Zach Thomas joined by UM greats Reggie Wayne, Devin Hester, Andre Johnson as Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists are announced

Former Miami Dolphins linebacking large Zach Thomas was named a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist for the 3rd consecutive year, and was joined by Miami Hurricanes legendary instrumentality antheral Devin Hester and wide receivers Reggie Wayne and Andre Johnson among the 15 players revealed to person made the penultimate cut.

The people volition beryllium announced unrecorded connected the “NFL Honors” telecast scheduled to aerial astatine 9 p.m. ET connected Feb. 10, 3 days earlier Super Bowl successful Los Angeles.

Thomas was a five-time All-Pro and a seven-time Pro Bowl subordinate with the Dolphins.

Thomas’ standout vocation is astir identical to first-ballot Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher, who was enshrined successful 2017.

Thomas played successful 2 much games (184), had 1 much All-Pro honor, and 1 less Pro Bowl enactment than Urlacher, the 2007 Defensive Player of the Year erstwhile the Chicago Bears reached the Super Bowl.

Thomas finished his vocation with 1,734 full tackles, and his 1,107 solo tackles are much than immoderate different Hall of Fame linebacker too Ray Lewis and Derrick Brooks.

Thomas besides had 17 vocation interceptions, 4 pickoffs for touchdowns, 8 fumble recoveries and 20.5 sacks with Miami.

Thomas, a fifth-round prime retired of Texas Tech successful 1996, was inducted into the Dolphins Ring of Honor successful 2012. He was besides a subordinate of the 2000′s NFL All-Decade Team.

Ten different Dolphins greats are already enshrined successful the Hall of Fame: Paul Warfield, Larry Csonka, Jim Langer, Bob Griese, Larry Little, Don Shula, Dwight Stephenson, Nick Buoniconti, Dan Marino, and Jason Taylor.

Additionally, six different shorter-time erstwhile members of the Dolphins franchise — Jimmy Johnson, Junior Seau, Cris Carter, Thurman Thomas, Bobby Beathard and Bill Parcells — are besides enshrined.

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