No Broncos made the list of finalists announced Friday morning for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2013.
Linebacker Karl Mecklenburg, running back Terrell Davis and safety Steve Atwater ? all Broncos' Ring of Fame members ? had made the list of 25 semifinalists. The list was trimmed by the Hall's Board of Selectors in December and the 15 modern-era finalists were announced Friday.
Those 15 finalists and two Seniors Committee nominees (Curly Culp and Dave Robinson) will now be considered for induction into the Hall of Fame at a Feb. 2 meeting of the Board of Selectors in New Orleans, the day before the Super Bowl.
It is the fifth time Davis has been a semifinalist, but he has yet to be named a
Former Broncos running back Terrell Davis signs autographs for fans during the 2011 season. (Denver Post file photo)
finalist. It was the second time Mecklenburg and Atwater have been semifinalists.Among this years' finalists is a rare group of first-year eligible players. Larry Allen, Jonathan Ogden, Warren Sapp and Michael Strahan, all in their first year of eligibility, were all among the 15 finalists.
Three wide receivers ? Cris Carter, Andre Reed and Tim Brown ? were again among the 15 finalists. Also to be considered will be Jerome Bettis, former 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr., Kevin Greene, Charles Haley, former Browns owner Art Modell, former Giants/Patriots/Jets coach Bill Parcells, Will Shields and Aeneas Williams.
The Hall of Fame's Class of 2013 will be announced Feb. 2 at 2:30 p.m. Mountain Time.
Jeff Legwold: jlegwold@denverpost.com or twitter.com/jeff_legwold
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