MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Will the wait be over for guard Alan Faneca?
Will safety Troy Polamalu join the short list of players who have earned a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility?
Both of those questions will be answered today when the Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors meet at the Loews Hotel here at Miami Beach. Faneca is in his fifth-year of eligibility and has been a finalist in each of the past five years, the most of any of the 15 players up for election this year. Polamalu, meanwhile, is one of just two players who made the final 15 in his first year of eligibility. He is joined by former Colts receiver Reggie Wayne on that list.
If Polamalu makes it, he will be the 80th player elected in his first time on the ballot.
The new five-man class will be announced Saturday evening as part of the NFL's Honors Show, which begins at 9 p.m. CBS will air the show nationally.
The Steelers already have two people affiliated with the team going into the Hall of Fame this year as part of the league's Centennial Class.
Longtime safety Donnie Shell and former head coach Bill Cowher were previously announced as part of that special 15-person class in January.
Others on this year's list of finalists include running back Edgerrin James, wide receivers Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce, safeties Steve Atwater, LeRoy Butler and John Lynch, defensive linemen Bryant Young and Richard Seymour, guard Steve Hutchinson, offensive tackle Tony Boselli and linebacker Zach Thomas.
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