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Titans greats Steve McNair, Eddie George advance in Hall of Fame voting

Former Titans quarterback Steve McNair and running back Eddie George have moved forward in the class of 2025 Hall of Fame voting process.

The Tennessee Titans have two former players who have advanced in the 2025 NFL Hall of Fame voting process: Quarterback Steve McNair and running back Eddie George.

McNair played 11 of his 13 seasons in the NFL as a member of the Titans, although his first two seasons were when the team was still in Houston. He spent his last two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. Over his career, McNair earned MVP honors, three Pro Bowl appearances, and was an AP All-Pro in 2003.

George played eight of his nine seasons with the Titans, although he also joined the team when they were still in Houston. George played his final season with the Ravens. He earned Offensive Rookie of the Year in his first season and joined the Pro Bowl rankings for the next four seasons. He also had MVP and Offensive Player of the Year shares a few times.

Both McNair and George made four post-season appearances, including the Titans’ 1999 Super Bowl loss to the St. Lous Rams.

Neither McNair nor George is on the ballot for the first time. They’re currently in a group of 50, which will be whittled down to 25 next month. Stay tuned to see if McNair and George finally make it to the Hall of Fame.

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Eight former Titans nominated for 2025 HOF class

The nominees for the 2025 Hall of Fame class have been released and there are eight former Tennessee Titans who received a nomination.

The nominations for the NFL’s 2025 Hall of Fame class have been announced and there are eight former Tennessee Titans who could be among those inducted next year.

Delanie Walker, former Titans’ tight end, is one of 16 players on the list who are in their first year of eligibility. The other Titans include quarterback Steve McNair, running back Eddie George, running back Chris Johnson, fullback Lorenzo Neal, wide receiver Derrick Mason, cornerback Samari Rolle and kicker Gary Anderson.

There are 167 modern-era players nominated for the 2025 Hall of Fame class, including 94 offensive players, 56 defensive players, and 17 special teams players.

Around mid-October, the Screening Committee will announce a reduced 50-player list, and the full 50-person Hall of Fame Selection Committee will reduce the list to 25 players. A second vote will trim the number to 15 before a list of 20 nominees are presented to the full Selection Committee.

Those 20 nominees will consist of 15 modern-era players, three Senior Finalists, a Coach’s Finalist, and a Contributor Finalist. There is no set number of people to enshrine each year, but the selection process bylaws state that four to eight players will be inducted.

The committee will meet next year before the Super Bowl to make a final vote on who will be inducted. To be inducted, finalists must receive 80% of the vote.

Christian McCaffrey ended the 11-year Madden cover drought for running backs and joined these 6 RBs

Christian McCaffrey joined a very exclusive club by getting picked for the Madden cover.

As is tradition, getting picked for the annual Madden cover is the best sign an NFL player has become mainstream. That should make San Francisco 49ers Christian McCaffrey’s selection for Madden 25 not the least bit surprising.

What is surprising is that McCaffrey’s running back position hasn’t been featured on the famed video game cover in a long time. In fact, with McCaffrey’s selection, he is the first tailback to be the official Madden athlete since Adrian Peterson and Barry Sanders’ joint selection for Madden NFL 25 in 2014. That is likely a statement on how runners have been de-emphasized in the NFL over the last decade, making McCaffrey’s cover boy look all the more impressive.

In other words, running backs are making their comeback! (Maybe.)

With McCaffrey officially representing Madden now, here are the six other running backs to appear on the worldwide cover in the game’s illustrious, extended history.

1. Madden 2001 — Eddie George, Tennessee Titans

The first Madden on the PlayStation 2 featured George, a four-time Pro Bowler and former First-Team All-Pro for the Tennessee Titans.

2. Madden 2003 — Marshall Faulk, St Louis. Rams

Near the end of “The Greatest Show on Turf” offense in St. Louis, the Rams finally had their rightful poster boy in do-it-all running back Marshall Faulk.

3. Madden 2007 — Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks

The 2005 MVP finally got his virtual flowers with a Madden cover later that summer.

4. Madden 12 — Peyton Hillis, Cleveland Browns

At the height of his bruising phenomenon in Cleveland, Hillis won a fan vote to notch this early 2010s cover.

5. Madden NFL 25 — Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings (Xbox One and PlayStation 4)

In celebration of Madden’s 25th anniversary, the decorated Peterson debuted on the then-next-gen cover.

6. Madden NFL 2000/25 — Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3)

Sanders is the rare NFL star to have technically been featured on two Madden covers. He was in the background of Madden 2000 and then won a fan vote for the 25th-anniversary edition on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions.

Every ‘Madden NFL’ cover star since 2000

We’re looking at all Madden NFL covers from the last two decades.

Editor’s note: This post was updated for 2024.

The Madden series has been around since EA Sports released John Madden Football on MS-DOS in 1988.

