Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning may not be inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. One Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has narrowed down its list of candidates for the class of 2025 modern era to 25 semifinalists.

Bill Belichick is the NFL's most successful coach during the Super Bowl era. But given the ongoing treatment of his former boss, Patriots owner Robert Kraft, it's fair to wonder how the Pro Football Hall of Fame's voters will treat Belichick when he is eligible for induction in 2026.

Eli Manning, Antonio Gates and Luke Kuechly are among the semifinalists for the Class of 2025. Here's a list of all the Hall of Fame candidates.

The 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalists were announced on Wednesday, with plenty of NFL greats represented on the shortlist like quarterback Eli Manning.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is inching closer to knocking on the door of a select few and welcoming them to immortality. On Wednesday, the Hall announced that it had reduced its list of prospective candidates for the Class of 2025 to 25 modern-era player semifinalists.

Eli Manning has faced doubters before. Entering the 2007 playoffs, when the quarterback led the New York Giants on a Super Bowl run which ended in an upset of the undefeated New England Patriots, there were questions about whether he was built for pressure situations.