The 15 finalists were named for the 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. One former Arizona Cardinals player is among them.
Alan Faneca has made the cut. It is the sixth time he has been a finalist.
Faneca had a 13-year NFL career. He made a name for himself with the Pittsburgh Steelers. With Pittsburgh, he was selected to eight straight Pro Bowls and was a six-time All-Pro. When he went to the New York Jets in 2007, he stretched his run of Pro Bowls two more seasons to 10 in a row.
He played his final season with the Cardinals in 2010.
He was considered one of the best guards of his generation.
He was passed over last year for Steve Hutchinson, another elite guard in the NFL.
There are no other interior linemen among the Hall of Fame finalists.
The new Hall of Fame class will be named as part of the NFL Honors ceremony the night before the Super Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 6.
Maybe this will be the year he makes it in.
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