Hall of Fame names 28-member voting panel after selection process overhaul
The Hall of Fame announced a reduced voting panel of 28 members, down from 50, naming journalists and former players to decide future inductees.
The Hall of Fame disclosed on Thursday that its voting committee has been trimmed to 28 members following a recent overhaul of the selection process. The new panel includes former players Jared Allen, Dan Fouts and Will Shields, as well as a range of media representatives such as Howard Balzer and Jarrett Bell of USA Today, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Vic Carucci of WGRZ-TV, Mike Chappell of CBS4/Fox59, Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Scott Garceau of WMAR-TV, Vahe Gregorian of the Kansas City Star, Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic, Lindsay Jones of The Ringer, Ira Kaufman of JoeBucsFan.com, Ross Ketover of NFL Films, Sam Kouvaris, Jeff Legwold of ESPN, Rob Maadi of the Associated Press, Gary Myers, Sal Paolantonio of ESPN, Dan Pompei of The Athletic, Mike Sando of The Athletic, Jim Trotter, Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News, Eric Williams of Fox Sports and Charean Williams of PFT. The reduction from 50 to 28 voters marks a significant change in the Hall's governance, though the criteria for selecting the new members have not been publicly detailed.