Pro Football Hall of Fame to Enshrine Fire in class 2025

Enshrinement scheduled for August 2nd in Canton

Four of the “Largest of the Game” were selected for Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class in 2025. Halls 49-person selection committee met almost in January to complete its annual vote.

The class in 2025, presented by Visual Edge IT, was announced under “NFL HONORS, presented by Invisalign,” a two-hour Primetime Awards special that was sent national tonight on the NFL Network and Fox and streamed on NFL+. The newest members of Pro Football Hall of Fame are defensive back Eric Allen, Defensive end Jared Allen, tight end Antonio Gates and wide receiver Sterling Sharpe.

Sterling Sharpe and Shannon Sharpe Become the first brothers selected for Pro Football Hall of Fame. Three Father-Sun-Tandems are enshrined: Tim Mara and Wellington Mara, Art Rooney Sr. and Dan Rooney, and Ed Sabol and Steve Sabol.

While a class of four is the smallest since 2005, this number has not been uncommon. This is the 19th time in Hall of Fame’s history, a class is composed of three or four Enshrinees since the first four-person class was elected in 1970.

Eric Allen and Jared Allen learned about their choices when another Hall of Famer knocked on the door to their homes. Gates and Sharpe experienced a “reverse knock” – appeared in a place where a Hall of Famer was waiting to deliver the news. These four meetings can be seen on Saturday, February 8, when the NFL Network debuts a 30-minute special “Hall of Fame Knocks: Class of 2025” at. 22 et.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bymacz6ttu

Hall of Famers who delivered the news to the new class members was:

The annual selection meeting limited the long selection process by 2025. The newly elected Hall of Famers was selected from a list of 20 finalists who had been determined over the last several months by the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection committee and three smaller committees narrowing Respective lists in the separate coaches, contributors and seniors.

This final step in the selection process for the class in 2025 was completed with supervision by the company Ernst & Young LLP, a Hall partner since 2019. EYS agreed procedures included validation of the voting’s completeness and tab of the ballots in accordance with the articles of association established by the Hall of Fame’s board.

Hall of Fame’s membership, including the newly elected class, is now at 382.

The class in 2025 presented by Visual Edge IT will be laid out on Saturday, August 2, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. Tickets for closure will be sold in the coming weeks. Weekend packages are now available from on site. (See below for more information).

 

A closer look at the class in 2025

Eric Allen

Times as a finalist: 2 | Years of eligibility: 19
Position: Cornerback
Height: 5-10 | Weight: 184
NFL -Career: 1988-1994 Philadelphia Eagles,
1995-97 New Orleans Saints, 1998-2001 Oakland Raiders
Seasons: 14 | Game: 217
College: Arizona State
Prepared: 2nd round (30. Overall), 1988
Born: November 22, 1965 in San Diego

Selected in the second round (30 elections overall) of 1988 NFL draft of the Philadelphia Eagles … had immediate influence as rookie, a total of five foreclosure to earn a place on PFWA’s all-rookie team … followed up with a Eight-perception season in 1989 and was recognized with first-team all-pro-heights and a place on the Pro Bowl watch list … caught up at least three passports in each of his first seven seasons and 10 times in 14-year-old career… Led NFL with four times Pick -Sixes in the 1993 season … After seven seasons in Philadelphia he spent three years in New Orleans, then finished career with four seasons in Oakland … Led -Team (or Shared Lead) In Intercepting Seven Times -Four with Eagles and three with raiders … a total of 54 intercepts together … Returned eight intercepts for touchdowns in his career … chosen to play in six pro bowls … named for the Philadelphia Eagles 75 -Year anniversary in 2007 and introduced in Team’s Hall of Fame in 2011.

Jared Allen

Times as a finalist: 5 | Years of eligibility: 5
Position: Defensive end
Height: 6-6 | Weight: 270
NFL -Career: 2004-07 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008-2013 Minnesota Vikings,
2014-15 Chicago Bears, 2015 Carolina Panthers
Seasons: 12 | Game: 187
College: Idaho State
Prepared: 4th round (126. Overall), 2004
Born: 3 April 1982 in Dallas

Buck Buchanan Award winner and Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Year Out of Idaho State… Fourth Round Draft Election (126. Overall) by Kansas City Chiefs… 12-year-old NFL career, started 181 of 187 career games… Member of Carolina Panthers’ 2015 NFC Championship Team… started in the Super Bowl 50; Contributed a tackle and a QB hit… NFL led in sacks twice (2007, 2011)… 2007 Kansas City Chiefs Team MVP… NFL Alumni Player of the Year, 2009… Career Statistics: Six Shielding, a FUMBLE UP for TD, 58 passes defended and 136 sacks … tied NFL record for career-safeties with four … Five Pro Bowl-Niks … called First-Team All-Pro Four times (2007-09, 2011).

