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To be eligible for election, modern-era players and coaches must be retired at least five years. Contributors need not be retired.Although there isn't a set number of enshrinees for any class, the Hall of Fame's current ground rules stipulate that between four and seven new members will be selected each year. No more than five modern-era nominees can be elected in a given year, and a class of six or seven can only be achieved if one or both senior nominees are elected.(...)
The following 11 semifinalists didn't make the cut: (...)
» Clay Matthews, LB -- 1978-1993 Cleveland Browns, 1994-96 Atlanta Falcons(...)
» Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner -- 1989-2006 National Football League(...)
» Ron Wolf, Contributor -- 1963-1974, 1978-1990 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1975-77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1990 New York Jets, 1991-2001 Green Bay Packers