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It was cut down to 28 semifinalists in November and then prior to Super Bowl LVII, the committee can select up to five modern-day finalists for this year&#8217;s class. Those five will be revealed publically on February at the \u201cNFL Honors presented by Invisalign.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tory Holt, Zach Thomas and Reggie Wayne have been named finalists four times, the most on the list of 15 finalists. They are followed by Ronde Barber, who is a 3x finalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the modern-era finalists are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/chucky-howley-joe-klecko-ken-riley-senior-finalists-for-pro-football-hall-of-fam\">senior finalists<\/a>\u00a0Chuck Howley, Joe Klecko and Ken Riley, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/don-coryell-hall-of-fame-coach-contributor-finalist-class-of-2023\">contributor\/coach finalist<\/a>\u00a0Don Coryell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The list is extremely impressive and we don&#8217;t envy the voters as it will be difficult to choose the final five. But the trio of receivers in Holt, Johnson and Wayne is going to be hard to deny entry to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame revealed the modern-era finalists for football immortality, and it will be an extremely tough list to cut down. 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