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First-year eligibles LaDainian Tomlinson, Hines Ward, Jason Taylor and Brian Dawkins are among 26 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2017.

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Also semifinalists are quarterback Kurt Warner; running backs Roger Craig, Terrell Davis and Edgerrin James; wide receivers Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt and Terrell Owens; offensive tackles Tony Boselli, Joe Jacoby and Mike Kenn; guard Alan Faneca; center Kevin Mawae; cornerback Ty Law; safeties Steve Atwater, John Lynch and Darren Woodson; and linebackers Karl Mecklenburg and Clay Matthews Jr., the father of current Packers LB Clay Matthews III.

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Posted by carnuba

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Posted on 11/17/16 at 2:30 am to tigerfan84

wow!

how do you narrow it down?

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Posted by Honest Tune

Louisiana

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Posted on 11/17/16 at 5:21 am to tigerfan84

There are some really big names in that group. Mawae and Faneca are warriors that earned the right to be in the HOF by their play on the field and character outside of the game. Geaux Tigers.

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Posted by TexasTiger89

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Posted on 11/17/16 at 5:37 am to tigerfan84

They got my vote.

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Posted by Tiger1988

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Posted on 11/17/16 at 6:42 am to tigerfan84

At one point John Madden made a case for Mawae as the NFL POY. Sounded far fetched, but he pointed out just how dominant he was and he called all of the protection schemes (smart) for the OLINE.
Faneca was a beast on one of the best running teams in the NFL for a long long time. They'll both get in, but it will be by the old timers because of their position.

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Posted by LSU82BILL

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Posted on 11/17/16 at 7:23 am to tigerfan84

Faneca (9) Lynch (9) Mawae (8) and Atwater (8) made the Pro Bowl more than all of the other semi-finalists. It would be great to see them go in together.

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Posted by Pauldean

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Posted on 11/17/16 at 9:52 am to LSU82BILL

Bumping this back to first page.

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Posted by PokerPlayingTiger

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Posted on 11/17/16 at 11:48 am to tigerfan84

I doubt they will be first ballot but IMO both will certainly get in eventually. I say this without purple/gold colored glasses.

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Posted by Ponchy Tiger

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Posted on 11/17/16 at 12:12 pm to PokerPlayingTiger

How awesome would it be if both Tigers went in together.

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Posted by blueboy

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Posted on 11/17/16 at 12:18 pm to Tiger1988

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At one point John Madden made a case for Mawae as the NFL POY.

He made a great case for Faneca to be the first OL to be named SB MVP, and he was right. He was a critical part of every positive offensive play they ran.

They gave it to Ward, who had one big catch and was otherwise average that night.

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Posted by CubsFanBudMan

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Posted on 11/17/16 at 1:48 pm to PokerPlayingTiger

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I doubt they will be first ballot but IMO both will certainly get in eventually.

This isn't either's first time being a semi-finalist. Faneca was a finalist last year and Mawae is a 3 time semi-finalist. I know Kevin will be pissed if Faneca makes it in first.

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Posted by OU812

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Posted on 11/17/16 at 1:54 pm to CubsFanBudMan

Darren Woodson is the Cowboys all-time leading tackler.

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Posted by TIGRLEE

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