Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason, Isaac Curtis are senior player Hall of Fame ballot nominees

Former Cincinnati Bengals quarterbacks Ken Anderson and Boomer Esiason joined former wide receiver Isaac Curtis and defensive back Lemar Parrish on the list of 183 senior player nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025, which was announced Tuesday night.

Although players aren't designated by the Hall of Fame for a specific team, former Bengals enshrined are Charlie Joiner (1996), Anthony Muñoz (1998), Terrell Owens (2018) and Ken Riley (2023).

The requirements for being a senior player nominee are that a nominee is 25 years removed from playing, had at least five years of service in the NFL and had at least one recognized postseason honor.

Anderson played 16 years for the Bengals and was the 1981 NFL MVP and 1975 Walter Peyton Man of the Year, among other awards.

Esiason played 14 years, 10 of which were with the Bengals, and was the 1988 MVP and 1995 Walter Peyton Man of the Year among other awards.

Curtis played 12 years for the Bengals and was a four-time Pro Bowler and led the NFL in yards per reception in 1975, among other achievements.

Parrish played 13 season, eight of which were with the Bengals, and was an eight-time Pro Bowler and was named First-Team All Pro in 1979, among other achievements.

Also on the ballot, Jack "Hacksaw Reynolds was born in Cincinnati and graduated from Western Hills and Tom Jackson resides in Greater Cincinnati.

Check out all the 2025 nominees:

Pro Football Hall of Fame senior player nominee class for 2025

QUARTERBACKS (16) : Ken Anderson , Charlie Conerly, Boomer Esiason , Roman Gabriel, James “Shack” Harris, Bobby Hebert, Jeff Hostetler, Ron Jaworski, Jack Kemp, Dave Krieg, Daryle Lamonica, Don Meredith, Jim Plunkett, Phil Simms, Joe Theismann, Doug Williams.

RUNNING BACKS (25) : Alan Ameche, Ottis Anderson, Jon Arnett, Larry Brown, Timmy Brown, Earnest Byner, Roger Craig, John David Crow, Clem Daniels, Hewritt Dixon, Chuck Foreman, Willie Galimore, Pat Harder, Marv Hubbard, Cecil Isbell, Daryl Johnston, Verne Lewellen, Christian Okoye, Bill Osmanski, Glenn Presnell, Mark van Eeghen, Herschel Walker, Byron “Whizzer” White, Sammy Winder, Paul "Tank” Younger.

WIDE RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS (31) : Mark Bavaro, Gino Cappelletti, Raymond Chester, Todd Christensen, Mark Clayton, Gary Collins, Isaac Curtis , Carroll Dale, Lavvie Dilweg, Boyd Dowler, Henry Ellard, Jimmy Giles, Billie Howton, Harold Jackson, Billy "White Shoes” Johnson, Brent Jones, Homer Jones, Ken Kavanaugh, Stanley Morgan, Art Powell, Mike Quick, Bob Scarpitto, Sterling Sharpe, Del Shofner, Pat Studstill, John Taylor, Lionel Taylor, Otis Taylor, Rick Upchurch, Bobby Walston, Billy Wilson.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (28) : Harris Barton, Dick Barwegan, Ed Budde, Randy Cross, Ray Donaldson, Ox Emerson, Bill Fralic, Gale Gillingham, Kevin Glover, Charles "Buckets” Goldenberg, Wayne Hawkins, Jay Hilgenberg, Chris Hinton, Joe Jacoby, Mike Kenn, Bob Kuechenberg, George Kunz, Don Mosebar, Ralph Neely, Nate Newton, John Niland, Dick Schafrath, Luis Sharpe, Walt Sweeney, Fuzzy Thurston, Jim Tyrer, Ed White, Al Wistert.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (27) : Lyle Alzado, George Andrie, Al “Bubba” Baker, Roger Brown, Ray Childress, Ben Davidson, Mark Gastineau, Bill Glass, L.C. Greenwood, Rosey Grier, Rich Jackson, Ed "Too Tall” Jones, Sean Jones, Tom Keating, Eugene "Big Daddy” Lipscomb, Jim Marshall, Leonard Marshall, Harvey Martin, Leslie O’Neal, Michael Dean Perry, Lou Rymkus, Tom Sestak, Otis Sistrunk, Fred Smerlas, Bubba Smith, Bill Stanfill, Greg Townsend.

LINEBACKERS (22) : Carl Banks, Maxie Baughan, Bill Bergy, Dan Conners, Mike Curtis, Joe Fortunato, Larry Grantham, Tom Jackson , Vaughn Johnson, Lee Roy Jordan, Seth Joyner, Wilber Marshall, Rod Martin, Clay Matthews Jr., Karl Mecklenberg, Matt Millen, Tommy Nobis, Jack “Hacksaw” Reynolds , Andy Russell, Pat Swilling, Darryl Talley, Phil Villapiano.

DEFENSIVE BACKS (28) : Dick Anderson, Bobby Boyd, Joey Browner, Deron Cherry, Nolan Cromwell, Thom Darden, Don Doll, Pat Fischer, Dave Grayson, Cornell Green, Merton Hanks, Lester Hayes, Albert Lewis, Terry McDaniel, Tim McDonald, Eddie Meador, Jim Norton, Lemar Parrish , Jimmy Patton, Jake Scott, Dennis Smith, Jack Tatum, Roosevelt Taylor, Mike Wagner, Everson Walls, Dave Whitsell, Fred Williamson, Louis Wright.

PUNTERS/KICKERS (4) : Jim Bakken, Norm Johnson, Sean Landeta, Nick Lowery.

SPECIAL TEAMS (2) : Mel Gray, Steve Tasker.

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