This year's inductees to the Pro Football Hall of Fame have been named, and there are some pretty deserving characters in this year's class.

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Brett Favre, Ken Stabler, Marvin Harrison, Kevin Greene, Orlando Pace and Tony Dungy have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, according to the Associated Press.

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The class of 2016 also includes contributor Ed DeBartolo Jr. and senior selection Dick Stanfel.
The AP says announcement was made Saturday. An appropriate timing; the day before the Denver Broncos face the Carolina Panthers in the Super Bowl, pro football's greatest competition.

Five nominees were eliminated in the final vote: players Terrell Davis, Joe Jacoby, John Lynch and Kurt Warner, and coach Don Coryell.
Earlier Saturday, the selection committee reduced the list of 15 modern-day finalists by cutting Terrell Owens, Edgerrin James, Steve Atwater, Alan Faneca and Morten Anderson.

Do you have an NFL favorite who didn't make the cut this year? Let us know how you feel in the comments!

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