Pride of the Lions member and Detroit Lions Legend Lomas Brown is a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
For the first time since the seven-time Pro Bowler retired 23 years ago, Brown has advanced to the semifinal round of this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame voting as one of 26 modern-era candidates up for selection in the Hall's 2026 class.
"I want to thank this incredible PR department that we have here because they have really put in a lot of work to kind of push me out there," Brown said Tuesday. "I thank the Lions and I'm just thankful today to get to a point where I've never gotten in the Hall of Fame selection. I'm just thankful.
"To get to this round now it just feels great. You feel appreciated."
Brown is in his 18th year of eligibility and joins other first-time semifinalists Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Frank Gore, Jason Witten and Philip Rivers, who are in their first year of eligibility, and former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams, who is in his fifth year of eligibility.
Brown was a first-round selection by the Lions in the 1985 NFL Draft and spent seven seasons anchoring an offensive line that blocked for Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders. Brown played 11 seasons in Detroit and 18 seasons total in his NFL career with Detroit, Arizona, Cleveland, New York (Giants) and Tampa Bay. He still holds the NFL record for most games played (263) and starts (251) by an offensive tackle.
Brown, now the color analyst for Detroit's radio broadcast, is one of six offensive linemen selected as semifinalists, along with Willie Anderson, Jahri Evans, Marshal Yanda, Richmond Webb and Steve Wisniewski.
The 26 semifinalists were selected from a group of 52 nominees. The 50-member Hall of Fame selection committee will cut the list to 15 finalists in December.
