On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced their finalists for their senior and coach/contributor categories. Their list of 24 names has been whittled down from the 54 who were originally named semi-finalists. The Green Bay Packers who advanced to the next round of examination are former receiver Sterling Sharpe, former running back Cecil Isbell and former head coach Mike Holmgren.
The list of senior players was shaved from 25 to 12 with former Packers Mark Clayton and LaVern Dilweg not making the cut. Dilweg is a notable name missing on the list of senior finalists as the Pro Football Researchers of America officially supports the induction of Dilweg and Al Wistert, who also did not make the list of 12 finalists, to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.