Nine Browns who made significant contributions to the team join six Super Bowl MVPs among the nearly 200 Senior nominees for Hall of Fame's '25 class.

John Elway was replaced by veteran QB Steve DeBerg in his first two career starts with the Denver Broncos in 1983, and he was eventually benched after five games. Elway returned to the starting lineup in Week 11 and went on to have a Hall of Fame career, leading the Broncos to consecutive Super Bowl victories in his final two seasons in the NFL.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its Seniors category list on Thursday, with nearly 200 players making the cut, including five that are former New York Jets. The five Jets on the initial list included quarterback Boomer Esiason,