Late wide receiver Cliff Branch and former NFL head coach Dick Vermeil and were named finalists Tuesday for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2022.
Branch was selected as the Senior finalist and Vermeil the Coach finalist by a panel of selectors for the Hall of Fame.
Branch caught 501 passes for 8,685 yards and 67 touchdowns in 14 seasons and had 73 postseason receptions for 1,289 yards and five touchdowns. He was a part of three Super Bowl championship teams in all with the Raiders and led the NFL in touchdown receptions twice -- with 13 in 1974 and 12 in 1976.