Drew Brees, Eli Manning Among Football Hall of Fame Finalists

A golden generation of quarterbacks helped usher in a new era of NFL football during the 2000s, and two of those quarterbacks could receive professional football's greatest honor later this year.

Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and ex-New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning are each on the list of finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026. Brees joins as a finalist in his first year of eligibility, while Manning is on the finalists' ballot for the second time.

Brees...