NEW ORLEANS — Antonio Gates, Jared Allen, Eric Allen and Sterling Sharpe comprise a streamlined 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class after changes to the voting process raised the bar for enshrinement this year.
The class revealed at the NFL Honors show on Thursday night is the Hall’s smallest in 20 years and the smallest possible under the new rules.
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Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, whose candidacy has stirred discussion for reasons Manning himself has found compelling, missed the cut in his first year of eligibility.
Gates and both Allens (unrelated) were the only modern-era finalists selected for enshrinement, breaking a 17-year streak in which the maximum five players from
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