screened down to 50 Names, which will be announced in mid-October.

This group will be pared down to 25 in November and reduced to 15 in January.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate this group of former players who made it to this stage.

There have been a lot of changes recently regarding the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and here is one that we were not expecting:

For the first time, the PFHOF has announced the preliminary names for the Senior Player Ballot, and the list includes many former greats. 

This group will be pared down to 50 names.

The 182 nominees are:

Quarterbacks (16):

Ken Anderson: CIN 1971-86.  Anderson was the consensus MVP in 1981 and the four-time Pro Bowl threw for 32,838 Yards and 197 Touchdowns.  He also was the 1975 Walter Payton Man of the Year and historically brought the Cincinnati Bengals to its first Super Bowl.  Ranked #9 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Charlie Conerly: NYG 1948-61. Conerly was a 1956 New York Giants NFL Championship Team member, was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection, and accumulated 19,488 Yards and 173 TDs.  Ranked #23 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Boomer Esiason: CIN 1984-92 & 96, NYJ 1993-95 & ARI 1996.  Esiason was the consensus 1988 MVP, leading Cincy to their second Super Bowl appearance.  The four-time Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro amassed 37,920 Passing Yards and 247 Touchdowns.  Ranked #138 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Roman Gabriel: LAR 1962-72 & PHI 1973-77.  Gabriel was the league MVP in 1969, earning four Pro Bowls and a First Team All-Pro, and he threw for 29,444 Yards and 201 TDs.  Ranked #28 on Notinhalloffame.com.

James “Shack” Harris:  BUF 1969-71, LAR 1973-76 & SDG 1977-79.  Harris was a pioneering African-American QB who was a Pro Bowl Selection in 1974.  He compiled 45 TDs and 8,136 Yards.

Bobby Hebert:  NOR 1985-92 & ATL 1993-96.  Hebert was a Pro Bowler once and compiled 135 Touchdown Passes with 21,683 Passing Yards.

Jeff Hostetler: NYG 1988-92, RAI/OAK 1993-96 & WAS 1997.  Hostetler won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants, one as a starter, and would later make the Pro Bowl with the Los Angeles Raiders.  He had 16,430 passing Yards with 94 Touchdowns.

Ron Jaworski:  RAM 1973-76, PHI 1977-88, MIA 1987-88 & KC 1989.  Jaworski won the 1980 Bert Bell Award and brought the Eagles to their first Super Bowl.  Over his career, “Jaws” threw for 179 TDs and 28,190 Yards.

Jack Kemp:  PIT 1957, LAC/SD 1960-62 & BUF 1962-69.  A seven-time AFL All-Star, Kemp led the Bills to two AFL Championships, where he was the MVP in both games.  He is also a former AFL MVP.  Ranked #116 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Daryle Lamonica:  BUF 1963-66 & OAK 1967-74.  Lamonica won three AFL Championships (two with Buffalo and one with Oakland), and was the AFL Championship MVP in the 1967 Game.  He is also a two-time AFL MVP and a five-time AFL All-Star/NFL Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #139 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Don Meredith:  DAL 1960 & 1968. “Dandy Don” went to three Pro Bowls and won the 1966 Bert Bell Award.  He threw for 135 Touchdowns and 17,199 Yards.

Jim Plunkett: NWE 1971-75, SFO 1976-77, OAK 1979-81 & RAI 1982-86.  Plunkett won two Super Bowls with the Raiders where he was the MVP in SBXV.  He compiled 164 Touchdown Passes and 25,882 Passing Yards.  Ranked #243 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Phil Simms: NYG: NYG 1979-81& 1983-93.  Simms won the NEA MVP in 1986, and won two Super Bowls (though only played in one).  A two-time Pro Bowler, He threw for 33,462 Yards and 199 Touchdowns.  Ranked #87 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Joe Theismann:  WAS 1974-85.  Theismann was a career-Redskin who was the 1982 Bert Bell Award Winner and consensus MVP the year after.  A two-time Pro Bowl, Theismann went to two Pro Bowls and threw for 25,206 Yards and 160 Touchdowns.

Doug Williams:  TB 1978-82 & WAS 1986-89.  Williams made.history as the first African-American Quarterback to win a Super Bowl when he led Washington to victory while winning the Super Bowl MVP in the process.  He overall threw for 16,988 Yards and 100 Touchdowns.

Running Backs (25):

Alan Ameche: BAL 1955-60.  Ameche was the UPI Rookie of the Year and the league’s leading rusher that year.  A two-time NFL Champion, Ameche was a four-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro who compiled 4,045 Rushing Yards and 44 Touchdowns from Scrimmage. Ranked #74 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ottis Anderson: STL 1979-86 & NYG 1986-92.  Anderson had a monster rookie campaign for St. Louis and would later win two Super Bowls with New York, where he was named a Super Bowl MVP.  He had 10,273 Rushing Yards, 3,063 Receiving Yards, and 86 Touchdowns from Scrimmage.  Ranked #57 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jon Arnett: LAR 1957-63 & CHI 1964-66.  Arnett was a five-time Pro Bowler, and on-time First Team All-Pro who amassed 6,123 Yards from Scrimmage with 36 Touchdowns.

Larry Brown: WAS 1969-76.  Brown won the 1972 AP MVP and Offensive Player of the Year and was also a four-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro Running Back.  He had 8,360 Yards from Scrimmage with 55 TDs.  Ranked #113 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Timmy Brown:  GNB 1959, PHI 1960-67 & BAL 1968.  Brown went to three Pro Bowls and won two NFL Championships with the Philadelphia Eagles.  He twice led the NFL in Yards per Touch and had 7,261 Yards and 57 Touchdowns from Scrimmage.

Earnest Byner:  CLE 1984-88 & 1994-95, WAS 1990-93 & BAL 1996-97.  Byner won two Super Bowls and amassed 12,866 Yards from Scrimmage and 71 Touchdowns.  He was also a two-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro.

