8 former Titans named to Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 nominee list

Eight former Tennessee Titans players were named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's initial list of 167 candidates for the Class of 2025 on Wednesday.

Former Titans tight end Delanie Walker is a first-time nominee and joins former Titans Steve McNair, Eddie George, Chris Johnson, Lorenzo Neal, Derrick Mason, Samari Rolle and Gary Anderson.

The Modern Era candidate list will be shortened to 50 players, then to 25 semifinalists and finally to 15 finalists to be presented before the vote for the class which will take place prior to the Super Bowl.

George was a Semifinalist in 2022 and 2024.

Former Titans coach Mike Vrabel has also been named to the initial list of nominees.

Notable first-year nominees include Eli Manning, Luke Kuechly, Terrell Suggs, Marshawn Lynch and Adam Vinatieri.

The 10 finalists who missed out on induction in the Class of 2024 earlier this year include Fred Taylor, Torry Holt, Reggie Wayne, Antonio Gates, Jahri Evans, Willie Anderson, Jared Allen, Darren Woodson, Eric Allen and Rodney Harrison.

Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 modern-era nominees

Quarterbacks: Marc Bulger, Randall Cunningham, Jake Delhomme, Doug Flutie, Rich Gannon, Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb, Eli Manning, Steve McNair, Tony Romo.

Running backs: Shaun Alexander, Terry Allen, Jamal Anderson, Tiki Barber, Larry Centers, Jamaal Charles, Stephen Davis, Corey Dillon, Warrick Dunn, Charlie Garner, Eddie George, Priest Holmes, Steven Jackson, Chris Johnson, Thomas Jones, John Kuhn, Vonta Leach, Dorsey Levens, Jamal Lewis, Marshawn Lynch, Eric Metcalf, Glyn Milburn, Lorenzo Neal, Clinton Portis, Tony Richardson, Robert Smith, Darren Sproles, Fred Taylor, Chris Warren, Ricky Watters, Ricky Williams.

Wide receivers: Torry Holt, Joe Horn, Chad Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Derrick Mason, Herman Moore, Muhsin Muhammad, Jordy Nelson, Andre Rison, Jimmy Smith, Rod Smith, Steve Smith Sr., Demaryius Thomas, Hines Ward, Reggie Wayne, Wes Welker, Roddy White.

Tight ends: Ben Coates, Vernon Davis, Antonio Gates, Jeremy Shockey, Delanie Walker, Wesley Walls.

Offensive linemen: Willie Anderson, Bruce Armstrong, Matt Birk, Lomas Brown, Ruben Brown, Jahri Evans, Travis Frederick, Jordan Gross, Ryan Kalil, Lincoln Kennedy, Olin Kreutz, T.J. Lang, Nick Mangold, Logan Mankins, Tom Nalen, Jeff Saturday, Mark Schlereth, Josh Sitton, Chris Snee, Joe Staley, Dave Szott, Brian Waters, Richmond Webb, Erik Williams, Steve Wisniewski, Marshal Yanda

Defensive linemen: John Abraham, Jared Allen, La’Roi Glover, Casey Hampton, Robert Mathis, Chester McGlockton, Haloti Ngata, Simeon Rice, Clyde Simmons, Neil Smith, Henry Thomas, Justin Tuck, Ted Washington, Vince Wilfork, Jamal Williams, Kevin Williams, Pat Williams

Linebackers: Jessie Armstead, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Cornelius Bennett, Lance Briggs, Keith Brooking, NaVorro Bowman, Tedy Bruschi, Donnie Edwards, James Farrior, London Fletcher, James Harrison, Luke Kuechly, Willie McGinest, Ken Norton Jr., Julian Peterson, Bill Romanowski, Takeo Spikes, Terrell Suggs, Mike Vrabel, Lee Woodall.

Defensive backs: Eric Allen, Eric Berry, Antoine Bethea, Dré Bly, Kam Chancellor, Nick Collins, Antonio Cromartie, DeAngelo Hall, Rodney Harrison, Eugene Robinson, Samari Rolle, Allen Rossum, Bob Sanders, Aqib Talib, Earl Thomas, Charles Tillman, Troy Vincent, Darren Woodson

Punters and kickers: David Akers, Gary Anderson, Darren Bennett, Jason Elam, Jeff Feagles, Jason Hanson, John Kasay, Sean Landeta, Shane Lechler, Pat McAfee, Brian Moorman, Matt Stover, Matt Turk, Mike Vanderjagt, Adam Vinatieri

Special teamers: Josh Cribbs, Brian Mitchell

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