Written by James Brady at SBnation.com
The Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2016 will be announced after the selection committee meets on Saturday, Feb. 6, in San Francisco. With all of the festivities surrounding Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium the following day, a top-notch class this year would be icing on the cake.
With guys like Terrell Owens, Brett Favre and Orlando Pace among the finalists, a great class is virtually guaranteed.
To be elected to the Class, a finalist must receive a minimum positive vote of 80 percent during the selection meeting. The list of modern-era finalists was pared down to 15 in early January, from a group of 25 semifinalists. That group of semifinalists was itself reduced from an original list of 108 modern-era nominees.
The full list of people who made the cut to finalist: The full list of people who made it: kicker Morten Andersen, safety Steve Atwater, running backs Terrell Davis and Edgerrin James, wide receivers Marvin Harrison and Terrell Owens, offensive tackles Joe Jacoby and Orlando Pace, quarterbacks Kurt Warner and Brett Favre, guard Alan Faneca, linebacker/defensive end Kevin Greene, safety John Lynch and coaches Tony Dungy and Don Coryell.
On that list are a few players who are probably sure things, like Favre and Owens. Favre will be the headliner of the class, which shouldn’t be surprising given the crazy career he had. He had a Super Bowl ring with the Green Bay Packers, was named league MVP three consecutive times in the ’90s, which means he was considered the best player in the league for three straight years.
Favre even threw for over 4,000 yards with 33 touchdowns and just seven interceptions when he was 40 years old. His longevity as a quarterback was incredible and he’s a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame at this point.
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