Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick among 5 Hall of Fame finalists
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Barry Bonds and Rogers Clemens have gotten most of the attention, but these 3 former stars deserve Hall consideration as well.
The decisions by the Contemporary Era Committee, composed of 16 Hall of Fame members, major-league executives and veteran reporters/historians, including The Athletic’s Jayson Stark and Tyler Kepner, will not necessarily influence trends in future writers’ votes. Still, Mattingly and Murphy, in particular, are fascinating test cases.
A total of 26 candidates in the Modern-Era Players category have reached the Semifinalist stage for possible election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 presented by Visual Edge IT.