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Finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023 revealed
Published: Jan 04, 2023 at 08:12 PM
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame revealed the modern-era finalists for the Class of 2023 on Wednesday, highlighted by three players who made the cut in their first year of eligibility: defensive end Dwight Freeney, cornerback Darrelle Revis and left tackle Joe Thomas.

The 2023 modern-era player finalists with their positions, years and teams, as announced on NFL Network:

Jared Allen, DE – 2004-2007 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008-2013 Minnesota Vikings, 2014-2015 Chicago Bears, 2015 Carolina Panthers
Willie Anderson, OT -- 1996-2007 Cincinnati Bengals, 2008 Baltimore Ravens
Ronde Barber, DB – 1997-2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dwight Freeney, DE -- 2002-2012 Indianapolis Colts, 2013-14 San Diego Chargers, 2015 Arizona Cardinals, 2016 Atlanta Falcons, 2017 Detroit Lions, 2017 Seattle Seahawks
Devin Hester, PR/KR/WR -- 2006-2013 Chicago Bears, 2014-2015 Atlanta Falcons, 2016 Baltimore Ravens, 2016 Seattle Seahawks
Torry Holt, WR -- 1999-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars
Andre Johnson, WR -- 2003-2014 Houston Texans, 2015 Indianapolis Colts, 2016 Tennessee Titans
Albert Lewis, CB -- 1983-1993 Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-1998 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders
Darrelle Revis, CB -- 2007-2012/2015-16 New York Jets, 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2014 New England Patriots, 2017 Kansas City Chiefs
Joe Thomas, LT -- 2007-2017 Cleveland Browns
Zach Thomas, LB -- 1996-2007 Miami Dolphins, 2008 Dallas Cowboys
DeMarcus Ware, LB -- 2005-2013 Dallas Cowboys, 2014-2016 Denver Broncos
Reggie Wayne, WR -- 2001-2014 Indianapolis Colts
Patrick Willis, LB -- 2007-2014 San Francisco 49ers
Darren Woodson, S -- 1992-2003 Dallas Cowboys
The modern-era player finalists are determined by a vote of the Hall's Selection Committee, a process that began with 129 nominees. That group of nominees was trimmed to 28 semifinalists in November.

In addition to the modern-era finalists will be senior finalists Chuck Howley, Joe Klecko and Ken Riley, and contributor/coach finalist Don Coryell.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023 will be inducted during NFL Honors, which takes place at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 9, and airs on NBC, Peacock and NFL Network.

Revis, Thomas, Freeney would get my quick votes.

Maybe we’ll be in the HOF game next year

There are some very good players on that list. DeMarcus Ware is perhaps one of the most underrated players of all time. He was a magnificent player.

Question: Is Joe Thomas a lock to make it?

If Thomas isn't a lock, then no one can ever be considered a lock again (except Brady).

In my opinion, he's a top 5-7 tackle all time. If that's not a lock, I don't know what is.

I don't think you could be a better example of a HOF player

He never missed a snap until the end of his career and he was a 10x pro bowler.

Ware, I think had 9 and is the closest to Thomas. Revis had 7 and Holt or Johnson were amazing too.

Allen isn't really HOF material in comparison to others.

Agreed

I am not sure anybody is a lock...lot's of stupid people in this world. Some fools might not like the Watson deal and not vote for a Cleveland Brown.
That said, he gets in.

Revis is probably the only other on as solid a footing as Joe....maybe Freeny.

If anyone deserves a first ballot HOF entry it's Joe. That certainly doesn't mean it's a lock but it should be.