A 12-man committee will convene this week to nominate a pool of 25 senior semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Things could prove different for Kansas City Chiefs WR Otis Taylor this year too.
There has been a logjam among senior candidates in recent years, given the Pro Football Hall of Fame has typically selected a single senior candidate for enshrinement. Back in April, leaders of the Hall of Fame passed significant changes to their bylaws, allowing expansion of senior finalists for the next three years (2023, 2024 and 2025). The 12-man senior committee can now nominate up to three senior finalists per year during each of those years. With 80 percent approval from committee members, those three finalists can be elected to the Hall of Fame, which would expand a given class to nine enshrinees.
