Clay Matthews Jr. is one of 52 seniors still in running for Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

Complete list of who advanced and a word on an ex-Brown who didn't.

The Hall of Fame announced a cut from 162 to 52 (top 50 plus ties) Thursday, Oct. 2.

To be considered this election cycle, each person in the seniors category could have appeared in a professional football game no more recently than the 2000 season.

Many who followed Matthews’ career as a Browns linebacker from 1978-93 viewed him Hall of Fame worthy.

Matthews was relatively as productive in his prime as was teammate and tight end Ozzie Newsome, who made the Hall of Fame in 1999; except, Matthews’ prime lasted longer. In fact, the Falcons liked him so much that they kept him for three seasons (1994-96) after Cleveland’s Bill Belic

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