Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Semifinalists Announced

November 17, 2016   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its list of 26 semifinalists for the 2017 class on Wednesday:
Chris Wesseling of NFL.com explained the 26 semifinalists came from a field of 94 nominees. Those 26 will be trimmed to a list of 15 finalists in January. 
According to Darin Gantt of Pro Football Talk, the semifinalists list typically includes 25 nominees, but there was a tie for the final spot this year. Gantt noted the five nominees (Don Coryell, Terrell Davis, Joe Jacoby, John Lynch and Kurt Warner) who fell just short after making it into the final 10 considered for the 2016 class were all included on Wednesday's list.
What's more, those who were in the top 15 but not those last 10 are on the semifinalists list (Terrell Owens, Morten Andersen, Steve Atwater, Alan Faneca and Edgerrin James).
There are a number of offensive playmakers who stand out, including Owens, Davis, James, LaDainian Tomlinson, Roger Craig, Torry Holt and Hines Ward...

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