Pro Football Hall of Fame: Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald among five in Class of 2026

The Pro Football Hall of Fame has inducted five new members: quarterback Drew Brees, running back Roger Craig, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, linebacker Luke Kuechly, and kicker Adam Vinatieri. Brees and Fitzgerald were elected as first-ballot Hall of Famers, while Kuechly and Vinatieri were selected in their second year of eligibility. Roger Craig, who had been waiting 28 years, was inducted as one of the senior candidates. The announcement occurred during the NFL Honors ceremony at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, where it received a standing ovation. This year, only one senior finalist, Sterling Sharpe, was inducted, leaving L.C. Greenwood, Ken Anderson, Bill Belichick, and Robert Kraft short of the required votes. The Hall of Fame now has 387 members, with the enshrinement ceremony scheduled for August 8 in Canton.