Antonio Gates

Times as a finalist: 2 | Years of eligibility: 2
Position: Tight end
Height: 6-4 | Weight: 255
NFL -Career: 2003-2018 SAN Diego/Los Angeles Chargers
Seasons: 16 | Game: 236
College: Kent State
Prepared: Undrafted, 2003
Born: June 18, 1980 in Detroit

Played in 15 games in the rookie season after being undeveloped in 2003 with San Diego Chargers … In the second season, Career High had 13 reception of touchdowns … Known for being a clutch player, a total of 39 touchdowns on the third down, had down, had Third most (bound) all-time… 116 Career Reception of Touchdowns is most among tight ends and seventh most early… finished career setting chargers all the time in receptions, yards and touchdowns… Eight seasons with eight plus receiving touchdowns, the most ever know tight end … His 21 Career-Multi-Touchdown games are mostly at times among tight ends … Career Totals: 955 Receptions, 11,841 Yards and 116 Touchdowns … Selected for eight consecutive Pro Bowls (2004-2011 ) … served first-team all-pro-ropes for three seasons (2004-06), second team twice (2009, 2010)… Member of the NFLS throughout the decade in the 2000s.

Sterling Sharpe

Times as a finalist: 1 | Years of eligibility: 26
Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-0 | Weight: 207
NFL -Career: 1988-1994 Green Bay Packers
Seasons: 7 | Game: 112
College: South Carolina
Prepared: 1. Round (7th Overall), 1988
Born: 6 April 1965 in Chicago

In its second NFL season (1989), the league led in one-season receptions (90) and would again set the standard in 1992 and 1993 … During the 1992 campaign, the NFL set the record for catches in a season (108) and overturned his own record the next season (112)… surpassed 1,000 receiving yards five times … League-carrying 1,461 receiving yards and average yards received per day. Match (91.3) in 1992 … scored the most touchdowns (13) in the NFL in 1992 and in 1994 (18)… At the time of his retirement, held seven Packers’ season of regular season that received records and were tied to three Further… owned three Green Bay autumn items, including most points in a game (18) against Detroit in 1993… First-Team All-Pro Three Times (1989, 1992-93)… selected for five Pro Bowls… Member of NFLS Throughout the decade in the 1990s.

Selection process

Eric Allen, Jared Allen and Antonio Gates Was chosen from the modern time player pool by candidates that this cycle began with 167 nominees who last played professional football in the 2019 season. This list was reduced three times (to 50 nominated, 25 semi -finalists and 15 finalists) before the annual selection meeting.

The other finalists this year were Willie Anderson, Jahri Evans, Torrry Holt, Luke Kuechly, Eli Manning, Steve Smith Sr., Terrell Suggs, Fred Taylor, Adam Vinatieri, Reggie Wayne, Darren Woodson and Marson Yanda.

During the selection meeting, the list of 15 finalists was cut to 10, then to 7 before the final vote. In the final vote, a maximum of five and a minimum of three people could have been selected for the new class, each of which needs 80% approval of voters, who could give a vote for five of the remaining seven. By reaching the last 7, but not being selected (missing 80% approval), Anderson, Holt, Kuechly and Vinatieri will automatically move on to the finalist stage (15 remaining) to class 2026 under the Hall of Fame’s bylaws for the selection.

Sterling Sharpe was selected from another pool of five candidates who included the finalists elected by seniors Blue-Ribbon Committee (Sharpe, Maxie Baughan and Jim Tyrer), Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee (Mike Holmgren) and contributor Blue-Ribbon Committee (Ralph Hay). Under the statutes of the hall, from one to three individuals could have been selected from this group; Only Sharpe reached the required voting threshold.

Enshrinement Week

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class in 2025 will be enshrined in Canton in August. (Dates below remain tentative until they are formalized with the league’s upcoming annual calendar.)

Enshrinement -Week in 2025 includes:

• Thursday 31 July: Hall of Fame Game (team to determine)
• Friday 1. August: Enshrinees’ gold jacket dinner
• Saturday 2 August: Class of 2025 enshrinement
• Sunday 3 August: Concert to legends (actions to be determined)

For more information, see www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/.

How to get early acess for event tickets

Individual tickets for the Hall of Fame game, class of 2025 -anchorage, Enshrinees’ Gold Jacket dinner and the concert for Legends will be sold in the coming weeks. Click on the image below to learn how to get early access.

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