News about Zach Thomas

In Canton, Ohio Saturday, Darrell Revis, Joe Klecko, DeMarcus Ware, Ken Riley, Joe and Zach Thomas, Ronde Barber, Don Coryell, and Chuck Howley were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. For the week of festivities, which included Cleveland's 21-16 victory over New York in the NFL preseason opener on Thursday, a late-arriving crowd packed with Jets and Browns fans. After Klecko and Fireman Ed got the green-clad crowd roaring 'J-E-T-S!Jets!Jets!Jets!' Revis, a four-time All-Pro cornerback, took his place on the stage and in the hall.

Darrelle Revis, a four-time All-Pro cornerback, is one of five first-year eligible candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2023. Yeari Evans and Joe Thomas, defensive lineman Dwight Freeney, and linebacker James Harrison are among the 202 candidates for induction next year. Each of the last two seasons appeared in the 2017 season. For the first time, Henry Ellard and London Fletcher are semifinalists. Albert Lewis, who was a semifinalist in 2013, is also on the list. Ellard, who retired following the 1998 season, and Lewis, who later retired in 1998, are in their final year of eligibility as modern era players. Torry Holt is back for the ninth time, Hines Ward and Darren Woodson are semi-finalists for the seventh time, and Ronde Barber is in the running for the sixth time. Zach Thomas is a fifth-timer, and Reggie Wayne and Willis are back for their fourth time. Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Willie Anderson, Anquan Boldin, Rodney Harrison, Andre Johnson, Devin Hester, Andre Smith, DeMarcus Ware, Ricky Watters, and Vince Wilfork complete the list.