Don’t expect any Green Bay Packers inducted into PFHOF this year

If you’re disappointed that Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Mick Tingelhoff was selected as the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s senior pick for induction in the Class of 2015, don’t be surprised that there are no other Packers selected this year.

We know it won’t be Jerry Kramer.

Only two former Packers players and two coaches have been declared a modern-era nominee for this year’s class – LeRoy Butler, Sterling Sharpe, Kevin Greene and Mike Holmgren.

It’s most likely that Packers fans will have to await Brett Favre‘s induction into the hall.

It’s most likely that Packers fans will have to await Brett Favre’s induction into the hall, but I would think that Butler, Sharpe and Holmgren are all credible nominees.

Many feel that Sharpe, had he not been forced to retire because of injury, would be a lock for induction, as he was the top receiver across the league in the early to mid-1990s.

Can you imagine what Sharpe’s and Brett Favre’s numbers would have been had Sharpe and Favre been together for a decade? How many Super Bowls would the Packers have won?

Those are what-if questions to which we will never know the answers.

As for Butler, Greene and Holmgren … all three are deserving.

In fact, Greene was a finalist last year, but didn’t make the final cut.

Greene left the Packers’ coaching staff at the end of the 2013 season to spend more time with his family. It would be great to once again see Greene in the running, but wouldn’t it be great to see any of these players and coaches recognized? However, it doesn’t look like this is the year.

Look at the full list below. The chances that these Packers players and coaches make the cut this year are doubtful, at best.

So, don’t expect to see any Packers headed to the Hall this year.

The following is from the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s website:

Modern-Era Nominees for the Class of 2015

*Finalist in 2014;

First-year eligibles underlined

Quarterbacks: (4) – Randall Cunningham, Rich Gannon, Phil Simms, Kurt Warner

Wide Receivers: (9) – *Tim Brown (also KR), Isaac Bruce, Gary Clark, Henry Ellard (also PR), *Marvin Harrison, Torry Holt, Sterling Sharpe, Jimmy Smith, Rod Smith

Tight End: (1) – Mark Bavaro

Running Backs: (14) – Shaun Alexander, Ottis Anderson, Tiki Barber, *Jerome Bettis, Roger Craig, Stephen Davis, Terrell Davis, Eddie George, Priest Holmes, Edgerrin James, Daryl Johnston, Jamal Lewis, Herschel Walker (also KR), Ricky Watters

Offensive Linemen: (23) – Willie Anderson (T), Tony Boselli (T), Jeff Bostic (C), Lomas Brown (T), Jim Covert (T), Bill Fralic (G/T), Jay Hilgenberg (C), Chris Hinton (G/T), Kent Hull (C), Joe Jacoby (T),  Jon Jansen (T), Mike Kenn (T), Jim Lachey (T),  Kevin Mawae (C/G), Mark May (G/T/C),Tom Nalen (C), Nate Newton (G), Orlando Pace (T), Chris Samuels (T), Mark Schlereth (G), *Will Shields (G), Tra Thomas (T), Steve Wisniewski (G)

Defensive Linemen: (12) – Al “Bubba” Baker (DE), Jerome Brown (DT), Carl Hairston  (DE/DT),  *Charles Haley (also LB), Jevon Kearse (DE), Dexter Manley (DE), Charles Mann (DE), Steve McMichael (DT/NT), Fred Smerlas (NT), Greg Townsend (DE), Ted Washington (DT/NT), Bryant Young (DE)

Linebackers: (13) – Cornelius Bennett, Tedy Bruschi, *Kevin Greene (also DE), Ken Harvey,  Clay Matthews, Willie McGinest (also DE),  Karl Mecklenburg, Matt Millen, Sam Mills, Junior Seau, Chris Spielman, Darryl Talley, Zach Thomas

Defensive Backs: (16) – Eric Allen (CB), Steve Atwater (S), Joey Browner (S), LeRoy Butler (S), Thomas Everett (S), Rodney Harrison (S), Ty Law (CB), Albert Lewis (CB), *John Lynch (S), Terry McDaniel (CB), Tim McDonald (S), Frank Minnifield (CB), Shawn Springs (CB), Troy Vincent (CB/S), Everson Walls (CB), Darren Woodson (S)

Kickers/Punters: (5) – *Morten Andersen (K), Gary Anderson (K), Jason Elam (K), Sean Landeta (P), Nick Lowery (K)

Special Teams/Position Players: (2) – Brian Mitchell (RB/PR/KR), Steve Tasker (also WR)

Coaches: (14) –Don Coryell, Bill Cowher, *Tony Dungy, Tom Flores, Mike Holmgren, Jimmy Johnson, Chuck Knox, Buddy Parker, Richie Petitbon, Dan Reeves, Lou Saban, Marty Schottenheimer, Clark Shaughnessy, Dick Vermeil.

The Class of 2015 will be selected from the list of the 15 Modern-Era finalists plus the one Senior finalist (former Minnesota Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff) selected last month by the Hall of Fame’s Senior Selection Committee, and two yet-to-be-determined Contributor finalists who will be selected by the Hall of Fame’s Contributor Selection Committee.

The Senior finalist and Contributor finalists will be voted yes or no for election at the Annual Selection Meeting. Like the Modern-Era finalists, the senior and contributor nominees must receive an 80 percent positive vote to be elected.

While there is no set number for any class of enshrinees, the selection process by-laws provide that between four and eight new members will be selected.

The actual voting for the Class of 2015 will be conducted at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee’s annual meeting, which will be held in Arizona on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 the day before Super Bowl XLIX. The results will be announced that evening.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2015 will be formally enshrined during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival in Canton, Ohio next August. The Enshrinement ceremony is televised nationally by the Hall of Fame’s broadcast partners, NFL Network and ESPN. – See more at: http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/2014/9/16/modern-era-nominees-for-class-of-2015/#sthash.jk8HwSYF.dpuf