Fred Taylor among 15 Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists for Class of 2024

Fifteen former NFL players have been named as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 in the Modern-Era category and Jacksonville Jaguars running back great Fred Taylor is still in the running.

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The Modern-Era list of candidates for the Class of 2024 includes nine players who were previously selected as candidates during the Class of 2023, two players who are newly eligible for selection, and four players who are Finalists for the first time after a combined 40 years of eligibility.

The Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee will meet virtually before Super Bowl LVIII to consider the slate of candidates in the Modern-Era Player category. On February 8th, the Class of 2024 will be publicly revealed during the “NFL Honors presented by Invisalign” broadcast from Las Vegas. The show will be aired at 9 p.m. on CBS and NFL, and can also be streamed on Paramount+ and NFL+.

The following is a list of players, along with their positions, years, and teams:

  • Eric Allen (CB): 1988-1994 Philadelphia Eagles, 1995-97 New Orleans Saints, 1998-2001 Oakland Raiders
  • Jared Allen (DE): 2004-07 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008-2013 Minnesota Vikings, 2014-15 Chicago Bears, 2015 Carolina Panthers
  • Willie Anderson (OT): 1996-2007 Cincinnati Bengals, 2008 Baltimore Ravens
  • Jahri Evans (G): 2006-2016 New Orleans Saints, 2017 Green Bay Packers
  • Dwight Freeney (DE/OLB): 2002-2012 Indianapolis Colts, 2013-14 San Diego Chargers, 2015 Arizona Cardinals, 2016 Atlanta Falcons, 2017 Seattle Seahawks, 2017 Detroit Lions
  • Antonio Gates (TE): 2003-2018 San Diego Chargers / Los Angeles Chargers
  • Rodney Harrison (S): 1994-2002 San Diego Chargers, 2003-08 New England Patriots
  • Devin Hester (PR/KR/WR): 2006-2013 Chicago Bears, 2014-15 Atlanta Falcons, 2016 Baltimore Ravens
  • Torry Holt (WR): 1999-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Andre Johnson (WR): 2003-2014 Houston Texans, 2015 Indianapolis Colts, 2016 Tennessee Titans
  • Julius Peppers (DE): 2002-09, 2017-18 Carolina Panthers, 2010-13 Chicago Bears, 2014-16 Green Bay Packers
  • Fred Taylor (RB): 1998-2008 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2009-2010 New England Patriots
  • Reggie Wayne (WR): 2001-2014 Indianapolis Colts
  • Patrick Willis (LB): 2007-2014 San Francisco 49ers
  • Darren Woodson (S): 1992-2003 Dallas Cowboys

The Pro Football Hall of Fame will reveal the modern-era finalists for the Class of 2024 on Monday.

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