Three Colts Named Semifinalists For 2016 Pro Football Hall Of Fame Class

Also included are the number of times and years that each individual has been named a semifinalist since this reduction vote was added to the selection bylaws in 2004. The group of semifinalists includes 22 players and three coaches, with 15 players on offense alone. This is Dungy’s third straight year of being a semifinalist. Thomas and Seau are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The Steelers now have 23 members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the most recent being running back Jerome Bettis who was a member of the Class of 2015.

The Class of 2016 will be selected from the 15 modern-era finalists, the two senior finalists and the contributor finalist on February 6.

One year after his retirement, Mills became the first (and still the only) player inducted into the Carolina Panthers Hall of Honor – the same year he joined the coaching staff. Early in his sixth season on the sideline, in 2003, he was diagnosed with cancer. This is the seventh year in a row that he has been nominated after receiving it the first time in 2005. The 2016 Senior Finalists are Ken Stabler (QB – 1970-79 Oakland Raiders, 1980-81 Houston Oilers, 1982-84 New Orleans Saints) and Dick Stanfel (G – 1952-55 Detroit Lions, 1956-58 Washington Redskins). The 2016 contributor candidate is former 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo, Jr.

Former San Diego Chargers head coach Don Coryell, popularly known as “Air”, has been named a semifinalist among 25 NFL figures for the 2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. Coryell has been chosen as a Hall of Fame nominee for the eighth time, according to the official Chargers website. No more than five Modern-Era Finalists can be elected in a given year. Six of the eight who are eligible for the Hall of Fame are enshrined: Bart Starr, Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw, John Elway, Joe Montana and Steve Young. In addition, the National Football League and The Associated Press will announce their annual accolades in this awards show with the winners on hand to accept their awards.

Brett Favre is one step closer to enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.