Steve Smith, Andre Johnson headline 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame first-time nominees

Since its inaugural 1963 class, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has inducted 346 participants right into Canton, Ohio, consisting of the eight newest members of the course of 2021.

The next group of hopefuls vying for a bust include 122 nominees

from the Pro Football Hall of Fame's initial checklist, none of whom has played a video game within the last 5 years.< div course =" pop-out-eplayer-container pop-out-eplayer-container-- preserve-size ">

MORE: Bears name Fields Week 3 starter That group will eventually get trimmed to 25 semifinalists in November, as well as 15 finalists in January, before the choice committee eventually makes its selection on enshrinement. Below are the listing of newbie nominees, returning finalists et cetera of the field of candidates. New 2022 Pro Football Hall of Popularity nominees Call Position TeamsAnquan Boldin Pass receiver Cardinals, Ravens, 49ers, Lions Devin Hester Wide receiver/Return specialist Bears, Falcons, Ravens Andre Johnson Pass receiver Texans, Colts, Titans Steve Smith Wide receiver Panthers, Ravens Jake Long Offending electrician Dolphins, Rams, Falcons, Vikings Nick Mangold Offensive lineman Jets Antonio Cromartie Protective backs Chargers, Jets, Cardinals, Colts Robert Mathis Defensive electrician Colts Vince Wilfork Protective lineman Patriots, Texans DeMarcus Ware Linebacker Cowboys, Broncos

At the very least one novice nominee has actually been chosen for induction right into the Hall of Fame annually considering that 2013, including three-- Calvin Johnson, Peyton Manning and also Charles Woodson-- last year.

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Another element that could bode well for some of the novice candidates is that both the class of 2019 (Ed Reed, Tony Gonzalez, Champ Bailey) and also 2018 (Ray Lewis, Randy Moss, Brian Urlacher) have each seen three individuals inducted, establishing a criterion must among this year's first-timers become a finalist.

Returning finalists from 2021

Call Placement Times as Finalist
Torry Holt Pass receiver 3
Reggie Wayne Wide receiver 3
Tony Boselli Offensive tackle 6
Jared Allen Protective end 2
Richard Seymour Protective deal with 4
Sam Mills Linebacker 3
Zach Thomas Linebacker 3
Ronde Barber Cornerback/Safety 2
LeRoy Butler Safety 3

In addition to the 10 new nominees, there are 9 returning finalists among the list of nominees seeming inducted this year, plus trainer finalist Dick Vermeil, elderly finalist Cliff Branch and factor finalist Art McNally.

Last year saw John Lynch (eight-time finalist) and Alan Faneca (six-time finalist) lastly get inducted.

Mills' possible induction will certainly be done posthumously; he, Boselli, Holt as well as Thomas are all participants of the College Football Hall of Popularity also.

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Continuing to be Field of 2022 Pro Football Hall of Popularity Nominees

  • Quarterbacks: Randall Cunningham, Jake Delhomme, Boomer Esiason, Jeff Garcia, Dave Krieg, Donovan McNabb, Steve McNair
  • Running Backs: Shaun Alexander, Mike Alstott (FB), Tiki Barber, Earnest Byner, Larry Centers (FB), Corey Dillon, Eddie George, Clergyman Holmes, Steven Jackson, Jamal Lewis, Eric Metcalf, Lorenzo Neal (FB), Fred Taylor, Herschel Pedestrian (likewise KR), Ricky Waters, Brian Westbrook
  • Wide Receivers: Troy Brown, Donald Motorist, Henry Ellard (also PR), Joe Horn, Chad Johnson, Derrick Mason, Muhsin Muhammad, Andre Rison, Jimmy Smith, Rod Smith, Hines Ward, Wes Welker
  • Limited Ends: Dallas Clark, Ben Coates, Brent Jones, Heath Miller, Wesley Walls
  • Offensive Linemen: Willie Anderson (T), Matt Birk (C), Lomas Brown (T), Ruben Brown (G), D'Brickashaw Ferguson (T), Kevin Glover (C/G), Jordan Gross (T), Olin Kreutz (C), Logan Mankins (G), Jesse Sapolu (C/G), Jeff Saturday (C), Chris Snee (G), Brian Waters (G), Richmond Webb (T), Erik Williams (T), Steve Wisniewski (G)
  • Defensive Linemen: John Abraham (DE also POUND), La'Roi Glover (DT/NT), Casey Hampton (DT/NT), Leslie O'Neal (DE), Michael Dean Perry (DT/DE), Simeon Rice (DE), Justin Smith (DE), Neil Smith (DE), Greg Townsend (DE/LB/DT/ NT), Justin Tuck (DE), Kevin Williams (DT), Bryant Youthful (DT)
  • Linebackers: Cornelius Bennett, Lance Briggs, Tedy Bruschi, London Fletcher, Seth Joyner, Willie McGinest (additionally DE), Hardy Nickerson Sr., Takeo Spikes, Pat Swilling (likewise DE), Patrick Willis
  • Defensive Backs: Eric Allen (CB), Dre Bly (DB), Nick Collins (S), Merton Hanks (S), Rodney Harrison (S), Albert Lewis (CB), Tim McDonald (S), Allen Rossum (DB), Asante Samuel (CB), Bob Sanders (S), Charles Tillman (CB), Troy Vincent (CB), Adrian Wilson (S), Darren Woodson (S)
  • Punters/Kickers: Gary Anderson (K), Jeff Feagles (P), John Kasay (K), Sean Landeta (P), Ryan Longwell (K), Reggie Roby (P), Matt Turk (P)
  • Special Groups: Josh Cribbs (KR/PR also WR), Mel Gray (PR/KR additionally WR), Brian Mitchell (KR/PR additionally RB), Steve Tasker (ST additionally WR)

Of the 122 nominees, 65 played mainly violation, 46 played primarily defense as well as 11 were mostly unique teamers.

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