Overview
- The Seniors Screening Committee trimmed the field from 162 nominees to 52 under the eligibility rule that candidates last played no more recently than the 2000 season.
- Over the next several weeks, the Seniors Blue-Ribbon Committee will ballot to 25, then to nine semifinalists, and will select three finalists after virtual deliberations.
- Notable names advancing include Roger Craig, Ken Anderson, Steve Tasker and Don Meredith.
- Repeat contenders still in consideration include Maxie Baughan, Jim Tyrer and Art Powell.
- Ernst & Young LLP will validate and tabulate ballots, with final voting before the Super Bowl and enshrinement planned for August 2026 in Canton in a class of four to eight.