Thursday, September 23, 2021

Pro Football Hall of Fame Modern-Era Nominees

122 nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022 were announced yesterday. Among the group are 10 first-year eligible players.

Anquan Boldin
Devin Hester
Andre Johnson
Steve Smith
Jake Long
Nick Mangold
DeMarcus Ware
Robert Mathis
Vince Wilfork
Antonio Chromartie

A breakdown of the 122 nominees:

65 offensive players
46 defensive players
11 special teams players

The 122 Nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022:

*-2021 Finalist

Quarterbacks
Randall Cunningham
Jake Delhomme
Boomer Esiason
Jeff Garcia
David Krieg
Donovan McNabb
Steve McNair

Running Backs
Shaun Alexander
Mike Alstott
Tiki Barber
Earnest Byner
Larry Centers
Corey Dillon
Eddie George
Priest Holmes
Steven Jackson
Jamal Lewis
Eric Metcalf
Lorenzo Neal
Fred Taylor
Herschel Walker
Ricky Watters
Brian Westbrook

Wide Receivers
Anquan Boldin
Troy Brown
Donald Driver
Henry Ellard
Devin Hester
*Torry Holt
Joe Horn
Andre Johnson
Chad Johnson
Derrick Mason
Mushin Muhammad
Andre Rison
Jimmy Smith
Rod Smith
Steve Smith
Hines Ward
*Reggie Wayne
Wes Welker

Tight Ends
Dallas Clark
Ben Coates
Brent Jones
Heath Miller
Wesley Walls

Offensive Linemen
Willie Anderson
Matt Birk
*Tony Boselli
Lomas Brown
Ruben Brown
D’Brickashaw Ferguson
Kevin Glover
Jordan Gross
Olin Kreutz
Jake Long
Nick Mangold
Logan Mankins
Jesse Sapolu
Jeff Saturday
Chris Snee
Brian Waters
Richmond Webb
Erik Williams
Steve Wisniewski

Defensive Linemen
John Abraham
*Jared Allen
La’Roi Glover
Casey Hampton
Robert Mathis
Leslie O’Neal
Michael Dean Perry
Simeon Rice
*Richard Seymour
Justin Smith
Neil Smith
Greg Townsend
Justin Tuck
Vince Wilfork
Kevin Williams
Bryant Young

Linebackers
Cornelius Bennett
Lance Briggs
Teddy Bruschi
London Fletcher
Seth Joyner
Willie McGinest
*Sam Mills
Hardy Nickerson Sr.
Takeo Spikes
Pat Swilling
*Zach Thomas
DeMarcus Ware
Patrick Willis

Defensive Backs
Eric Allen
*Ronde Barber
Dre Bly
*LeRoy Butler
Nick Collins
Antonio Cromartie
Merton Hanks
Rodney Harrison
Albert Lewis
Tim McDonald
Allen Rossum
Asante Samuel
Bob Sanders
Charles Tillman
Troy Vincent
Adrian Wilson
Darren Woodson

Punter/Kickers
Gary Anderson
Jeff Feagles
John Kasay
Sean Landetta
Ryan Longwell
Reggie Roby
Matt Turk

The list of Modern-Era Nominees will be reduced to 25 Semifinalists in November, and, from there to 15 Finalists in January. On the eve of the Super Bowl, the 15 Finalists, Senior Finalist Cliff Branch, Contributor Finalist Art McNally, and Coach Finalist Dick Vermiel will be presented to the full 49-member Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. From there, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022 will be selected. 







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