Tony Dungy, Lisa Salters lose Pro Football Hall of Fame vote after rule changes

Corrections and clarifications: This story was updated to fix the misspelling of Mary Kay Cabot's name.

When the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced major changes to its selection process on Sept. 4, one of the biggest adjustments was shrinking the voting list.

The revised bylaws halved the voting body from 50 members to 25, plus three non-voting members to make up a 28-person selection committee. The Hall of Fame also said it was doing away with team designations that were previously assigned to 32 voters in favor of 27 at-large selectors and one Pro Football Writers Association (PFWA) representative.

More than two weeks later, the hall finally revealed which voters made the cut on and will select the 2027 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, with some notable names left off the list and others joining.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the following voters for the 2027 class in a press release on Thursday, Sept. 17, saying voters are "charged with the vital task of continuing to be sure that new enshrinees are the finest the game has produced."

Allen, Glauber, Jhabvala, Maaddi and Shields are all new to the list.

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