Overview
- Five finalists were announced: coach Bill Belichick, contributor Robert Kraft, and seniors Ken Anderson, Roger Craig and L.C. Greenwood.
- The 50-member Selection Committee meets before Super Bowl LX in San Francisco, with a maximum of three elected; if no one reaches 80%, the top vote-getter is inducted.
- Belichick is a first-year coaching finalist with 333 career wins and six Super Bowl titles, and he called the recognition “extremely humbling.”
- Kraft has owned the Patriots since 1994 with 10 Super Bowl appearances and privately financed Gillette Stadium, and this is his first time as a finalist.
- Modern-era semifinalists will be trimmed to 15 later this month, with the full Class of 2026 revealed at NFL Honors in early February and enshrinement in Canton in August.