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Super Bowl weekend is more than just a game. It is also a time to look back on the season and honor the past of professional football.
This nod to the past comes with the announcement of a new class of inductees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The 2021 group will be of traditional size (eight inductees in total); last year, the HOF greatly expanded the list of consecrated persons in conjunction with the NFL Centennial Celebration.
A member of Class ’21 – the most obvious inductee – was unofficially announced about a week earlier. Hall of Fame voters have agreed on Peyton Manning, who will enter Canton in his first year on the ballot.
Sporting News followed the announcement of the 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction. Here is a full list of winners:
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2021 Professional Football Hall of Fame Inductees
Modern Era Actors (in order of announcement)
- Charles Woodson, CB / S, 1998 to 2015
- Calvin Johnson, 2017-15
- Alan Faneca, G, 1998-2010
- John Lynch, S, 1993-2007
- Peyton Manning, QB, 1998-2015
The coaches
- Tom Flores, Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders and Seattle Seahawks
Contributors (non-coach, non-player)
- Bill Nunn, Steelers scout and executive, 1970-2014
Seniors (last played over 25 years ago)
- Drew Pearson, WR, Cowboys, 1973-1983
Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists
Modern era players
- Jared Allen, DE, 2004-15
- Round Barber, CB / S, 1997-2012
- Tony Boselli, occupational therapist, 1995-2002
- LeRoy Butler, S, 1990-2001
- Alan Faneca, G, 1998-2010
- Torry Holt, WR, 1999-2009
- Calvin Johnson, WR, 2007-15
- John Lynch, S, 1993-2007
- Peyton Manning, QB, 1998-2015
- Clay Matthews Jr., LB, 1978-96
- Sam Mills, LB, 1986-1997
- Richard Seymour, DL, 2001-12
- Zach Thomas, LB, 1996-2008
- Reggie Wayne, WR, 2001-14
- Charles Woodson, CB / S, 1998 to 2015
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