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Eric Williams
NFL Reporter
Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning headlines six first-year eligible candidates voted as semifinalists for election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2025, as announced on Wednesday.
Joining Manning as first-year semifinalists are linebacker Luke Kuechly, pass-rusher Terrell Suggs, safety Earl Thomas, kicker Adam Vinatieri and offensive lineman Marshal Yanda. Those six join offensive lineman Richmond Webb as players to reach the semifinalist stage for the first time.
The overall list of modern-era candidates also includes 18 players who have been semifinalists before: Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Willie Anderson, Anquan Boldin, Jahri Evans, Antonio Gates, James Harrison, Rodney Harrison, Torry Holt, Robert Mathis, Steve Smith Jr., Fred Taylor, Hines Ward, Ricky Watters, Reggie Wayne, Vince Wilfork, Steve Wisniewski and Darren Woodson.
The list features 14 players on offense, 10 on defense and one special teams player in Vinatieri.
The semifinalists were culled from an initial group of 167 nominees announced in September. The group of 25 semifinalists will be reduced to 15 finalists in December. In addition, a total of five candidates will be selected from the seniors, coach and contributors categories.
Those 20 finalists will be presented at the selection committee’s annual meeting in January. The Hall of Fame’s selection process stipulates that between four and eight new members will be selected for induction.
The 2025 class will be announced during the NFL Honors in New Orleans during Super Bowl week in February and enshrined in August in Canton.
Here’s the full list:
Eric Allen, CB – 1988-1994 Philadelphia Eagles, 1995-97 New Orleans Saints, 1998-2001 Oakland Raiders | (Times as a Semifinalist: 5 – 2021-25)
Jared Allen, DE – 2004-07 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008-2013 Minnesota Vikings, 2014-15 Chicago Bears, 2015 Carolina Panthers…
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Publish date : 2024-11-20 16:11:00
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