Roger Craig:  SFO 1983-90, RAI 1991 & MIN 1992-93.  The first player to accumulate 1,000 Yards Rushing and Receiving, Craig won three Super Bowls, an Offensive Player of the Year, four Pro Bowls, and a First Team All-Pro.  From Scrimmage, he had 73 Touchdowns and 13,100 Yards,  Ranked #7 on Notinhalloffame.com.

John David Crow: CRD 1968-59, STL 1960-64 & SFO 1965-68.  Crow had 71 TDs and 8,692 Yards from Scrimmage.  He was also a four-time Pro Bowl Selection and one-time leader in YFS.  Ranked #154 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Clem Daniels:  DTX 1960, OAK 1961-67 & SFO 1968.  Daniels led the AFL in Rushing in 1963 and was a four-time AFL All-Star.  He also was a two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #265 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Hewritt Dixon:  DEN 1963-65 & OAK 1966-70.  Dixon won an AFL Championship with Oakland and was a four-time Pro Bowler.  He had 5,909 YFS and 28 TDs.

Chuck Foreman:  MIN 1973-79 & NWE 1980.  Foreman went to the Pro Bowl in his first five seasons and the 1973 Offensive Rookie of the Year was a two-time YFS TD leader.  He compiled 9,106 Yards from Scrimmage.  Ranked #77 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Willie Galimore: CHI 1957-63.  Galimore had a versatile offensive career for Chicago, with 5,286 All-Purpose Yards.

Pat Harder: CRD 1946-50 & DET 1951-53.  Harder was the UPI MVP in 1948 and won three NFL Championships, one with Chicago and two with Detroit.  A two-time Pro Bowl Selection, Harder had 38 Touchdowns and 3,880 Yards from Scrimmage.  Ranked #43 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Marv Hubbard: OAK 1969-75 & DET 1977.  The Fullback went to three straight Pro Bowls (1971-73, and had 24 TDs with 5,1753 Yards From Scrimmage.

Cecil Isbell: GNB 1938-42.  Isbell only played five seasons but was a four-time Pro Bowl, two-time Touchdown leader, and two-time leader in Passing Yards.  He also helped Green Bay win the NFL Championship in 1939 and was named to the 1930s All-Decade Team.  Ranked #58 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Daryl Johnston: DAL 1989-99. The Fullback helped Dallas win three Super Bowls in the 1990s, and he was twice named to the Pro Bowl.

Verne Lewellen: GNB 1924-32 & NYY 1927.  Lewellen was a First Team All-Pro four times and helped lead Green Bay to three NFL Championships.  Ranked #36 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Christian Okoye: KC 1987-92. Okoye was the NFL’s leading rusher in 1989 where he was a First Team All-Pro and the UPI Player of the Year.   He had 40 Touchdowns and 5,191 Yards From Scrimmage.

Bill Osmanski:  CHI 1939-43 & 1946-47.  Osmanski was the Rushing Leader as a rookie (699 Yards in 1939), and the three-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro was also a four-time NFL Champion with the Bears.  Ranked #210 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Glenn Presnell:  PRT 1931-33 & DET 1934-36.  Presnell won an NFL Championship with Detroit in 1935 and led the NFL in Rushing Touchdowns (6) in 1933.  Ranked #332 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Mark van Eeghen:  OAK 1974-81 & NEW 1982-83.  A one-time Pro Bowl Selection, van Eeghen won two Super Bowls with the Oakland Raiders.  He had 41 Touchdowns and 8,234 Yards from Scrimmage.

Herschel Walker: DAL 1986-89 & 1996-97, MIN 1989-1991, PHI 1992-94 & NYG 1985.  Walker began his career in the USFL, where he was hands down their best player.  He later had two Pro Bowls in the NFL and led the league in YFS once.  Ranked #90 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Byron “Whizzer” White: PIT 1938 & DET 1940-41.  White only played three years in the NFL and was the Rushing Leader in two.  He is also a two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #155 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Sammy Winder: DEN 1982-90.  Winder played her entire career with the Broncos, compiling 48 Touchdowns and 6,720 Yards From Scrimmage.

Paul “Tank” Younger: RAM 1949-57 & PIT 58.  Younger won an NFL Championship with the Los Angeles Rams and was a four-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro.  Younger rushed for 3,640 Yards and 34 Touchdowns and was also a potent Linebacker.  Ranked #181 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Wide Receivers/Tight Ends (31):

Mark Bavaro: NYG 1985-90, CLE 1992 & PHI 1993-94.  A two-time Tight End with the Giants, Bavaro caught 39 TDs with 4,733 Yards.  He was also a two-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.

Gino Cappelletti: BOS 1960-70.  The incredibly versatile Cappelletti did it all in the first decade of the Patriots, where he was the AFL Player of the Year and a five-time AFL All-Star.  Ranked #142 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Raymond Chester: OAK 1970-72 & 1978-81 & BAL 1973-77.  Chester was a four-time Pro Bowl Tight End with 5,013 Receiving Yards and 48 TDs. He also won a Super Bowl with the Raiders. 

Todd Christensen: NYG 1979-80 & OAK/RAI 1980-88.  The quintessential Tight End of the 1980s, Todd Christensen won two Super Bowls with the Raiders.  He had 41 Touchdowns and 5,872 Yards.  Ranked #60 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Mark Clayton: MIA 1983-92 & GNB 1993.  Clayton was Dan Marino’s best weapon and had two years where he led the NFL in Touchdown Receptions.  He had 84 TDs and 8,974 Yards.  Ranked #245 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Gary Collins: CLE 1962-71.  Collins had a dual role as a Wide Receiver and Punter and accrued 70 Touchdowns from the air,  Ranked #133 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Isaac Curtis: CIN 1973-84. Curtis was a Pro Bowl Selection in his first four years and a three-time Second-Team All-Pro.  He had 7,101 Receiving Yards and 53 Touchdowns.

Carroll Dale: RAM 1960-64, GNB 1965-72 & MIN 1973.  A two-time Super Bowl and three-time NFL Champion with Green Bay, Dale had an impressive 8,277 Yards with 52 Touchdowns.

