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First-year eligible finalists ate in bold. First-time finalists are in italics. Eric Allen, Cornerback — 1988-1994 Philadelphia Eagles, 1995-97 New Orleans Saints, 1998-2001 Oakland Raiders Jared Allen, Defensive End — 2004-07 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008-2013 Minnesota Vikings, 2014-15 Chicago Bears, 2015 Carolina Panthers Willie Anderson, Tackle — 1996-2007 Cincinnati Bengals, 2008 Baltimore Ravens Jahri Evans, Guard — 2006-2016 New Orleans Saints, 2017 Green Bay Packers Antonio Gates, Tight End — 2003-2018 San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers Torry Holt, Wide Receiver — 1999-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars Luke Kuechly, Linebacker — 2012-19 Carolina Panthers Eli Manning, Quarterback — 2004-2019 New York Giants Steve Smith Sr., Wide Receiver — 2001-2013 Carolina Panthers, 2014-16 Baltimore Ravens Terrell Suggs, Outside Linebacker/Defensive End — 2003-2018 Baltimore Ravens, 2019 Arizona Cardinals, 2019 Kansas City Chiefs Fred Taylor, Running Back — 1998-2008 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2009-2010 New England Patriots Adam Vinatieri, Kicker — 1996-2005 New England Patriots, 2006-2019 Indianapolis Colts Reggie Wayne, Wide Receiver — 2001-2014 Indianapolis Colts Darren Woodson, Safety — 1992-2003 Dallas Cowboys Marshal Yanda, Guard/Tackle — 2007-2019 Baltimore Ravens https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2024/12/15-modern-era-players-announced-as-finalists-for-pro-football-hall-of-fame’s-class-of-2025/ "The Selection Committee may elect up to five Modern-Era Players for the Class of 2025; each must receive a minimum positive vote of 80% for election. Five others — Seniors category Finalists Maxie Baughan, Sterling Sharpe and Jim Tyrer; along with Coach Finalist Mike Holmgren and Contributor Finalist Ralph Hay — also are candidates for the Class of 2025. Voting on these five is done separately as its own group distinct from the Modern-Era Players; a minimum of one person and a maximum of three from these combined categories may be elected under the Hall’s bylaws. While there is no set number for any class of Enshrinees, the Hall of Fame’s current selection process bylaws stipulate that between four and eight new members will be selected. [...] The slate of candidates in the Modern-Era Player category will be considered when the Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee meets prior to Super Bowl LIX. The Class of 2025 will be unveiled publicly Feb. 6 during the “NFL Honors presented by Invisalign” broadcast from Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, La., on FOX and NFL Network and streamed on NFL+. The show airs at 9 p.m. ET."

I am younger than 60 and knew of him and remember the Olympic boycott (and the USSR of course had to retaliate in 1984 when the summer Olympics were in Los Angeles). I think you underestimate younger people. It is also good younger viewers learn history like this.

Uh oh! Name-only title!!! You know what that means.

Got it! And no need to apologize for just speaking! 🍻👍🏻

"flannels the excuse"?? Is this a typo or British English?

To add to djp14150's post above:

RIP

You know who the NFL is rooting for so they have a good Game 272.

It is also crazy Buffalo will finish 14-3 most likely and not get the top seed. Since Allen, these were the number one seeds in the AFC: 2023 BAL 13-4 2022 KC 14-3 2021 TEN 12-5 (tied with KC 12-5) 2020 KC 14-2 2019 BAL 14-2 2018 KC 12-4

That's what she said. In 1999 (the year of the Music City Miracle), Tennessee finished 13-3 but was second in the division to Jacksonville, who was 14-2: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/index.htm

I doubt KC rests its starters two weeks in a row.

Try Buffalo Bills PR twitter??

Most people don't know how to use an AED. It looks simple, but it's not. I once read the instructions and was freaked out by the complexity. Without that knowledge, the AED's are pretty much useless. You also need to practice CPR every year for it to be really useful, like there are special procedures for use on infants. I learned in my freshman year of high school (back when you had to use mouth-to-mouth), then never had any refreshers. Probably easier now since there is no m2m.

Full tweet text: "The Miami Dolphins are waiving former Pro-Bowl edge rusher Shaq Barrett from the Reserve Retired list today. Barrett can play again this season if he clears waivers Friday. If another team claims him, then Barrett would be ineligible to play the rest of this season. “We appreciate the Dolphins giving Shaq this opportunity to continue his career in the NFL,” said Barrett’s agent Drew Rosenhaus. “Hopefully he will pass through waivers and become a free agent so he can play again this season. He is in great shape and would be ready to play immediately.”

Thank you for using the correct version of "fiancé/fiancée" (with an accent too) and for getting the apostrophe right. Too many people today don't. 🤓

It's just a matter of time before Worthy misses time with his slight build, unfortunately.

It also the same whenever any prominent player is cut. Someone has to start a thread saying "we should sign him". Or on after any stand-alone game, be it TNF, MNF, Saturday, etc. when any player has a good game, reactions are "we should target this guy he becomes a free agent or trade for him". Kind of maddening. There is a big recency bias. (Likewise: the Bills were going to win the SB a few weeks ago, but now we will lose in the divisional round to Baltimore.) Whatever.

He is one of the Netflix hosts:

Beyonce singing songs live for the first time ever from the smash-hit album Cowboy Carter at halftime: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/beyonce-nfl-on-netflix-christmas-day-halftime-show-song-list-prediction-everything-we-know-about-performance/ "The 99-time Grammy nominated artist, who is from Houston, will perform songs from her album Cowboy Carter for the first time live on Wednesday. Beyonce and her team are keeping the details of the day a secret, but we do know that some artists from her latest album are expected to make an appearance. Cowboy Carter broke records when it dropped, including the most-streamed album in a single day in 2024 and the biggest debut ever for a country album by a Black woman on Spotify. It's her first country album, going back to her roots, while celebrating many of the country artists before her, specifically black women in country."

The 1988 Bills started 11-1, but then lost three of four to finish 12-4 and blow the number one seed to the Bengals. But, that being said, I tend to agree with you.

This is the NFL...nothing is certain!