National Coverage of the Class of 2018 Finalists

The Pro Football Hall of Fame continues to raise the banner of excellence by recently announcing the Hall’s 2018 Class of Finalists.
 
The list of 15 Modern-Era Finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018 features five players who are finalists for the first time. The group includes four first-year eligible nominees – Steve Hutchinson, Ray Lewis, Randy Moss, and Brian Urlacher. Everson Walls, in his 20th year of eligibility, is also a first-time finalist.
 
To be elected, a finalist must receive a minimum positive vote of 80 percent during the annual selection meeting that will take place, in Minneapolis the day before Super Bowl LII “Selection Saturday”.

Related: Vote for who you think you be elected to the HOF's Class of 2018
 
These football giants have been sweeping headlines across the country since Tuesday’s announcement. Here are some in-depth stories from national contributors that capture a look into the careers of these football legends and why they deserve the honor of being named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2018 Finalists Class.
 

• https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/01/02/2018-pro-football-hall-fame-finalists-ray-lewis-terrell-owens-randy-moss/998219001/

• https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/terrell-owens-randy-moss-headline-15-finalists-for-hall-of-fame-class-of-2018/

• http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/columnists/kevin-acee/sd-sp-hall-of-fame-lynch-beathard-0103-story.html

• https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2018/01/ray_lewis_brian_urlacher_randy.html

• https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2018/01/02/randy-moss-ty-law-named-finalists-pro-football-hall-fame-class-2018/