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[email protected]; 330-588-3671 CLASS OF 2018 FINALISTS 15 MODERN-ERA FINALISTS REVEALED FOR CLASS OF 2018; NEW CLASS TO BE ELECTED ON “SELECTION SATURDAY” ON FEB. 3 CANTON, OHIO – 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. The 15 Modern-Era Finalists will be considered for election to the Hall of Fame when the Hall’s Selection Committee meets on “Selection Saturday” in Minneapolis the day before Super Bowl LII to elect the new class. The Modern-Era Finalists were determined by a vote of the Hall’s Selection Committee from a list of 108 nominees that was earlier reduced to 27 semifinalists, during the year-long selection process. The 2018 Modern-Era Finalists with their positions, years and teams: • Tony Boselli, Tackle – 1995-2001 Jacksonville Jaguars • Isaac Bruce, Wide Receiver – 1994-2007 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 2008-09 San Francisco 49ers • Brian Dawkins, Safety – 1996-2008 Philadelphia Eagles, 2009-2011