Anquan Boldin, Terrell Suggs are 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalists
Nov 20, 2024, 7:35 AM | Updated: 7:36 am
Former Arizona Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin and Arizona State product Terrell Suggs are among 25 semifinalists to make the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
Announced on Wednesday, the group of potential modern-era inductees was whittled down from 167 candidates over the past two months.
Arizona connections among the semifinalists include former ASU defensive back and Maryvale High School product Darren Woodson and current Sun Devils receiver coach Hines Ward, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1998-2011).
Boldin has been a semifinalist four times. He recorded 7,520 receiving yards with Arizona from 2003-09, a majority out of 13,779 for his entire NFL career.
Suggs, who went to Hamilton High School in Chandler before starring at ASU, was one of the top pass rushers in the NFL over his 17-year career, with his 139 sacks ranking eighth best since they became an official stat in 1982.
Suggs had seven double-digit sack seasons in his 16 seasons with Baltimore, including 14 in 2011 when he was selected as the top defensive player in the league and led the NFL with seven forced fumbles. The 10th overall pick in 2003 also played 13 games with the Cardinals in 2019, his final NFL season.
This is Suggs’ first time as a semifinalist and he just became eligible to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The list of semifinalists will be cut down to 15 finalists by the end of the year.
Anquan Boldin among 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame modern-era semifinalists
- Eric Allen, CB — 1988-1994 Philadelphia Eagles, 1995-97 New Orleans Saints, 1998-2001 Oakland Raiders
- Jared Allen, DE — 2004-07 Kansas City Chiefs, 2008-2013 Minnesota Vikings, 2014-15 Chicago Bears, 2015 Carolina Panthers
- Willie Anderson, T — 1996-2007 Cincinnati Bengals, 2008 Baltimore Ravens
- Anquan Boldin, WR — 2003-09 Arizona Cardinals, 2010-12 Baltimore Ravens, 2013-15 San Francisco 49ers, 2016 Detroit Lions |
- Jahri Evans, G — 2006-2016 New Orleans Saints, 2017 Green Bay Packers
- Antonio Gates, TE — 2003-2018 San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers
- James Harrison, LB — 2002-2012, 2014-17 Pittsburgh Steelers, 2013 Cincinnati Bengals, 2017 New England Patriots
- Rodney Harrison, S — 1994-2002 San Diego Chargers, 2003-08 New England Patriots
- Torry Holt, WR — 1999-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars
- Luke Kuechly, LB — 2012-19 Carolina Panthers
- Eli Manning, QB — 2004-2019 New York Giants
- Robert Mathis, DE/LB — 2003-2016 Indianapolis Colts
- Steve Smith Sr., WR — 2001-2013 Carolina Panthers, 2014-16 Baltimore Ravens
- Terrell Suggs, LB/DE — 2003-2018 Baltimore Ravens, 2019 Arizona Cardinals, 2019 Kansas City Chiefs
- Fred Taylor, RB — 1998-2008 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2009-2010 New England Patriots
- Earl Thomas, DB — 2010-18 Seattle Seahawks, 2019 Baltimore Ravens
- Adam Vinatieri, PK — 1996-2005 New England Patriots, 2006-2019 Indianapolis Colts
- Hines Ward, WR — 1998-2011 Pittsburgh Steelers
- Ricky Watters, RB — 1992-94 San Francisco 49ers, 1995-97 Philadelphia Eagles, 1998-2001 Seattle Seahawks
- Reggie Wayne, WR — 2001-2014 Indianapolis Colts
- Richmond Webb, T — 1990-2000 Miami Dolphins, 2001-02 Cincinnati Bengals
- Vince Wilfork, DT — 2004-2014 New England Patriots, 2015-16 Houston Texans
- Steve Wisniewski, G — 1989-2001 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders
- Darren Woodson, S — 1992-2003 Dallas Cowboys
- Marshal Yanda, G/T — 2007-2019 Baltimore Ravens
The Associated Press contributed to this story
