The Pro Football Hall of Fame has begun its annual process for selecting the class of inductees for entry into the Canton shrine next year. And Jets legends are well-represented on the initial list of 128 Modern Era nominees released Wednesday.

In fact, a trio of Jets first-round draft choices jump out from the position rosters — Nick Mangold , John Abraham and James Farrior — along with a reliable long-time Green & White corner in James Hasty .

It seems as if Mangold, the 29th overall pick of the 2006 draft out of Ohio State, has been around the team forever. He played 11 NFL seasons, every one of them as a Jet, starting 164 games and being selected for 7 Pro Bowls in an eight-season span. He was selected to the team's Ring of Honor in 2022 and remains a fixture around 1 Jets Dr

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