The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 2023 Hyundai finalists on Wednesday, with three players inducted in their first year: defensive end Dwight Freeney, cornerback Darrelle Revis and left tackle Joe Thomas.
2023 Hyundai Player Finalists with Position, Year and Team Announced on NFL Network:
- Jared Allen , DE – 2004-2007 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008-2013 Minnesota Vikings, 2014-2015 Chicago Bears, 2015 Carolina Panthers
- Willie Anderson, OT — 1996-2007 Cincinnati Bengals, 2008 Baltimore Ravens
- Ronde Barber, DB – 1997-2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Dwight Freeney, DE — 2002-2012 Indianapolis Colts, 2013-14 San Diego Chargers, 2015 Arizona Cardinals, 2016 Atlanta Falcons, 2017 Detroit Lions, 2017 Seattle Seahawks
- Andre Johnson, WR — 2003-2014 Houston Texans, 2015 Indianapolis Colts, 2016 Tennessee Titans
- Albert Lewis, CB – – 1983-1993 Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-1998 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders
- Zach Thomas, LB — 1996-2007 Miami Dolphins, 2008 Dallas Cowboys
- DeMarcus Ware, LB — 2005-2013 Dallas Cowboys, 2014-2016 Denver Broncos
- Regg ie Wayne, WR — 2001-2014 Indianapolis Colts
- Patrick Willis, LB — 2007-2014 San Francisco 49ers
- Darren Woodson, S — 1992-2003 Dallas Cowboys
Devin Hester, PR/KR/WR — 2006-2013 Chicago Bears, 2014-2015 Atlanta Falcons, 2016 Baltimore Ravens, 2016 Seattle Seahawks Tory Holt, WR — 1999-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars
Darrelle Revis, CB — 2007-2012/2015-16 New York Jets , 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2014 New England Patriots, 2017 Kansas City Chiefs Joe Thomas, LT — 2007-2017 Cleveland Browns
The Hyundai Player finalists are voted on by the Hall Selection Committee, a process that begins with 129 candidates. This group of nominees was whittled down to 28 semifinalists in November.
In addition to the modern finalists, there are senior finalists Chuck Howley, Joe Klecko and Ken Riley, and contributor/coach finalist Don Coryell.
Pro Football Hall of Fame 2023 at NFL Thursday at 9pm ET Featured during Honors, February 9, and airs on NBC, Peacock and NFL Network.
