The Pro Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday trimmed its list of Modern Era Class of 2026 candidates to 26 semifinalists, with three Colts greats making the cut: Defensive end Robert Mathis, wide receiver Reggie Wayne and kicker Adam Vinatieri.

Mathis has been a semifinalist in each of his five years of Hall of Fame eligibility but has not yet advanced as a finalist. Wayne has been a semifinalist for all seven of his years of eligibility and has been a finalist in each of the last six years. Vinatieri was a finalist for the Class of 2025, his first year of eligibility, and again made the semifinalist cut this year.

Mathis spent his entire 14-year career in Indianapolis, during which the 2003 fifth-round pick became the NFL's strip sack king: No player in league history forced more fumbles (

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