(Photo Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Posted on Facebook on November 25th, 2025)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward was recently named as a semi-finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This is the tenth time that Ward became a semi-finalist to get into the museum located in Canton, Ohio, and he becomes one of twenty-six players to be considered for its Class of 2026. Ward, who is a two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Steelers, made the cut for this honor and three fellow Steelers players, kicker Gary Anderson, linebacker James Harrison and center Maurkice Pouncey did not make it to the semifinals for next year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The selection committee of the Pro Football Hall of Fame will reduce this list of twenty-six semi-finalists below to fifteen later this year:
- Willie Anderson, T (Bengals, Ravens)
- Drew Brees, QB (Chargers, Saints)
- Lomas Brown, T (Lions, Cardinals, Browns, Giants, Buccaneers)
- Jahri Evans, G (Saints, Packers)
- Larry Fitzgerald, WR (Cardinals)
- Frank Gore, RB (49ers, Colts, Dolphins, Bills, Jets)
- Rodney Harrison, S (Chargers, Patriots)
- Torry Holt, WR (Rams, Jaguars)
- Luke Kuechly, LB (Panthers)
- Eli Manning, QB (Giants)
- Robert Mathis, DE/LB (Colts)
- Philip Rivers, QB (Chargers, Colts)
- Steve Smith Sr., WR (Panthers, Ravens)
- Terrell Suggs, LB/DE (Ravens, Cardinals, Chiefs)
- Fred Taylor, RB (Jaguars, Patriots)
- Earl Thomas, DB (Seahawks, Ravens)
- Adam Vinatieri, K (Patriots, Colts)
- Hines Ward, WR (Steelers)
- Reggie Wayne, WR (Colts)
- Richmond Webb, T (Dolphins, Bengals)
- Vince Wilfork, DT (Patriots, Texans)
- Kevin Williams, DT (Vikings, Seahawks, Saints)
- Steve Wisniewski, G (Raiders)
- Jason Witten, TE (Cowboys, Raiders)
- Darren Woodson, S (Cowboys)
- Marshal Yanda, G/T (Ravens)