Former Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri was not one of the four players a part of the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
This year’s class includes Jared Allen, Sterling Sharp, Antonio Gates, and Eric Allen.
Vinatieri was one of 15 modern-era finalists for this year’s Hall of Fame class, which also included wide receiver Reggie Wayne. This was Vinatieri’s first year being eligible for the Hall of Fame.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, in order to be selected, a 50-person selection committee could pick up to five players from that group of 15 finalists to be a part of this year’s class.
Then, collectively, among the votes received from the 50 voters, a player has to earn a minimum positive vote of 80% in order to make the Hall of Fame.
Vinatieri would spend 14 seasons with the Colts. With Indianapolis specifically, Vinatieri made 85.3 percent of his field goal attempts.
For his career, which spanned an impressive 24 seasons, Vinatieri made 83.8% of his field goal attempts, and was not only a part of the Colts Super Bowl win in 2006 but was a key member of three New England Super Bowl runs as well.
Vinatieri was a three-time Pro Bowler, a three-time All-Pro, a four-time Super Bowl Champion, and was named to the NFL’s All-2000s team as well.
