Six former Buffalo Bills players and one former coach have advanced in the voting process of Modern-Era Players for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
LeSean McCoy, Frank Gore, Marshawn Lynch, Ruben Brown, Troy Vincent and London Fletcher made the list of 52 nominees for the next stage of voting. The list of candidates was trimmed down from 128 players to 52 on Oct. 22.
Former Bills head coach Chuck Knox (1978-1982) made the list of the final 12 coaching candidates.
Bills Legend Steve Tasker is one of 162 Senior player nominees and that list has not been advanced to the next stage yet.
From the Pro Football Hall of Fame:
In the next step of the process for players, each member of the Hall of Fame's full 50-person Selection Committee will review the above list and cast a vote for the 25 nominees each believes should advance to the Semifinalist stage. The names of the 25 Semifinalists (plus ties, if any, for the 25th position) will be announced in about five weeks (from Oct. 22).
Eventually, 20 Finalists will be presented at the Selection Committee's annual meeting next year in advance of Super Bowl LX: 15 Modern-Era Players, three Seniors, one Coach and one Contributor. While there is no set number of enshrinees for any class, the Hall of Fame's selection process bylaws stipulate that between four and eight new members will be selected.
In the next step of the process for coaches, nine semifinalists will be announced.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026 will be enshrined next August in Canton.
