As expected, former Cowboys legend Jason Witten has made it on the list for the first time as the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its modern-era nominees. Witten is among 128 former players, which also includes nine other players who have played for the Cowboys at one time. Over the next few months, the list will be trimmed to 50 and then 25 semifinalists before getting down to 15 finalists as Super Bowl LX nears.

Witten is the Cowboys' all-time leader in catches (1,215), receiving yards (12,977) and games played (255) and his 11 Pro Bowls is tied for the most (Bob Lilly) by a Cowboys player.

Other players on the list who spent most of their career with the Cowboys include three-time HOF finalist Darren Woodson, Erik Williams, La'Roi Glover, Dat Nguyen and Jay Ratliff. Other players

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