We here at Notinhalloffame.com have been open about the fact that we modeled both our Fictitious Athlete and Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in regards to the Preliminary, Semi-Final and Finalists rounds. As such, we are very excited that the preliminary nominees for the 2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame have been announced.
The nominees (and the respective ranking they have if they are on the Notinhalloffame.com Football list) are below.
An “x” denotes that he is a returning Finalist, a “y” that he is a first year nominee.
Quarterbacks:
Drew Bledsoe (#77)
y-Brett Favre (#1)
Steve McNair (#94)
Phil Simms (#48)
Vinny Testaverde
x-Kurt Warner (#28)
Running Backs:
Shaun Alexander
Ottis Anderson (#50)
Tiki Barber (#67)
Roger Craig (#11)
Stephen Davis
x-Terrell Davis (#21)
Eddie George
Priest Holmes
Edgerrin James (#17)
Daryl Johnston
Jamal Lewis
y-Clinton Portis
Herschel Walker (#35)
Ricky Watters (#36)
y-Brian Westbrook
Wide Receivers:
Isaac Bruce (#23)
Gary Clark (#53)
Henry Ellard (#76)
x-Marvin Harrison (#3)
Torry Holt (#9)
y-Terrell Owens (#7)
Sterling Sharpe (#46)
Jimmy Smith (#100)
Rod Smith (#54)
Tight Ends:
Mark Bavaro (#98)
Jay Novacek (#89)
Offensive Tackles:
Tony Boselli
Jim Covert
Joe Jacoby (#62)
Jon Jansen
Mike Kenn (#99)
Jim Lachey
x-Orlando Pace (#15)
Chris Samuels
Offensive Guards:
y-Alan Faneca (#5)
Chris Hinton (#68)
Kevin Mawae (#16)
Mark May
Nate Newton
Mark Schlereth
Steve Wisniewski (#26)
Centers:
Jeff Bostic
Jay Hilgenberg (#71)
Kent Hull
Tom Nalen
Defensive Ends:
Dexter Manley
Charles Mann
Leslie O’Neal
Simeon Rice
Defensive Tackles:
Fred Smerlas
Bryant Young
Linebackers:
Cornelius Bennett
Tedy Bruschi
y-Keith Bulluck
x-Kevin Greene (#37)
Ken Harvey
Levon Kirkland
Clay Matthews
Willie McGinest
Karl Mecklenburg (#65)
Matt Millen
Sam Mills (#85)
Zach Thomas
y-Mike Vrabel
Cornerbacks:
Eric Allen (#44)
Ty Law (#60)
Albert Lewis
Shawn Springs
Troy Vincent
Everson Walls
Safeties:
Steve Atwater (#19)
Joey Browner
LeRoy Butler (#79)
Rodney Harrison (#96)
x-John Lynch (#57)
Lawyer Milloy
y-Darren Sharper (#66)
Darren Woodson
Kickers:
x-Morten Andersen (#83)
Gary Anderson
y-John Carney
Jason Elam
Nick Lowery
Punters:
Sean Landeta
Special Teams:
y-Ethan Albright
Brian Mitchell
Steve Tasker
Coaches:
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
The Semi-Finalists will be announced in November following an announcement for the Finalists prior to the NFL Playoffs. The day before the Super Bowl, the full Class of 2016 will be unveiled.
Any surprises? Any glaring ommisions?
As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com will be keeping our eyes on this one!
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