Tag: 2023 Hall of Fame class

Report: Jared Allen not elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Allen was snubbed for the third-consecutive season

The Minnesota Vikings were hopeful to have another member enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of fame as edge rusher Jared Allen had been nominated for induction for the last three years into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

According to Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press, Allen will not be apart of the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

The Vikings acquired Allen in the 2008 offseason by sending a first-round pick and two third-round picks. That move ended up being huge in helping Brad Childress turn around the Vikings and get them to the 2009 NFC Championship Game. During the six seasons that saw Allen amass 88.5 sacks, including a 2011 season where he had 22.0 sacks, just 0.5 from tying Michael Strahan’s record.

In his career, Allen played in 187 games and accumulated 136 sacks and forced 32 fumbles. He would have become the 16th member of the Vikings to earn enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the 10th lineman to earn honors.

Zach Thomas named a finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame 2023 class

This is his fourth straight finalist selection.

During his 13-year NFL career, linebacker Zach Thomas was one of the greatest players in the league, and there’s a chance that he’ll finally be recognized for his greatness in 2023.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame, after a delay due to the situation with Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, announced their 15 modern-era player finalists for their 2023 class, and Thomas was among them.

Thomas spent 12 seasons with the Dolphins before ending his career with a one-year stint with the Dallas Cowboys in 2008. With Miami, he made the Pro Bowl seven times and was voted a first-team All-Pro five times.

1,734 total tackles, 20.5 sacks, 17 interceptions and 16 forced fumbles also earned him a pot on the Hall of Fame’s All-2000s team.

This is Thomas’ fourth straight year as a finalist, and with everything that he accomplished, he really should hear his name called for Canton.

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7 Dolphins nominated for 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame class

129 nominees were announced on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame released their list of 129 Modern-Era nominees.

From there, the list will be cut down to 25 semifinalists in November and then to 15 finalists come January.

The Miami Dolphins had seven former players nominated for the class of 2023. Some donned the aqua and orange for longer than others, but all seven of them had some great careers.

These are the Dolphins’ Modern-Era nominees for next year’s class: