Six first-year eligible candidates, guard/tackle Larry Allen, kicker Morten Andersen, safety John Lynch, tackle Jonathan Ogden, defensive tackle Warren Sapp, and defensive end Michael Strahan are among the 27 semifinalists being considered for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013. The Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee chose the 27 semifinalists from the previously announced list of 127 preliminary nominees. The list of semifinalists is typically limited to 25 names but this year there are 27 resulting from a three-person tie for the final position. The Hall of Fame’s By-laws provides that the list shall consist of “twenty-five nominees plus all ties.†The finalists are: Larry Allen, OL, Morten Andersen, K, Steve Atwater, S, Jerome Bettis, RB, Tim Brown, WR/KR, Cris Carter, WR, Don Coryell, Coach, Roger Craig, RB, Terrell Davis, RB, Edward DeBartolo, Jr, Owner, Kevin Greene, LB/DE, Charles Haley, LB/DE, Joe Jacoby, T, Albert Lewis, CB, John Lynch, FS, Karl Mecklenburg, LB, Art Modell, Owner, Jonathan Ogden, T, Bill Parcells, Coach, Andre Reed, WR, Warren Sapp, DT, Will Shields, G, Michael Strahan, DE, Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner, Steve Tasker, ST/WR, Aeneas Williams, CB/S and George Young, Contributor. Source: CBS Sports
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