Lavvie Dilweg: MIL 1926 & GNB 1927-34.  Dilwag was a three-time NFL Champion with Green Bay and was chosen for the 1920s All-Decade Team.  Ranked #5 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Boyd Dowler: GNB 1959-69 & WAS 1971.  Five-time NFL Champion and two-time Super Bowl winner, Boyd Dowler also was a two-time Pro Bowl recipient who had 7,270 Yards and 40 TDs.  Ranked #158 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Henry Ellard: RAM 1983-93, WAS 1994-98 & NEW 1998.  Ellard compiled 13,777 Yards and 65 Touchdowns in a career where he once led the NFL in Receiving Yards.  He is also a three-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #69 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jimmie Giles: HOU 1977, TAM 1978-86, DET 1986-87, PHI 1987-89.  A four-time Pro Bowl Tight End as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer, Giles had 5,084 Yards with 41 Touchdowns over his career.

Billie Howton: GNB 1952-58, CLE 1959 & DAL 1960-62.  Howton was a four-time Pro Bowl at End who twice led the NFL in Receiving Yards.  He was also a two-time First Team All-Pro who amassed 8,459 Yards with 61 Touchdowns.  Ranked #51 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Harold Jackson: RAM 1968 & 1973-77, PHI 1969-72, BEW 1978-81, MIN 1982 & SEA 1983.  A five-time Pro Bowler, Jackson won two Receiving Yards Titles and compiled 10,372 Yards and 76 Touchdowns.  Ranked #49 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Billy “White Shoes” Johnson:  HOU 1974-80, ATL 1982-87 & WAS 1988.  One of the most prolific Returners in football history, Johnson had 10,795 All-Purpose Yards and was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection. Ranked #118 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Brent Jones: SFO 1987-97.  A four-time Pro Bowl at Tight End, Jones won three Super Bowls with the 49ers while catching 33 Touchdowns and 5,195 Yards.

Homer Jones: NYG 1964-69 & CLE 1970.  Jones was twice named to the Pro Bowl, and over his career, he accrued 4,986 Yards and 36 Touchdowns.  In 1967, he led the NFL in Touchdowns from Scrimmage (14).

Ken Kavanaugh: CHI 1940-41 & 1945-50.  Kavanaugh had 50 Receiving Touchdowns, and was a two-time leader in that category.  He also was a two-time Pro Bowl selection who helped Chicago win three NFL Championships.  Ranked #188 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Stanley Morgan: NWE 1977-89 & IND 1990.  A four-time Pro Bowl Selection, Stanley Morgan compiled 72 Touchdowns with 10,716 Receiving Yards.  He was also a three-time leader in Yards per Reception.    Ranked #278 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Art Powell: PHI 1959, NYT 1960-62, OAK 1963-66, BUF 1967 & MIN 1968.  Powell, who was a Finalist last year, was a two-time Receiving Yards leader in the AFL.  A four-time AFL-All-Star and two-time First Team All-Pro, Powell had 8,046 Yards and 81 Touchdowns.

Mike Quick: PHI 1982-90.  Quick led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 1983, which began his five-year Pro Bowl streak.  He also was a two-time First Team All-Pro who compiled 6,454 Yards and 61 TDs.  Ranked #300 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bob Scarpitto: SDG 1961, DEN 1962-67 & BOS 1968.  A career-AFL Player, Scarpitto had 27 Touchdowns and 2,651 Yards, but was also an AFL All-Star at Punter.  He twice led the AFL in Punting Yards.   

Sterling Sharpe: GNB 1988-94.  Sharpe led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 1992, was a three-time First Team All-Pro, had five Pro Bowls, and compiled 65 Touchdowns and 8,134 Yards in only seven seasons.  Had injures not taken him down early, Sharpe would already be in.  Ranked #26 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Del Shofner: RAM 1957-60 & NYG 1961-67.  Shofner went to five Pro Bowls and was selected to the First Team All-Pro in all of them.  He accumulated 6,470 Yards and 51 Touchdowns over his career.  Ranked #10 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Pat Studstill:  DET 1961-67, RAM 1968-71 & NWE 1972.  Studstill led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 1966, Punting Yards in 196, and Punt Return Yards in 1962.  That is a pretty nifty skill set.

John Taylor: SFO 1987-95.  Taylor played his entire career with San Francisco, where he won three Super Bowls.  He accumulated 5,598 Receiving Yards, 43 Touchdowns, and two Pro Bowls.

Lionel Taylor: CHI 1959, DEN 1960-66 & HOU 1967-68.  Taylor blossomed in Denver, where he was a five-time AFL leader in Receptions and a three-time First Team All-Star and three-time AFL All-Star.  He compiled 45 Touchdowns and 7,195 Yards.  Ranked #134 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Otis Taylor: KAN 1965-75. Taylor won two AFL Championships and a Super Bowl with Kansas City who had 60 TDs and 7,467 Yards From Scrimmage.  He was also a two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #14 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Rick Upchurch: DEN 1975-83.  Upchurch amassed 4,369 Receiving Yards with 24 TD, but the three-time First Team All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowl player had more production in returns with 5,363 Yards and 8 TDs.  Ranked #221 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Bobby Walston: PHI 1951-62.  Walston won an NFL Championship with the Eagles and compiled 5,363 Yards with 46 TDs from the air.

Billy Wilson: SFO 1951-60.  Wilson played his entire career with the 49ers where he was named to six consecutive Pro Bowls (1954-59).  He was also a one-time First-Team All-Pro, a three-time leader in receptions, and compiled 49 Touchdowns and 5,902 Receiving Yards.  Ranked #169 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Offensive Lineman (28):

Harris Barton: SFO 1987-96.  Barton won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers, where he was twice named in the Pro Bowl and was a one-time First Team All-Pro.

