Tom Coughlin, who led the Giants to two Super Bowl titles, is among 12 coaches who have moved one step closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026.

The Hall of Fame's Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee recently narrowed a list down from 15 nominees and will next cast an additional ballot later this month to reduce the list to nine semifinalists. Those results will be announced in early November.

The Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee will then meet virtually in mid-November and, through a sequence of reduction votes, will select one Finalist for the Class of 2026.

Bylaws stipulate that candidates in the Coach category be retired from professional football for one full season after a Hall of Fame election cycle has begun. Individuals who last coached in the 2024 season are eligible for the

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