Hall of Fame list is out; 108 players and coaches to choose from
Who will make the Hall of Fame in 2016? Well the list is out and it has 108 possible choices. Here they are:
Quarterbacks (6) — Drew Bledsoe, y-Brett Favre, Steve McNair, Phil Simms, Vinny Testaverde, x-Kurt Warner.
Running backs (15) — Shaun Alexander, Ottis Anderson, Tiki Barber, Roger Craig, Stephen Davis, x-Terrell Davis, Eddie George, Priest Holmes, Edgerrin James, Daryl Johnston, Jamal Lewis, y-Clinton Portis, Herschel Walker (also KR), Ricky Watters, y-Brian Westbrook.
Wide receivers (9) — Isaac Bruce, Gary Clark, Henry Ellard (also PR), x-Marvin Harrison, Torry Holt, y-Terrell Owens, Sterling Sharpe, Jimmy Smith, Rod Smith.
Tight ends (2) — Mark Bavaro, Jay Novacek.
Offensive linemen (19) — Tony Boselli (T), Jeff Bostic (C), Jim Covert (T), y-Alan Faneca (G), Jay Hilgenberg (C), Chris Hinton (G/T), Kent Hull (C), Joe Jacoby (T), Jon Jansen (T), Mike Kenn (T), Jim Lachey (T), Kevin Mawae (C/G), Mark May (G/T/C), Tom Nalen (C), Nate Newton (G), x-Orlando Pace (T), Chris Samuels (T), Mark Schlereth (G), Steve Wisniewski (G).
Defensive linemen (6) — Dexter Manley (DE), Charles Mann (DE), Leslie O’Neal (DE), Simeon Rice (DE), Fred Smerlas (NT), Bryant Young (DT)
Linebackers (13) — Cornelius Bennett, Tedy Bruschi, y-Keith Bulluck, x-Kevin Greene (also DE), Ken Harvey, Levon Kirkland, Clay Matthews, Willie McGinest (also DE), Karl Mecklenburg, Matt Millen, Sam Mills, Zach Thomas, y-Mike Vrabel.
Defensive backs (14) — Eric Allen (CB), Steve Atwater (S), Joey Browner (S), LeRoy Butler (S), Rodney Harrison (S), Ty Law (CB), Albert Lewis (CB), x-John Lynch (S), Lawyer Milloy (SS), y-Darren Sharper (FS), Shawn Springs (CB), Troy Vincent (CB/S), Everson Walls (CB), Darren Woodson (S).
Kicker/punter (6) — x-Morten Andersen (K), Gary Anderson (K), y-John Carney (K), Jason Elam (K), Sean Landeta (P), Nick Lowery (K).
Special teams/position players (3) — y-Ethan Albright (LS), Brian Mitchell (KR/PR also RB), Steve Tasker (also WR).
Coaches (15) — x-Don Coryell, Bill Cowher, x-Tony Dungy, Tom Flores, Mike Holmgren, x-Jimmy Johnson, Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, Richie Petitbon, Dan Reeves, Pete Rodriguez, Lou Saban, Marty Schottenheimer, Clark Shaughnessy, Dick Vermeil.
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