Legendary Vikings receiver Randy Moss and guard Steve Hutchinson are among the finalists this year.
Mark Craig of the Star Tribune caught up with Moss via a conference call to ask about his mindset.
“It’s kind of like you’re going into court and being in front of the jury,” Moss said Thursday. “Your fate is in their hands. I don’t have no control over it. I don’t have a vote. What I will do is being around close family and just wait it out.”
Moss said he has spent this season concentrating on his role as an ESPN analyst, not thinking about whether he will make the Hall of Fame five years after a 14-year career spent with the Vikings (1998-2004, 2010), Raiders (2005-06), Patriots (2007-10), Titans (2010) and 49ers (2012).