Dick Barwegan: NYY 1947, BCL 1948-49, CHI 1950-52 & BAL 1953-54.  Barwegen was named to the 1950’s All-Decade Team and was a four-time First Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #176 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ed Budde: KAN 1963-76.  Budde was a seven-time AFL All-Star/Pro Bowl who helped the Kansas City Chiefs win two AFL Championships and a Super Bowl.  Ranked #56 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Randy Cross: SFO 1976-88.  Cross is a three-time Super Bowl winner and also was a three-time Pro Bowler.  Ranked #268 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ray Donaldson: BAL 1980-83, IND 1984-92, SEA 1993-94 & DAL 1995-96.  Donaldson was a Super Bowl champion with Dallas and a six-time Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #237 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ox Emerson:  PRT 1931-33, DET 1933-37 & BKN 1938.  Emerson was selected for the 1930s All-Decade Team and five First Team All-Pros.  He also helped the Detroit Lions to an NFL Championship.  Ranked #20 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bill Fralic:  ATL 1985-92 & DET 1993.  Playing mostly at Right Guard, Fralic went to four Pro Bowls, with a pair of First Team All-Pros.  Ranked #223 on Notinhalloffame.com

Gale Gillingham: GNB 1996-74 & 1976.  Gillingham was a Guard on Green Bay’s first two Super Bowl-winning teams, and he was also a five-time Pro Bowl with three First-Team All-Pros.  Ranked #124 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Kevin Glover. DET 1985-97 & SEA 1988-99.  The versatile Lineman went to three Pro Bowls with the Lions and is on Detroit’s All-Time Team.

Charles “Buckets” Goldenberg: GNB 1933-45.  Goldenberg was a three-time NFL Champion with Green Bay and is a member of the 1930s All-Decade Team and Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.  Ranked #225 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Wayne Hawkins: OAK 1960-70.  Hawkins helped the Raiders win an AFL Championship, and from 1983 to 1967, the Guard was named an AFL All-Star and Second Team All-Pro.

Jay Hilgenberg: CHI 1981-91, CLE 1992 & NOR 1993.  Hilgenberg was the Center for the Super Bowl Shuffle winning team, and the two-time First Team All-Pro also had a seven-year run of Pro Bowls from 11985 to 1991.  Ranked #73 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Chris Hinton: BAL 1984, IND 1984-89, ATL 1990-1993 & MIN 1994-95. Hinton went to six Pro Bowls, five of which were as a Colt.  Ranked #161 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Joe Jacoby: WAS 1981-93.  A famed member of the Hogs, Jacoby was part of all three of Washington’s Super Bowl wins and was a four-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #37 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Mike Kenn: ATL 1978-94.  Kenn is one of the finest offensive linemen in Falcons history, and the Left Tackle would earn five Pro Bowls and two First Team All-Pros. Ranked #64 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bob Kuechenberg: MIA 1970-83.  The versatile Lineman was a significant component in Miami’s back-to-back Super Bowl Championships in the early 70s, and he was also named to six Pro Bowls and one First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #31 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

George Kunz: ATL 1869-74 & BAL 1975-78 & 80.  Kunz was a seven-time Pro Bowl Tackle and would add a First Team All-Pro in his first year as a Colt.  Ranked #103 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Don Mosebar: RAI 1983-94.  Msebar played his entire career with the Los Angeles Raiders where the Center was a three-time Pro Bowl winner and one-time Super Bowl winner.

Ralph Neely: DAL 1965-77.  Neely won two Super Bowls with Dallas and was a three-time First Team All-Pro at Right Tackle.  Ranked #218 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Nate Newton: DAL 1986-98 & CAR 1999.  Newton was a six-time Pro Bowl, and two-time First Team All-Pro Guard and won three Super Bowls as a Dallas Cowboy.  Ranked #190 on Notinhalloffame.com.

John Niland: DAL 1966-74 & PHI 1975.  Niland went to the Pro Bowl in six straight seasons (1968-73) and was chosen for three First Team All-Pros.  The Guard also won a Super Bowl with Dallas.  Ranked #213 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Dick Schafrath: CLE 1959-71.  A Cleveland Brown for the entirety of his career, Schafrath was a six-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro at Left Tackle.  He is also a former NFL Champion.  Ranked #41 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Luis Sharpe: STL 1982-87, PHO 1988-93 & ARI 1994.  Sharpe played his entire career with the Cardinals when they were billed from three different laces (St. Louis, Phoenix & Arizona)

Walt Sweeney: SDG 1963-73 & WAS 1974-75.  Sweeney won an AFL Championship with San Diego and the Guard was chosen for nine consecutive AFL All-Stars/NFL Pro Bowls (1963-72).  He was also a two-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #53 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Fuzzy Thurston: BAL 1958 & GNB 1959-67.  The highly decorated Guard won six NFL Championships (one with Baltimore and five with Green Bay) and was a member of the Packers first two Super Bowl teams.  He is also a one-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #230 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jim Tyrer: DTX 1961-62, KAN 1963-73 & WAS 1974.  A three-time AFL Champion with the Texans/Chiefs, the Left Tackle was a six-time First Team All-Pro and nine-time AFL All-Star/Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #12 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ed White: MIN 1969-77 & SDG 1978-85.  White had a long career split between the Vikings and Chargers and the Guard went to four Pro Bowls.

Al Wistert: PHI 1943-51.  Wistert was an All-Decade player of the 1940s who propelled Philadelphia to two NFL Championships.  He was also a four-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #38 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Defensive Linemen (27):

Lyle Alzado: DEN 1971-78, CLE 1979-81 & RAI 1982-85; A:   Super Bowl winner with the Los Angeles Raiders, Alzado was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection.  The two-time First Team All-Pro also won the 1977 UPI Defensive Player of the Year. Ranked #233 on Notinhalloffame.com.

