Pro Football Hall of Fame announces nominees for 2013 class

[Lake Louise]

CANTON, Ohio -- John Lynch, Michael Strahan, Steve McNair and Morten Andersen are among 13-first year eligible players for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Safety Lynch, defensive end Strahan, quarterback McNair and kicker Andersen join offensive linemen Jonathan Ogden and Larry Allen, defensive tackle Warren Sapp and 121 other total nominees for induction. The list will be whittled to 25 semifinalists in late November.

Fifteen finalists from the modern era will be announced in early January, with elections taking place Feb. 2, 2013, the day before the Super Bowl.

Between four and seven new members will be selected, with inductions next August.

Other first-time nominees are running back Priest Holmes, wide receiver Keenan McCardell, center Tom Nalen, defensive tackles Sam Adams and Ted Washington and defensive end Bryant Young.

Among the contributors nominated are former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and longtime team owners Bud Adams of the Tennessee Titans and Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots. Former Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell, who died this month, also is a nominee.

Other holdover nominees include receivers Cris Carter, Andre Reed and Tim Brown, running back Jerome Bettis, guard Will Shields, defensive end Charles Haley, linebacker Kevin Greene and defensive back Aeneas Williams, all finalists for the 2012 class.

Quite a list of first year nominees. It's usually good year in and year out, but I think it'd be hard to only nominate four to seven of them. Just the early stages of it, but it's nice to see these names and bring back memories.

Priest Holmes, Warren Sapp, Michael Strahan, John Lynch & the late Steve McNair were some of my favorites.

 

[Pugz]

mcnair is gonna make it.

 

[Hurricane Season]

Allen, Ogden, and Strahan are locks and should be in on the 1st ballot. Sapp is a fringe first ballot guy, he'll get in. McNair might eventually make it out of sympathy... I don't think his career warrants it though.

If Lynch gets in before Atwater, I'll be pissed.

If it were based on pure talent, Priest Holmes would eventually get in. It's a shame he was only able to put together three incredible years. One of the best all-purpose backs of all time when healthy.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Bledsoe and Ben Coates are eligible too

 

[Lake Louise]

Yeah, I know some guys that were not named, just gives some of the names. With 121 nominees, It's better to just give some notable names and not list them all. Especially in earlier stages of the process. Need a lot of time on your hands to list them all individually haha.

 

[Lake Louise]

Allen, Ogden, and Strahan are locks and should be in on the 1st ballot. Sapp is a fringe first ballot guy, he'll get in. McNair might eventually make it out of sympathy... I don't think his career warrants it though.

If Lynch gets in before Atwater, I'll be pissed.

If it were based on pure talent, Priest Holmes would eventually get in. It's a shame he was only able to put together three incredible years. One of the best all-purpose backs of all time when healthy.

I was a BIG Priest Holmes guy. Loved watching him run, and it really is a shame with the injuries that derailed what could have been a much better career. That's just one of the aspects of the game though. At least when he was healthy, he was able to make those three years a pleasure to watch. Hate how his career ended too.