Running back Roger Craig and quarterback Ken Anderson are among nine semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 in the seniors category.

Wide receivers Henry Ellard, Stanley Morgan and Otis Taylor, defensive lineman L.C. Greenwood, offensive lineman Joe Jacoby, cornerback Eddie Meador and special teams ace Steve Tasker were the others announced Wednesday.

A blue-ribbon committee reduced the list from 34 candidates among players who did not appear in a game after the 2000 season. The panel will whittle the list to three finalists for consideration by the full selection committee before Super Bowl LX in February.

Craig, 65, won three Super Bowls and made four Pro Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s, earning a spot on the Hall of Fame’s All-Decade team. In

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