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5 Chiefs among senior, coach and contributor semifinalists for 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame

Five former members of the #Chiefs organization were named senior or coach/contributor semifinalists for the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 12-person committee has trimmed their list of senior and coaching/contributor candidates down to 60 semifinalists for the 2024 class. A number of former members of the Kansas City Chiefs are up for enshrinement this year, including two players, one general manager, one coach and one scout.

The next step in the process is to reduce each group to 12 finalists, which will occur later this month on July 27. In late August the committee will convene to select one coach/contributor and up to three seniors for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2024.

Below is a quick look at those who’ve made it through to the semifinalist round:

3 former Chiefs players named modern-era semifinalists for 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame

A trio of former #Chiefs players has been selected as modern-era semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2023

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced 28 modern-era semifinalists for their 2023 class.

A total of three former Kansas City Chiefs players have been selected as semifinalists. This group was reduced from an initial group of 129 nominees, which included 10 total former Chiefs players. This is the largest number of semifinalists since they adopted the process of reducing the list of nominees back in 2004.

This group will again be reduced to 15 finalists in the coming months. Then, the 49-person selection committee will select up to five modern-era members of the Pro Football Hall Class of 2023 in advance of Super Bowl LVII, with the final reveal coming during the NFL Honors ceremony on Feb. 9.

Here’s a quick look at the three Chiefs players selected as semifinalists:

Florida OL O’Cyrus Torrence name a Rotary Lombardi Award semi-finalist

Florida right guard O’Cyrus Torrence is among the best linemen in all of college football, and he’s getting some national recognition for his stellar play.

Florida right guard [autotag]O’Cyrus Torrence[/autotag] is one of 12 semi-finalists for the Rotary Lombardi Award.

After being named to the award’s watchlist in October, Torrence made the cut down from 90 players to just a dozen. He’s been one of, if not, the best offensive guards in the country and has a chance to be Florida’s highest-drafted player when April rolls around. Adding the Rotary Lombardi Award to his trophy case would only boost an already high draft stock.

The Rotary Lombardi Award is given to the college football offensive or defensive lineman who performs at a high level and best exemplifies the character and discipline of Vince Lombardi, according to the website, and has been awarded each year since 1970.

Torrence is the highest-graded guard in the nation, according to Pro Football Focus, making him a strong candidate to make the Final Four for the award. Voting will take place over the next week (until Nov. 14), and the finalists will be announced on Nov. 17. The winner will be presented the award at a ceremony on Dec. 7 that all four finalists will attend.

JACK linebacker Brenton Cox Jr. joined Torrence on the 90-man watchlist, but he has since been dismissed from the team and did not make the most recent cut.

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Tari Eason named a semifinalist for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year

Eason is LSU’s leading scorer with 16.5 points, and he has 31 blocks and 55 steals.

It’s been a dominant season for LSU’s Tari Eason, and he may be bringing home some hardware at the end of the year. He has been named one of the semifinalists for Naismith Defensive Player of Year, one of ten semifinalists for the award.

Along with his team-leading 16.5 points per game, Eason has 31 blocks and 55 steals. The forward is averaging 1.1 blocks and two steals per game this season.

Eason is the type of player that Tigers coach Will Wade likes: a long, athletic player that can play on both sides of the floor. He is a transfer player from Cincinnati, and the sophomore played his first season with the Bearcats last year before transferring to LSU.

 

While with the Bearcats, Eason played in 23 games, starting in eight. He averaged 7.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game and also shot 46% from the field. His 1.3 blocks per game ranked fourth in the American Athletic Conference.

With his 16.5 points per game this year, Eason rose his game to another level. He is shooting 52% from the field and 36% from three-point land, helping the Tigers to a 20-9 record so far this season.

He is a threat on both sides of the floor and is getting better. Eason’s ability to play both ways will be a critical factor in him potentially getting drafted. If he can continue to improve his three-point shot, his draft stock will rise.

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“Dome Patrol” legend Sam Mills again named Hall of Fame semifinalist

New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers linebacker Sam Mills, of “Dome Patrol” defense fame, was again named a Hall of Fame semifinalist.

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Legendary New Orleans Saints linebacker Sam Mills was nominated to the Pro Football Hall of Fame again this year, and it was announced Tuesday that he has reached the semifinal voting stage for the fourth time since becoming eligible, and for his third consecutive year. Last year, Mills was a Hall of Fame finalist for the first time, but he was ultimately not one of those picked for enshrinement.

And it will be tough for him to get back in the conversation again this year. Several big-name nominees made the cut for consideration in the upcoming Class of 2021, including several big-name semifinalists with Louisiana ties: New Orleans natives Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, and Alen Faneca, as well as former Saints cornerback Eric Allen.

It will be tough for Mills to crack that group, which includes other famous linebackers like Patrick Willis and Zack Thomas. But if Saints fans — and their Carolina Panthers rivals — have their say, Mills should get a bust in Canton. Here’s some of what I wrote in January when Mills was announced as a finalist:

Mills spent nine years in New Orleans, starring in the famous “Dome Patrol” defense alongside linebackers Vaughan Johnson, Pat Swilling, and Rickey Jackson, who was voted into the Hall of Fame back in 2010. Mills finished his career with the expansion-team Carolina Panthers, joining their coaching staff after his playing days were over. He died in Charlotte in 2005 of intestinal cancer, and a bronze statue stands in his memory outside the Panthers’ Bank of America Stadium to this day.

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