TAMPA, FL – NOVEMBER 11: Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson (26) prior to the first half of an NFL game between the Washington Redskins and the Tampa Bay Bucs on November 11, 2018, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. (Photo by Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
List of candidates narrowed to 25, will be reduced to 15 on January 3 before selection is made on Super Bowl weekend
Safety Ed Reed, cornerback Champ Bailey and tight end Tony Gonzalez highlight a list of 25 finalists named by the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday night. Reed, Bailey and Gonzalez each made the list of 25 in their first year of eligibility.
Former coach and player Tom Flores and linebacker Zach Thomas also each made the final 25 for the first time. The list of 25 will be reduced to 15 and announced on Jan. 3, 2019. The final 15 players and coaches will then be discussed on Feb. 2, with a maximum of five to be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Aside from the five possible to make it, the selectors will vote on contributors Pat Bowlen and Gil Brandt and senior finalist Johnny Robinson.
Modern Day Finalists
S Steve Atwater
CB Champ Bailey
CB Ronde Barber
OT Tony Boselli
WR Isaac Bruce
S LeRoy Butler
Coach Don Coryell
G Alan Faneca
Coach Tom Flores
TE Tony Gonzalez
WR Tory Holt
G Steve Hutchinson
RB Edgerrin James
Coach Jimmy Johnson
CB Ty Law
S John Lynch
LB Clay Matthews
C Kevin Mawae
LB Karl Mecklenburg
LB Sam Mills
S Ed Reed
DL Richard Seymour
LB Zach Thomas
WR Hines Ward
S Darren Woodson