George Andrie: DAL 1962-72.  Andrie was a career-Cowboy who led the NFL in Sacks in 1966 (18.5).  He went to five straight Pro Bowls from 1965 to 1969 and won a Super Bowl in his final season.  Ranked #328 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Al “Bubba” Baker:  DET 1978-82, STL 1983-86, CLR 1987 & 1989-90 & MIN 1988.  Baker was a Pro Bowl Selection in his first three seasons and was a two-time leader in Sacks.  Ranked #325 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Roger Brown: DET 1960-66 & RAM 1967-69.  Brown went to six consecutive Pro Bowls (1962-67) and was twice named a First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #160 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ray Childress: HOU 1985-95 & DAL 1996.  Childress was a five-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro.  He was also a four-time Second Team All-Pro.  Ranked #86 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ben Davidson: GNB 1961, WAS 1962-63 & OAK 1964-71.  Davidson won an NFL Championship as a rookie in Green Bay and later was an AFL Champion with Oakland.  As a Raider, he was a three-time AFL All-Star.

Mark Gastineau:  NYJ 1979-88.  Named the UPI Defensive Player of the Year in 1984, Gastineau was a two-time Sack leader, a three-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler.  He had 107 career Sacks, and four top ten AP Defensive Player of the Year finishes.  Ranked #59 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bill Glass:  DET 1958-61 & CLE 1962-68.  Glass was a four-time Pro Bowl who won an NFL Championship with Cleveland.  He had 87 Sacks over his career.

L.C. Greenwood:  PIT 1969-81.  Greenwood was a vital member of the Steelers 1970s dynasty that won four Super Bowls.  A six-time Prowl and two-time First Team All-Pro, Greenwood accumulated 78 Sacks.  Ranked #4 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Rosey Grier: NYG 1955-62 & RAM 1963-66.  Grier helped the Giants win an NFL Championship, and he was later part of the Rams Fearsome Foursome Defense.  Ranked #68 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Rich Jackson:  OAK 1966, DEN 1967-72 & CLE.  The first true defensive star of the Broncos, Rich “Tombstone” Jackson is one of the few Defensive Ends who collected three straight First Team All-Pros.  Ranked #185 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Ed “Too Tall” Jones:  DAL 1974-78 & 1980-89.  Jones had 106 Sacks over his career that netted him three Pro Bowls, a First Team All-Pro and a Super Bowl ring.  Ranked #289 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Sean Jones:  RAI 1984-87, HOU 1988-93 & GNB 1994-96.  A Super Bowl winner in his last year in the NFL (Green Bay ’96), Jones had 112 Sacks and went to the Pro Bowl once.

Tom Keating:  BUF 1964-65, OAK 1966-67 & 1969-72, PIT 1973 & KAN 1974-75.  Keating won two AFL Championships and was also a two-time AFL All-Star. 

Gene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb:  RAM 1953-55, BAL 1956-60 & PIT 1961-62.  A two-time NFL Champion with Baltimore, Lipscomb was a two-time First Team All-Pro and, in 1961, was the unofficial NFL leader in Sacks.  Ranked #82 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jim Marshall: CLE 1960 & MIN 1961-78.  The ironman of his day, Marshall brought the Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances and was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection along the way.  He had 130.5 lifetime Sacks.  Ranked #22 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Leonard Marshall: NYG 1983-92, NYJ 1993 & WAS 1994.  Marshall had 83.5 Sacks and 714 Tackles over his career and won two Super Bowls with the Giants.  He also went to two Pro Bowls.

Harvey Martin: DAL 1973-83.  Martin won the AP Defensive Player of the Year in 1977 and the four-time Pro Bowl Selection won a Super Bowl with the Cowboys.  He had 114 career Sacks.  Ranked #122 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Leslie O’Neal: SDG 1986-95, STL 1996-97 & KAN 1998-99.  O’Neal was the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1986 and would later go to six Pro Bowls as a San Diego Charger.  He had 1132.5 Sacks.  Ranked #71 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Michael Dean Perry:  CLE 1988-94, DEN 1995-97 & KC 1997.  The 1989 UPI Defensive Player of the Year, Perry was chosen for six Pro Bowls and two First Team All-Pros while recording 61 Sacks.  He won a Super Bowl late in his career with Denver  Ranked #166 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Lou Rymkus: WAS 1943, CLE 1946-51.  Rymkus won four AAFC Titles and an NFL Championship as Cleveland’s Right Tackle.  Ranked #304 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Tom Sestak:  BUF 1962-68.  Buffalo’s Right Defensive Tackle for seven seasons, Sestak anchored the Bills to two AFL Championships while earning three consecutive First Team All-Pros (1963-65) and four AFL All-Stars (1962-65).  He was also the AFL’s leader in Sacks in 1964 (15.5) and had 52 overall.  Ranked #191 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Otis Sistrunk:  OAK 1973-78.  Sistrunk was an Oakland Raider for all seven of his NFL campaigns, where he went to one Pro Bowl and won a Super Bowl.  He had 53 career Sacks.

Fred Smerlas:  BUF 1979-89, SFO 1990 & NWE 1991-92.  The Nose Tackle was a five-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro during his time in Buffalo.  Ranked #236 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bubba Smith: BAL 1967-71, OAK 1973-74 & HOU 1975-76.  Smith won a Super Bowl with the Colts and was twice a Pro Bowl Selection.  He also was once a First Team All-Pro and he had career 52.5 Sacks.

Bill Stanfill:  MIA 1969-76.  Stanfill was Miami’s Right Defensive End for eight years, where he won two Super Bowls and was a five-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  He compiled 69.5 Sacks and was the league-leader in that stat in 1973.  Ranked #297 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Greg Townsend:  RAI 1983-93, PHI 1994 & OAK 1997.  Townend won a Super Bowl with the Raiders, was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection and secured 109.5 Sacks.

Linebackers (22):

Carl Banks: NYG 1984-92, WAS 1993 & CLE 1994-95.  A two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Giants, Banks was one-time All-Pro with 860 career Tackles. Ranked #226 in Notinhalloffame.com.

