In recognition and celebration of the NFL’s 100th season, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2020 induction class will be 20 members. But while 10 of those will be senior candidates — men who have been retired for at least 25 years — the number of modern-era candidates inducted will be five, as it usually is.
On Tuesday, the Hall unveiled the 25 modern-era players who are semifinalists for 2020, and to pick just five of these 25 is an incredibly difficult task.
Polamalu, Wayne, Willis make the cut in first year
Three players who are in their first year of Hall eligibility are semifinalists: Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, Indianapolis Colts receiver Reggie Wayne and San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis.