{"id":297796,"date":"2023-11-28T15:54:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T15:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297796"},"modified":"2023-11-28T15:54:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T15:54:27","slug":"pro-football-hall-of-fame-announces-25-modern-era-semifinalists-for-class-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/nfl\/pro-football-hall-of-fame-announces-25-modern-era-semifinalists-for-class-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Football Hall of Fame announces 25 modern-era semifinalists for Class of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
Two first-year eligible nominees are among the 25 modern-era player semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The list of candidates for election into the Hall of Fame, which will occur early next year, also includes 18 players who were semifinalists for the Class of 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Modern-era players making the cut to semifinalist in their first year of eligibility are tight end Antonio Gates and defensive end Julius Peppers. Both last played in the 2018 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a nominated individual must not have participated as an active player for five consecutive seasons.<\/p>\n
One other player reached the Semifinalist stage for the first time: Tiki Barber, who retired following the 2006 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 25 semifinalists will be reduced again \u2013 to 15 Finalists \u2013 before the final voting process for the Class of 2024.<\/p>\n
The list of Semifinalists, which was announced live Tuesday on NFL Network, was reduced from an initial group of 173 nominees announced in September.<\/p>\n
The next step in the selection process comes when the list is trimmed further \u2013 to 15 modern-era player finalists. That list increases to 19 finalists overall with the inclusion of the recommended nominees of the Hall of Fame’s Coach\/Contributor Committee, Buddy Parker; and its Seniors Committee, Randy Gradishar, Steve McMichael and Art Powell.<\/p>\n
The Hall of Fame’s 50-person selection committee will select the Class of 2024 in advance of Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. The class will be announced live on the NFL Honors<\/em> telecast scheduled to air Feb. 8. While there is no set number for any class of enshrinees, the bylaws for the Selection Committee provide that between four and nine new members will be selected.<\/p>\n The Coach\/Contributor and Seniors Finalists are voted “yes” or “no” for election at the annual selection meeting and must receive at least 80% support from the Committee to be elected. The Modern-Era Player Finalists will be trimmed during the meeting from 15 to 10, then from 10 to five. The remaining five finalists will be voted on individually, “yes” or “no,” and must receive the same 80% positive vote as the Coach\/Contributor and Seniors Finalists to earn election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 will be enshrined next August (anticipated date: Aug. 3) in Canton as part of the 2024 Enshrinement Week. Other events include the Hall of Fame Game (teams to be determined) and the Enshrinees’ Gold Jacket Dinner. For more information, visit https:\/\/www.profootballhof.com\/enshrinement\/.<\/p>\n