Ex-Vikings Jim Marshall and Chuck Foreman don’t make the cut for Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Former Vikings Jim Marshall and Chuck Foreman have been eliminated from consideration in the Seniors category for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026.

The Hall announced the cut from 34 to nine semifinalists Wednesday morning. Those nine will be discussed by the Hall’s nine-member Seniors Blue Ribbon committee, which will select three finalists that will then be discussed and voted on by the full 50-member committee in January.

Marshall, a defensive end, played 20 NFL seasons, played in 282 games, made 270 consecutive starts and two Pro Bowl appearances. Foreman, a running back, played eight seasons, seven with the Vikings. He rushed for 5,950 yards and caught 350 passes, making five Pro Bowls. Marshall retired in 1979 and Foreman in 1980.

The list of nine semifinalists does include Roger Craig, whose 11-year career, mostly with a 49ers team that won three Super Bowls, ended with a two-year stint with the Vikings in 1992-93.


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Marshall is more deserving than Foreman IMO...problem is he was just a really good player for a lot of years and was overshadowed by Page and Eller. And he was never really dominant for an extended period. I don't think Foreman is a hall of famer. He was good, but not at that level.
 




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