For the first decade, Madden himself graced the cover. The Super Bowl-winning coach-turned-fan-favorite-broadcaster-turned-Turducken-evangelizer is also something of a master at building a personal brand. Even though he hadn’t broadcasted a game since 2009, he remained a household name thanks to EA’s best-selling franchise.

After 2000, Mr. Madden finally started to share the screen with NFL superstars. Here’s a look at every player who’s been on a Madden cover. And remember: Patrick Mahomes is among the athletes to show the “Madden Curse” is just a myth.

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Titans great Eddie George falls short in bid for Pro Football HOF

Titans great Eddie George once again fell short in his latest bid for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Tennessee Titans great Eddie George was one of the 25 semifinalists for the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, but unfortunately he did not make the cut as one of the 15 finalists.

George was one of four running backs among the 25 semifinalists, but the only one to move on to the next round of voting was Jacksonville Jaguars great, Fred Taylor.

This was the second time George was voted a semifinalist. He has six years of eligibility as a modern-era candidate remaining, so this is unlikely to be his last bid.

Here’s a look at the full list of finalists. The official 2024 class will be revealed during NFL Honors on Feb. 8.

Along with those players, there are also three finalists in the Seniors category — Randy Gradishar, Steve McMichael and Art Powell — and one in the Coach/Contributor category in Buddy Parker.

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Titans great Eddie George a semifinalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame

Titans great Eddie George is a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2024.

For the second time since he’s been eligible, Tennessee Titans great Eddie George is one of 25 modern-era semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2024. George also made the cut as a semifinalist in 2022.

The next step will be to make the group of 15 finalists, and then a final vote by the Hall of Fame’s 50-person selection committee will take place prior to Super Bowl LVIII, with the results announced on the NFL Honors show in February.

After being drafted No. 14 overall by the Houston Oilers in 1996, George played eight seasons with the franchise and become its all-time leading rusher (10,009 rushing yards), a distinction he still holds today.

Along with that, George won Rookie of the Year, made it to four Pro Bowls and was a first-team All-Pro in 2000. The Ohio State product rushed for 1,000 yards in all but one season with the Titans.

George’s 10,441 career rushing yards ranks 28th all time.

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Fred Taylor a Hall of Fame semifinalist for 5th straight year

Fred Taylor is one of 25 semifinalists for the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024. Is this the year he gets in?

Former Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor is one of 25 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024.

Taylor, 47, has now been a semifinalist in five consecutive years, but has never made it to the next round of the voting process. In January, the 15 finalists will be announced and the Class of 2024 will be formally introduced days before the Super Bowl in February.

During his 11 seasons with the Jaguars, Taylor accumulated 11,271 rushing yards, 2,361 receiving yards, and 70 total touchdowns. He later finished his career with two seasons as a member of the New England Patriots.

Taylor’s 11,695 career rushing yards are 17th most in NFL history behind 14 Hall of Famers and a pair of likely future inductees in Frank Gore and Adrian Peterson.

Only two players this year, former Chargers tight end Antonio Gates and former Panthers pass rusher Julius Peppers, are semifinalists in their first year of eligibility. Taylor is one of four running backs on the list, along with Tiki Barber, Eddie George, and Ricky Watters.

Also among the semifinalists is Torry Holt, who played 10 seasons with the St. Louis Rams before finishing his career with one year in Jacksonville. Holt has now been a semifinalist in 10 straight years and has been a finalist in each of the last four years.

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Notre Dame football: Predictions for home-opener vs. Tennessee State

Notre Dame wins Saturday but by how much and who stars?

Notre Dame crosses their name off a list this weekend as they take on an FCS opponent for the first time in program history.  Tennessee State comes acalling for Notre Dame on Saturday as the program headed by former Ohio State running back and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George is set to take on the Irish.

Notre Dame did just about everything right last week in Dublin, trouncing Navy 42-3.  Another blowout is surely expected this weekend as the home slate opens.  Just how big will that blow out be?  And who will star for the Fighting Irish?

Here is what the Fighting Irish Wire team sees happening at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Questions we want Notre Dame to answer against Tennessee State

What questions do you want Notre Dame to answer on Saturday?

It’s game two for [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] and the potential for another blowout, like Navy had to endure last week.

The Irish looked like one of the best teams in the country, but like very year in college football, if you don’t bring your A game, it could end up with a loss. It’s highly unlikely that happens this week, but that is how many of us felt at times last year.

Regardless, every new week brings a new set of questions that we want to see Notre Dame answer. Find out below which questions are the ones that stick out in my mind and why they are important.

What the experts are predicting: Notre Dame vs. Tennessee State

What’s your prediction?

Notre Dame and Tennessee State have not met before, but they will Saturday in the first 2023 game at Notre Dame Stadium. Some Irish fans might not be happy about the Football Championship Subdivision level coming to South Bend, but there’s nothing that can be done about that right now. The only thing fans should be focused on is the Irish improving to 2-0.

Let’s look at what some college football experts are predicting for this game: