CANTON, Ohio — Former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson is a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Anderson is among nine individuals to reach the semifinalist stage in the Seniors category.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Seniors Blue-Ribbon Committee will meet Nov. 25 to determine three finalists. Those names and the names of the finalists in the Coach and Contributor categories will be announced in early December.

Anderson played all 16 years of his career for the Bengals from 1971 to 1986, was the NFL MVP in 1981 and led Cincinnati to its first Super Bowl appearance in 1982.

He was inducted into the Bengals Ring of Honor in September 2021.

Each person in the Seniors category could have appeared in a pro football game no more recently than the 2000 season.

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