Overview
- Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Frank Gore, Philip Rivers, Jason Witten, Greg Olsen, Maurkice Pouncey and LeSean McCoy advanced in their first year of eligibility among the 52 players.
- Willie Anderson, Torry Holt, Luke Kuechly and Adam Vinatieri automatically move into this cycle’s Final 15 after finishing in last year’s final seven.
- The Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee cut its list to 12, including Bill Belichick, with a reduction to nine semifinalists due in early November and one coach finalist to be chosen in mid-November.
- The Seniors group was reduced to 34 by the Seniors Blue-Ribbon Committee, with a further cut to nine semifinalists expected in about four weeks.
- The full Selection Committee will reduce the 52 Modern-Era players to 25 semifinalists in about five weeks, with final selections made before the Super Bowl and enshrinement set for next August in Canton, Ohio, for a class of four to eight members.