Maxie Baughan: PHI 1960-65, RAM 1966-70 & WAS 1974.  Baughan was a NFL Champion with Philadelphia was a nine-time Pro Bowl Selection.  He also was a one-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Second Team All-Pro.  Ranked #15 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bill Bergey: CIN 1969-73 & PHI 1974-80.  Bergey was the 1969 Defensive Rookie of the Year and was the runner-up for the Defensive Player of the Year in 1974.  He was two-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #148 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Dan Conners: OAK 1964-74.  Connors played his entire career in Oakland where he won an AFL Championship and was a three-time AFL All-Star.

Mike Curtis: BAL 1965-75, SEA 1976 & WAS 1977-78.  Curtis helped Baltimore win Super Bowl V and individually was a one-time First Team All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowl recipient.  Ranked #173 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Joe Fortunato:  CHI 1955-66.  Fortunato played his entire career with the Bears, where he won an NFL Championship and earned three consecutive First Team All-Pros (1963-65).  Ranked #91 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Larry Grantham:  NYT 1960-62 & NYJ 1963-72.  Grantham was a five-time AFL All-Star, and three-time First Team All-Pro, who was part of the historical Jets team that won Super Bowl III.  Ranked #63 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Tom Jackson: DEN 1973-86.  Jackson played his entire career with Denver and was a part of their first two Super Bowl appearances.  He was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection with an even 40 Sacks.

Vaughn Johnson: NOR 1986-93 & PHI 1994.  Johnson went to four Pro Bowls and was third in Defensive Player of the Year voting in 1990.

Lee Roy Jordan: DAL 1963-76.  Playing his entire career with the Cowboys, Jordan patrolled the interior and was a five-time Pro Bowler in the process.  He also won a Super Bowl with Big D.  Ranked #35 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Seth Joyner: PHI 1986-93, ARI 1994-96, GNB 1997 & DEN 98.  Joyner won a Super Bowl late in his career with Denver but was at his best with Philadelphia, where he had two of his three Pro Bowls and was the runner-up for the Defensive Player of the Year in 1991.  He had 1,123 Tackles and 52 Sacks.  Ranked #291 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Wilber Marshall: CHI 1984-87, WAS 1988-92, HOU 1993, ARI 1994 & NYJ 1995.  Marshall won two Super Bowls (one with Chicago and one with Washington), and the three-time Pro Bowl Selection had 23 Interceptions, 45 Sacks, and 1,043 Tackles.  Ranked #120 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Rod Martin: OAK 1977-81 & RAI 1983-88.  Martin played his entire career with the Raiders winning two Super Bowls and earning two Pro Bowls.  He had 14 Interceptions and 56.5 Sacks.

Clay Matthews Jr.: CLE 1978-93 & ATL 1994-96.  Matthews Jr. was a three-time leader in Combined Tackles with 1,595 overall.  A four-time Pro Bowl Selection, Matthews Jr. also had 82.5 Sacks and 16 Interceptions.  Ranked #94 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Karl Mecklenberg: DEN 1983-94.  Mecklenburg was a beast in the interior, compiling three First Team All-Pros, six Pro Bowls, 79 Sacks, and 1,118 Tackles.  Ranked #76 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Matt Millen: OAK 1980-81, RAI 1982-88, SFO 1989-90 & WAS 1991.  The one-time Pro Bowler won four Super Bowls over his career.

Tommy Nobis: ATL 1966-78.  Nobis was the Rookie of the Year and a five-time Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #30 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jack “Hacksaw” Reynolds: RAM 1970-80 & SFO 1981-84.  A two-time Super Bowl winner with San Francisco, Reynolds went to two Pro Bowls with the Los Angeles Rams. 

Andy Russell: PIT 1963 & 1966-76.  Russell was the veteran on Pittsburgh’s first two Super Bowl Championships and a seven-time Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #136 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Pat Swilling: NOR 1986-92, DET 1993-94 & OAK 1995-96 & 1998.   Swilling was named the 1991 AP Defensive Player of the Year and the five-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro accumulated 107.5 Sacks over his career. Ranked #72 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Darryl Talley: BUF 1983-94, ATL 1995 & MIN 1996.  Talley went to two Pro Bowls and was part of the Buffalo squad that went to four straight Super Bowls.  He compiled 1,252 Tackles and 38.5 Sacks.

Phil Villapiano: OAK 1971-79 & BUF 1980-83.  Villapino went to four straight Pro Bowls (1973-76), and was a Super Bowl winner with the Oakland Raiders.

Defensive Backs (28):

Dick Anderson:  MIA 1968-77.  Anderson was the 1968 Defensive Rookie of the Year, and the 1973 Defensive Player of the Year, and won two Super Bowls.  A two-time First Team All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowl Selection, Anderson had 24 Interceptions.  Ranked #89 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Bobby Boyd:  BAL 1960-68.  Boyd won an NFL Championship with the Colts and was a three-time First Team All-Pro.  He led the league in Interceptions in 1965 and had 57 in total.  Ranked #34 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Joey Browner:  MIN 1983-91 & TAM 1992.   Browner went to six consecutive Pro Bowls as a Strong Safety and was a First-Team All-Pro in three of those years.  He recorded 37 interceptions over his career.  Ranked #130 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Deron Cherry: KC 1981-91.  Cherry played mostly at Free Safety, where he was a six-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro.  He had an even 50 Interceptions.  Ranked #19 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Nolan Cromwell: RAM 1977-87.  Cromwell recorded 37 Interceptions and the Safety was named the 1980 UPI Defensive Player of the Year.  He was also a four-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro.  Ranked #149 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Thom Darden:  CLE 1972-81.  Darden led the NFL in Interceptions once, went to one Pro Bowl, and was a three-time Second Team All-Pro.

Don Doll:  DET 1949-52, WAS 1953 & RAM 1954.  Doll helped the Lions win the 1952 NFL Championship was a four-time Pro Bowl Selection, and is part of the Lions All-Time Team.

