5 former Patriots named semifinalists for 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class

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Each year, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio has their voters trim down a list of candidates further throughout the season until the final class is revealed at the NFL Honors in February.

On Wednesday, the Hall of Fame announced that their list of 50 Modern-Era candidates from October has been trimmed down to 25 semifinalists. From there, the list will be cut down again to just the finalists in December.

Within this list of 25, there were five former New England Patriots who played at least one regular season game with the team (not including Reggie Wayne and Torry Holt, who both only spent a training camp in Foxboro).

Here's a list of those five Patriots who are looking to become finalists and a look at their stats during their time with New England.

RB Fred Taylor (2009-10)

Patriots stats: 13 games - 424 yards (4.0 yards per carry), four touchdowns, four catches, 23 yards

DL Vince Wilfork (2004-14)

Patriots stats: 158 games - 517 tackles (37 for a loss), 35 quarterback hits, 26 passes defensed, 16 sacks, 12 fumbles recovered, 5 forced fumbles, 3 interceptions
Five Pro Bowls, 2 Super Bowls, 1 All-Pro with New England

LB James Harrison (2017)

Patriots stats: 1 game - 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble

S Rodney Harrison (2003-08)

Patriots stats: 63 games - 446 tackles (18 for a loss), 32 passes defensed, 9 sacks, 8 interceptions, 7 forced fumbles, 2 fumbles recovered
2 Super Bowls with New England