The Pro Football Hall of Fame's latest class will be enshrined this weekend, and the Carolina Panthers are represented by a former executive and were nearly represented by a former player.
Former general manager Bill Polian is being inducted, and the list of finalists included defensive end Kevin Greene, who was one of 13 players on the list but not among the six selected. Greene, who played three of his 15 seasons with the Panthers, ranks third in NFL history with 160 sacks.
In 2004, Greene and another player who spent three seasons with the Panthers became the first Carolina players included in the preliminary list of nominees, a list that typically goes about 100 players deep.