Pat Fischer:  STL 1961-67 & WAS 1968-77.  Fischer recorded 56 Interceptions (29 with St. Louis & 27 with Washington) and was twice named to the Pro Bowl.  Ranked #128 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Dave Grayson: DTX 1961-62, KAN 1963-84 & OAK 1965-70.  Grayson won two AFL Titles (one with Dallas and one with Oakland) and the DB was a three-time First Team All-Pro and six-time AFL All-Star.  He led the AFL in Interceptions in 1968 and had 48 in total.  Ranked #101 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Cornell Green: DAL 1962-74.  Another career Dallas Cowboy, Green was twice named a First Team All-Pro and five Pro Bowls and helped them win their first Super Bowl.  He had 34 career Interceptions.  Ranked #178 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Merton Hanks: SFO 1991-98 & SEA 1999.  Hanks was a 49er for all but his final season, and in San Francisco, the Free Safety was a four-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro.  He also won a Super Bowl there and had 33 career Interceptions.

Lester Hayes: OAK 1977-81 & RAI 1982-86.  A two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Raiders, Hayes was the consensus Defensive Player of the Year in 1980.  The Cornerback was a one-time First Team All-Pro, a five-time Pro Bowl Selection, and had 39 picks over his career.  Ranked #17 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Albert Lewis:  KAN 1983-93, RAI 1994 & OAK 1995-98.  Lewis went to four straight Pro Bowls (1987-90) was a two-time First Team All-Pro and compiled 42 Interceptions.  Ranked #98 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Terry McDaniel: RAI 1988-94, OAK 1995-97 & SEA 1998.  McDaniel went to five consecutive Pro Bowls from 1992 to 1996 with a pair of Second Team All-Pros.  He had 35 Interceptions. 

Tim McDonald: STL-PHO 1987-92 & SFO 1993-99.  McDonald split his career nearly evenly with two teams as he had three Pro Bowls, Second Team All-Pros and 20 TDs each with both the 49ers and Cardinals.  Ranked #194 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Eddie Meador: RAM 1959-70.  Meador is one of the most prolific Defensive Backs in RMS history and was a six-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  He amassed a franchise record of 46 Interceptions.  Ranked #80 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jim Norton: HOU 1960-68.  Norton players at Safety and Punter, and was a three-time AFL All-Star with 45 Interceptions. 

Lemar Parrish: CIN 1970-77, WAS 1978-81 & BUF 1982.  Parrish went to eight Pro Bowls with a First Team All-Pro while recording 47 Interceptions.  Ranked #16 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jimmy Patton:  NYG 1955-66.  From 1958 to 1962, Patton went to the Pro Bowl and was a First Team All-Pro.  The long-time Safety had 51 Interceptions and was an NFL Champion in 1956.  Ranked #40 on Notinhalloffame.com. 

Jake Scott: MIA 1970-75 & WAS 1976-78.  Scott won two Super Bowls with the Dolphins, winning an MVP in one of them, and the Safety was also a five-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro.  He had 47 career Interceptions.  Ranked #54 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Dennis Smith:  DEN 1981-94.  Smith earned six Pro Bowls and had 15 Sacks, 30 Interceptions, and 1,158 Tackles in a career spent entirely in Denver.   Ranked #286 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Jack Tatum: OAK 1971-79 & HOU 1980.  The feared Safety went to three straight Pro Bowls (1973-75), won a Super Bowl with Oakland, and had 37 Interceptions.

Roosevelt Taylor: CHI 1961-69, SFO 1969-71 & WAS 1972.  Taylor won an NFL Championship with Chicago and the two-time Pro Bowl Safety recorded 32 Interceptions.

Mike Wagner: PIT 1971-80.  Wagner won four Super Bowls with the Steelers where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and had 36 Interceptions.

Everson Walls: DAL 1981-89, NYG 1990-92 & CLE 1992-93.  Walls had 57 Interceptions and was a four-time Pro Bowl Selection with a Super Bowl ring with the Giants.  Ranked #85 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Dave Whitsell: DET 1958-60, CHI 1961-66 & NOR 1967-69.  Whitsell was an NFL Champion with Chicago and was a one-time Interception Leader in his first year in New Orleans.  The one-time Pro Bowl Selection had 46 career picks.

Fred Williamson: PIT 1960 & OAK 1961-67.  Fred “The Hammer” Williamson was a two-time First Team All-Pro and three-time AFL All-Star.  He had 36 Interceptions.

Louis Wright: DEN 1975-86.  Wright played all 12 of his NFL seasons with Denver, where he went to five Pro Bowls and earned two First Team All-Pros.  He had 26 career Interceptions.  Ranked #27 on Notinhalloffame.com.

Punters/Kickers (3)

Jim Bakken: STL 1962-78.  Bakken was a four-time Pro Bowl Kicker and two-time First-Team All-pro. He scored 1,380 career Points.

Norm Johnson: SEA 1982-90, ATL 1991-94, PIT 1005-98 & PHI 1999.  An 18-year veteran, Johnson went to two Pro Bowls and scored 1,736 Points.

Nick Lowery: NWE 1978, KAN 1980-93 & NYJ 1994-96.  Lowery went to four Pro Bowls and was a three-time Field Goal Percentage leader.  He had 1,711 over his length career.

Special Teams (2)

Mel Gray: NOR 1986-88, DET 1989-94, HOU 1995-96, TEN 1997 & PHI 1997.  Gray was an All-Decade Retuner who was chosen for four Pro Bowls and three First Team All-Pros.  He had 13,279 All-Purpose Yards.

Steve Tasker: HOU 1985-86 & BUF 1986-97.  Tasker went to four Super Bowls with Buffalo and was a seven-time Pro Bowl Selection.  Ranked #121 on Notinhalloffame.com.

As always at Notinhalloffame.com, it is onward and upward for us, and we have an additional add-on to our Football Futures Section: those who are eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2028.

The entire list of candidates in 2028 is here, but individually, they are:

A.J. Green:  Green was a potent Wide Receiver who was a six-time Pro Bowl Selection.  He amassed 10,514 Receiving Yards with 70 Touchdowns and played most of his career with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Brett Kern:  Kern was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection as a Punter.

DeSean Jackson:  A three-time Pro Bowler best known for his time as a Philadelphia Eagle, Jackson was a four-time league leader in Yards per Reception.  He had 11,263 Receiving Yards.

