Multiple former Broncos are in the running for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018.
Receiver Rod Smith, center Tom Nalen, linebacker Karl Mecklenburg, coach Dan Reeves, and safeties Steve Atwater, John Lynch, Brian Dawkins and Dennis Smith are among the 108 modern-era nominees announced Tuesday evening.
The group includes 53 offensive players, 38 defenders, five special-teams players and 12 coaches.
The list will be pared to 25 semifinalists in November and then 15 finalists in January. Those 15, plus senior finalists, Robert Brazile and Jerry Kramer, and contributor finalist, Bobby Beathard, will be presented to the Hall of Fame’s selection committee for a final vote on the eve of Super Bowl LII in Minnesota, on Feb.