2015 NFL HOF finalists

[Vegas]

First-year candidates Junior Seau, Kurt Warner and Orlando Pace are among 18 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The list of nominees was reduced Thursday to 15 from the modern era, one senior and two contributors. A finalist must receive at least 80 percent of the votes from the 46-person selection committee to be elected.

The class of 2015 will be announced Jan. 31 in Phoenix during "NFL Honors," the TV show in which The Associated Press hands out its eight individual NFL awards. Inductions will be in August in Canton, Ohio.

The modern-day finalists are kicker Morten Andersen, running back Jerome Bettis, wide receiver Tim Brown, coach Don Coryell, running back Terrell Davis, coach Tony Dungy, linebacker/defensive end Kevin Greene, linebacker/defensive end Charles Haley, wide receiver Marvin Harrison, coach Jimmy Johnson, safety John Lynch and guard Will Shields.

The senior nominee is former Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff.

Special contributors are Bill Polian and Ron Wolf, the architects of Super Bowl teams as executives.

Who do you think gets inducted this year?

[lucifer]

Warner. Seau. Pace. T.Brown. Haley.

By the way, Vegas, after the absolute miscarriage of justice that befell my Cowboys yesterday, I hope your Seahawks annihilate the Packers and ruin the NFL's script!

[aceldamas]

My boy Tim Brown better get in this year!

[lucifer]

LONG overdue for both Tim Brown AND Charles Haley!

[Tournament Master]

Jerome Bettis and Junior Seau would top my list.

[Vegas]

Today's inductees:

Junior Seau

Will Shields (great last name for a guard)

Jerome Bettis

Tim Brown

Charles Haley

Bill Polian

Ron Wolf

Mick Tinglehoff

[lucifer]

Definitely surprised to see Bettis elected over Warner and Pace. Never was a big Warner fan, but kinda shocked he didn't get in. No quarterback has been elected since Aikman and Moon in I think 2007, but that "might" change next year when some guy named Favre is eligible...

[TTX]

Football always has more candidates than space. Good selections this year and I do think Favre might just squeak in and break the QB drought.

[Thomas (TK)]

Will Shields!!!!!!!!!! Whooooooooooooooooo!!! I used to play football in high school with this guy...he is from Lawton, OK- many of you know that I lived there before the Corps....awesome to see an Ike Eagle inducted!