Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026 members select presenters for Enshrinement
The five members of the Class of 2026 presented by Visual Edge IT – DREW BREES, ROGER CRAIG, LARRY FITZGERALD, LUKE KUECHLY and ADAM VINATIERI – have selected who will present them as they are enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this August.
The official role of the presenter is to introduce the enshrinee via video and join them on stage to unveil their Bronze Bust.
The presenters for the Class of 2026 are:
- BREES – Sean Payton, former New Orleans Saints head coach
- CRAIG – Jamie Williams, San Francisco 49ers and University of Nebraska teammate
- FITZGERALD – Devin Fitzgerald, son
- KUECHLY – Tom Kuechly, father
- VINATIERI – Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Indianapolis Colts co-owner & CEO
Payton coached Brees for 15 of his 20 NFL seasons, during which Brees passed for 68,010 yards and 491 of his 571 career touchdown passes. Under Payton, Brees set the then-NFL record for career passing yards and logged an NFL-record five 5,000-yard passing seasons.
Craig and his presenter, Williams, attended the same elementary school, junior high school, high school and college. They then overlapped for two seasons in San Francisco, including the 49ers 14-2 season in 1989, which was capped off with a 55-10 Super Bowl XXIV victory over the Denver Broncos.
Fitzgerald’s son, Devin, and Kuechly’s father, Tom, were both announced as presenters by the Hall of Fame this past Father’s Day. Tom will become the 12th father to present while Devin will become the 33rd son to present.
Irsay-Gordon served as the Colts’ vice president during Vinatieri’s tenure in Indianapolis. Her late father, Jim Irsay, served as a presenter three times, introducing Colts legends MARVIN HARRISON (2016), EDGERRIN JAMES (2020) and DWIGHT FREENEY (2024).
The Class of 2026 presented by Visual Edge IT will be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. Tickets for Enshrinement are available here.
