MINNEAPOLIS — The hard-hitting linebackers Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher and the big-play receiver Randy Moss each made the Pro Football Hall of Fame on his first try, while the receiver Terrell Owens got in on his third time on the ballot.
Safety Brian Dawkins, in his second year of eligibility, also was chosen by the 47 Hall of Fame voters on Saturday.
Those five were the modern-day player selections in an eight-person class that also included the executive Bobby Beathard and two nominees chosen by the Seniors Committee, the former Green Bay Packers lineman Jerry Kramer and the former Houston Oilers linebacker Robert Brazile.