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NFL Announces Hall of Fame Finalists

Jan 6, 2009 – 9:30 PM
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Adam Gretz

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On Tuesday, the NFL announced the finalists for the 2009 Hall of Fame class, a list that contains the NFL's all-time sack leader, a current owner, a former commissioner, and six first-time finalists.

The voters will select a minimum of four and a maximum of seven new members on January 31. The complete list of finalists after the jump.

Bruce Smith, DE
Rod Woodson, DB
Shannon Sharpe, TE
John Randle, DE
Dermonti Dawson, C
Cortez Kennedy, DT
Cris Carter, WR
Andre Reed, WR
Richard Dent, DE
Russ Grimm, OL
Bob Kuechenberg, OL
Randall McDaniel, OL
Derrick Thomas, LB
Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner
Ralph Wilson, Buffalo Bills Owner
Claude Humphrey, DE
Bob Hayes, WR

Humphrey and Hayes are the senior nominees selected by the Senior Committee, while Tagilabue and Wilson are listed under as contributors.

In my opinion, Smith, Woodson, Carter and Sharpe seem like pretty solid bets.
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