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Defensive end Bruce Smith, defensive back Rod Woodson and tight end Shannon Sharpe are among first-year candidates for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The list includes 110 players, seven coaches and 16 contributors, including former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and longtime team owners Bud Adams, Jerry Jones, Art Modell and Ralph Wilson.

Hall of Fame selectors will choose 25 candidates who will be announced later this month as semifinalists. The field will then be narrowed to 15 by a mail ballot. The inductees will be selected from among those 15 and the two senior nominees previously announced, Bob Hayes and Claude Humphrey. They were selected in August by a senior selection committee.

The class of inductees will be chosen at the selection committee’s annual meeting on Saturday, January 31, 2009, in Tampa, Fla., the day before the 2009 Super Bowl. As few as four and as many as seven can be selected.

To be considered for Hall of Fame election, a nominated player or coach must be retired for at least five years. A contributor, who has made outstanding career contributions to pro football in capacities other than playing or coaching, may still be active in his pro football career.

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Basketball Jesus wrote:It’s a shame that the Hall hasn’t reviewed their enshrinement procedures and allowed more players to be voted in during a given year…or at least separate offensive and defensive players in the voting pool.

J.Kim wrote:

Basketball Jesus wrote:It’s a shame that the Hall hasn’t reviewed their enshrinement procedures and allowed more players to be voted in during a given year…or at least separate offensive and defensive players in the voting pool.

Or just have a ban on enshrining QBs, WRs and RBs for a couple of years...

Ray Guy for HoF!
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Basketball Jesus wrote:It’s a sad commentary on the state of the HoF that a guy like Kurt Warner generates more conversation for enshrinement than guys like Charles Haley or Bruce Armstrong.

Although I really don’t want to see the kind of speech Haley would give. Especially if he brings, um, “visuals”.

studcrackers wrote:im in the middle of the new book about the 90's cowboys, anyone else reading it? or have they just read the little excerpt from kissingsuzykolber or deadspin about his abnormally large penile instrument? needless to say he needs to be in the HoF

sunshinekids99 wrote:I would be going with these five.
1. Bruce Smith
2. Rod Woodson
3. Shannon Sharpe
4. Chris Carter
5. Derrick Thomas

studcrackers wrote:im in the middle of the new book about the 90's cowboys, anyone else reading it? or have they just read the little excerpt from kissingsuzykolber or deadspin about his abnormally large penile instrument? needless to say he needs to be in the HoF

studcrackers wrote:your sig is lame, it's not even a funny quote

hell it's not like the book paints the cowboys in a positive light, they just were not to be denied