GREEN BAY – The Pro Football Hall of Fame has whittled its list of senior nominees for the Class of 2025 down to 60, and former Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe is among those advancing to the next stage.
Fellow Packers receiver Boyd Dowler also is among the group of 60, along with offensive back Cecil Isbell.
The list of senior nominees will continue to be reduced over the next several weeks until ultimately three are chosen to be put in front of the Hall of Fame's full selection committee for an up-or-down vote on induction. To be considered by the senior committee, players' careers must have ended in 1999 or prior.
Last year, Sharpe made it to the semifinalist stage, one of the last 12 senior nominees, but was not chosen as one of the final three. Sharpe is a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro who was Green Bay's first-round draft pick out of South Carolina in 1988.
His career was cut short after seven seasons due to a neck injury. He set an NFL record at the time for receptions in a single season with 108 in 1992, and then broke it with 112 in 1993. He led the NFL with 18 touchdown receptions in his final season in 1994.
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