{"id":177450,"date":"2023-01-05T04:27:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T04:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/joe-thomas-darrelle-revis-devin-hester-lead-finalists-for-pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T04:27:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T04:27:06","slug":"joe-thomas-darrelle-revis-devin-hester-lead-finalists-for-pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/joe-thomas-darrelle-revis-devin-hester-lead-finalists-for-pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Thomas, Darrelle Revis, Devin Hester lead finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023 is going to have a competitive ballot on its hands.<\/p>\n
The field of 15 modern-era finalists were announced via NFL Network on Wednesday, whittled down from a field of 129 nominees in September and 28 semifinalists in November.<\/p>\n
The group includes arguably the greatest offensive lineman in football history, one of the past decade’s most famous lockdown cornerbacks, Nos. 10, 11 and 17 on the NFL all-time receiving yard list, Nos. 9 and 18 on the sack list and the greatest return man of all time.<\/p>\n
Here’s the full list:<\/p>\n
Darrelle Revis, CB: 2007-2012 New York Jets, 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2014 New England Patriots, 2015-2016 New York Jets, 2017 Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Joe Thomas, OT: 2007-2017 Cleveland Browns<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Willie Anderson, OT: 1996-2007 Cincinnati Bengals, 2008 Baltimore Ravens<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Torry Holt, WR: 1999-2008 Louis Rams, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Reggie Wayne, WR: 2001-2014 Indianapolis Colts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Andre Johnson, WR: 2003-2014 Houston Texans, 2015 Indianapolis Colts, 2016 Tennessee Titans<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Jared Allen, DE: 2004-2007 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008-2013 Minnesota Vikings, 2014-2015 Chicago Bears, 2015 Carolina Panthers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
DeMarcus Ware, LB: 2005-2013 Dallas Cowboys, 2014-2016 Denver Broncos<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Dwight Freeney, DE: 2002-2012 Indianapolis Colts, 2013-2014 San Diego Chargers, 2015 Arizona Cardinals, 2016 Atlanta Falcons, 2017 Seattle Seahawks, 2017 Detroit Lions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Albert Lewis, CB: 1983-1993 Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-1998 Los Angeles\/Oakland Raiders<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Ronde Barber, DB: 1997-2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Devin Hester, PR\/KR: 2006-2013 Chicago Bears, 2014-2015 Atlanta Falcons, 2016 Baltimore Ravens, 2016 Seattle Seahawks<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Zach Thomas, LB: 1996-2007 Miami Dolphins, 2008 Dallas Cowboys<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Patrick Willis, LB: 2007-2014 San Francisco 49ers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Darren Woodson, Q: 1992-2004 Dallas Cowboys<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Among that group, only Thomas, Revis and Freeney are new entrants. Johnson, Ware and Hester were all first-time finalists last year, but none of them made the cut.<\/p>\n