The 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame class — one that included former New England Patriots cornerback Ty Law — was enshrined only a little more than a month ago, but the attention is already turning towards the next year: on Thursday, the initial modern era nominees for the Hall of Fame’s 2020 class were announced. Among the 122 men listed, 15 have suited up for the Patriots at one point in their respective careers.
Let’s take a look at them:
WR Henry Ellard
LB Willie McGinest
*did not play in a game for the Patriots
The list of Patriots up for Pro Football Hall of Fame nomination next year includes a wide variety of players: from franchise greats such as Ben Coates, Tedy Bruschi, Willie McGinest and Rodney Harrison, to short-tenured players such as Chad Johnson or Larry Centers, to comparative footnotes in team history like Torry Holt, Reggie Wayne and John Lynch (who only were with New England during the offseason).