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

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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.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame narrowed their list of Modern Era candidates for the Class of 2025 to 50 last month. On Wednesday, that group was cut in half. The Hall of Fame announced their 25 semifinalists to be included among the inductees next year.

Former Florida Gators standout and NFL star running back Fred Taylor was announced as a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025, a well-deserved recognition for one of the most electrifying players of his era.

Ricky Watters and Anquan Boldin are part of the group of 25 Modern-Era players named semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 will be announced at “NFL Honors” the night before Super Bowl LIX.

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.

There are 25 of them in line for Canton. So how do they stack up? Historian John Turney with his review of the candidates.