Former Colts offensive lineman Chris Hinton on Thursday was announced among 52 Senior candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

Hinton, who played both tackle and guard in his 13-year NFL career, was a seven-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro. He spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Colts – he was selected fourth overall in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, who later traded him to the Baltimore Colts as part of a deal to acquire quarterback John Elway. Hinton was a Pro Bowler as a rookie and then earned a spot in the Pro Bowl every year from 1985-1989 with the Indianapolis Colts, and was named a second-team AP All-Pro in 1985 and 1989.

Hinton joined the Atlanta Falcons in 1990 and earned a Pro Bowl nod in 1991 and was named a first-team AP Al

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