The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced that their Seniors Committee has whittled down their pool of senior candidates for the 2023 class to 25 names, which includes former Green Bay Packers Sterling Sharpe (receiver, 1988-1994), Mark Clayton (receiver, 1993), Cecil Isbell (back, 1938-1942) and LaVern Dilweg (end, 1927-1934.) The Coach and Contributor Committee has moved forward with 29 candidates, which also feature three former Packers: former head coach Mike Holmgren (1992-1998), former scout and business manager Jack Vainisi (1950-1960) and former Green Bay sportswriter/Packers public relations director and historian Lee Remmel. Remmel is the only one of the 29 candidates who advanced that comes from a public relations background, the title he held for the Packers from 1974 to 2004.
7 former Packers named semifinalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame as seniors, coaches or contributors
