It’s a good week for Brett Favre. The former Packers QB will get his number retired in Green Bay Thanksgiving

Courtesy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Courtesy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

night. Today he was named one of 25 modern-era semifinalists who remain in contention for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2016 class.

Favre, Steelers and Jets guard Alan Faneca and multi-team WR Terrell Owens are the three first-time eligible candidates to be named semifinalists. Jacksonville tackle Tony Boselli and the late Sam Mills, a linebacker for Carolina and New Orleans, also are semifinalists for the first time.

There are 15 offensive players, six defensive players and a special teams star among the 25 semifinalists. The remaining three are coaches.

The 15 finalists will be named in January. Voters will then meet during Super Bowl weekend and cull the list to 10 and then five. Those final five will need 80 percent yes votes to earn enshrinement. Two senior committee members – Dick Stanfel and Ken Stabler – already have been announced, as has one contributor, Edward DeBartolo Jr. Those three advance directly to the final vote, where they also will need 80 percent of the vote to be enshrined.

The finalists are:

K – Morten Andersen
S – Steve Atwater
T – Tony Boselli
WR – Isaac Bruce
Coach – Don Coryell
RB – Roger Craig
RB – Terrell Davis
Coach – Tony Dungy
G – Alan Faneca
QB – Brett Favre
LB/DE – Kevin Greene
WR – Marvin Harrison
WR – Torry Holt
T – Joe Jacoby
RB – Edgerrin James
Coach – Jimmy Johnson
T – Mike Kenn
CB – Ty Law
S – John Lynch
C – Kevin Mawae
LB – Karl Mecklenburg
LB – Sam Mills
WR – Terrell Owens
T – Orlando Pace
QB – Kurt Warner

We made predictions several months ago on who we think will be enshrined that you can read here.