Mike Shanahan and late former Denver Broncos coach Dan Reeves are among 12 coach candidates for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, the Hall of Fame announced Thursday.
Shanahan and Reeves are joined by Bill Arnsparger, Tom Coughlin, Jeff Fisher, Alex Gibbs, Mike Holmgren, Chuck Knox, Richie Petitbon, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert and Clark Shaughnessy.
The selection committee will narrow the list of 12 candidates down to one finalist in the coming weeks.
Reeves, who died at age 77 in 2022, reached nine Super Bowls as a player and coach, representing the third-most in NFL history only behind Bill Belichick (12) and Tom Brady (10).
Shanahan, 72, won a Super Bowl as an assistant with the San Francisco 49ers and later won back-to-back Super Bowls as a head coach with the Broncos.
Denver had 11 senior candidates named earlier this year who did not advance in the voting. The Broncos still have 19 modern-era candidates for the 2025 class, with Shanahan and Reeves now added to the pool of candidates.
Broncos candidates for Hall of Fame
- Coach Mike Shanahan
- Coach Dan Reeves
- WR Rod Smith
- C Tom Nalen
- K Jason Elam
- G Mark Schlereth
- LB Bill Romanowski
- DL Neil Smith
- WR Demaryius Thomas
- CB Aqib Talib
- WR Wes Welker
- RB Clinton Portis
- WR Brandon Marshall
- RB Glyn Milburn
- CB Dré Bly
- TE Vernon Davis
- DL Jamal Williams
- LB Keith Brooking
- RB Jamaal Charles
- DL Ted Washington
- DL Simeon Rice
The Hall of Fame’s selection committee will trim the list of modern-era nominees this month and announce semifinalists and finalists later in the fall. The 2025 class will be announced before Super Bowl LVIX next year.