Devin McCourty:  McCourty played his entire professional career with the New England Patriots, where the Defensive Back was a three-time Super Bowl Champion and two-time Pro Bowl Selection.

Jamie Collins:  Collins won a Super Bowl with the Patriots, and the Linebacker went to one Pro Bowl.

J.J. Watt:  Watt is a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, five-time First Team All-Pro, five-time Pro Bowl Selection, and former Walter Payton Man of the Year and has a case as the best defensive player of the 2010s.  This is as close to a lock as it gets.

Kevin Huber:  The former Punter was a Pro Bowl Selection once.

Kevin Rudolph:  Playing most of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, Rudolph was a two-time Pro Bowl at Tight End.

Mark Ingram:  A former Heisman Trophy winner, Ingram rushed for over 8,000 Yards with 65 Touchdowns and was a three-time Pro Bowler.

Matt Ryan.  Ryan won an MVP, an Offensive Player of the Year, and was the consensus Rookie of the Year.  A three-time Pro Bowl Selection, Ryan threw for 62,792 Yards and 381 Touchdowns.

Robbie Gould:  A successful Place Kicker associated with the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers, Gould twice led the NFL in Field Goals Made.

Taylor Lewan:  Lewan played his pro career with the Tennessee Titans, where the Offensive Lineman was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection.

Tom Brady:  If J.J. Watt is a lock, then Tom Brady’s bust has already been built.  The seven-time Super Bowl Champion and multi-time MVP was the GOAT of Football and arguably all of team sports.

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Your votes and opinions are crucial in shaping the future of these candidates. We value your input and look forward to hearing your thoughts!

The problem with running a Hall of Fame-related website is that many of the big ones we cover all have announcements within months of each other.  The backbone of what we do is list-related, resulting in a long push to revise what we already have, specifically now with our Football and Basketball Lists.

At present, we have a minor update as we have completed the next twenty-five of the 2024 Football List, which will expand to 400, and you can comment on and vote on:

The new 301 to 325:

301. Warrick Dunn
302. Levon Kirkland
303. Roddy White
304. Lou Rymkus
305. Kyle Williams
306. Willie Galimore
307. Keith Lincoln
308. Jerry Norton
309. Bobby Walston
310. Sherrill Headrick
311. Wayne Walker
312. Ryan Kalil*
313. Julian Peterson
314. Casey Hampton
315. Vic Sears
316. Swede Youngstrom
317. Ron McDole
318. Daryl Johnston
319. Nnamdi Asomugha
320. Bob Talamini
321. Sam Madison
322. Wesley Walls
323. Gaynell Tinsley
324. Jack Ferrante
325. Bubba Baker 

*Denotes First Year of Eligibility.

Rankings are impacted annually based on your comments and votes.

Thank you all for your patience. We will soon unveil more changes to the football, basketball and hockey lists.

The problem with running a Hall of Fame-related website is that many of the big ones we cover all have announcements within months of each other.  The backbone of what we do is list-related, resulting in a long push to revise what we already have, specifically now with our Football and Basketball Lists.

At present, we have a minor update as we have completed the next twenty-five of the 2024 Football List, which you can comment on and vote on:

The new 276 to 300:

276. Keith Millard
277. Derrick Johnson
278. Stanley Morgan
279. Leon Gray
280. David Akers
281. Buster Ramsey
282. Beattie Feathers
283. Russ Francis
284. Carson Palmer
285. Keith Brooking
286. Dennis Smith
287. Frank Cope
288. Charles Mann
289. Ed “Too Tall” Jones
290. Rich Gannon
291. Seth Joyner
292. E.J. Holub
293. Mel Gray
294. Bart Oates
295. Fred Arbanas
296. Michael Vick
297. Bill Stanfill
298. George Svendsen
299. Hanford Dixon
300. Mike Quick 

*Denotes First Year of Eligibility.

Rankings are impacted annually based on your comments and votes.

Thank you all for your patience. We will soon unveil more changes to the football and basketball lists.

The problem with running a Hall of Fame-related website is that many of the big ones we cover all have announcements within months of each other.  The backbone of what we do is list-related, resulting in a long push to revise what we already have, specifically now with our Football and Basketball Lists.

At present, we have a minor update as we have completed the next twenty-five of the 2024 Football List, which you can comment on and vote on:

The new 251 to 275:

251. Larry Brooks
252. Jon Morris
253. Ed Danowski
254. Dennis Harrah
255. Jim David
256. Ken Gray
257. William “Pudge” Heffelfinger
258. Jeff Van Note
259. Troy Vincent
260. Frankie Albert
261. Charles Follis
262. NaVorro Bowman
263. Jessie Armstead
264. Ray Wietcha
265. Clem Daniels
266. Henry Thomas
267. Josh Sitton
268. Randy Cross
269. Travis Frederick*
270. Bill Lee
271. James Farrior
272. Lawrence McCutcheon
273. Rich Saul
274. Chris Samuels
275. Bud McFadin 

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The problem with running a Hall of Fame-related website is that many of the big ones we cover all have announcements within months of each other.  The backbone of what we do is list-related, resulting in a long push to revise what we already have, specifically now with our Football and Basketball Lists.

At present, we have a minor update as we have completed the next twenty-five of the 2024 Football List, which you can comment on and vote on:

The new 226 to 250:

226. Carl Banks
227. Duane Putnam
228. Bob Gain
229. Dan Towler
230. Fuzzy Thurston
231. Derrick Mason
232. Kyle Rote
233. Lyle Alzado
234. Matt Forte
235. Earl Faison
236. Fred Smerlas
237. Ray Donaldson
238. Jamal Lewis
239. Len Younce
240. Ed White
241. Eugene Robinson
242. Mike Stratton
243. Jim Plunkett
244. George Saimes
245. Mark Clayton
246. Ted Washington
247. Len Hauss
248. Jim Ray Smith
249. Al Nesser
250. Dave Butz

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