The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its preliminary list of modern-era nominees for the Class of 2025 and it includes nine former players for the Miami Dolphins.
The following former Dolphins are are among the 167 initial nominees:
- RB Ricky Williams
- WR Irving Fryar
- WR Brandon Marshall
- WR Wes Welker
- OG Josh Sitton
- OT Richmond Webb
- LB Brendon Ayanbadejo
- CB Troy Vincent
- P Matt Turk
While every player on the list suited up for the Dolphins at some point, a few of the players on the list are much more well remembered for their contributions away from Miami.
Vincent, for instance, was a top 10 draft pick for the Dolphins, but all five of his Pro Bowl nods came during an eight-year stint with the Philadelphia Eagles. Sitton was a stalwart on the Green Bay Packers’ offensive line and joined the Dolphins for a grand total of one game before a rotator cuff injury eventually ended his exceedingly brief tenure in Miami.
The name that will draw much of the attention for Dolphins fans over the next few months is Webb. There’s been a groundswell of support for the seven-time Pro Bowler to get his due as one of the all-time greats.
While he has been an initial nominee several teams, Webb has failed to reach the semifinalist phase of voting. He’s down to his final three years of eligibility before it’ll be up to the senior committee to send him to Canton.
The list of 167 nominees will be trimmed to 25 semifinalists sometime this fall (likely in November) and then 15 finalists (likely in January).
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