Overview
- The selection was announced at the NFL Honors ceremony in San Francisco on Thursday night.
- Vinatieri's 24-year career with the Patriots and Colts included four Super Bowl titles, with two game-winning kicks in the final seconds.
- He retires as the NFL leader in points (2,673) and field goals made (599), with records for 44 straight field goals and 21 seasons of 100-plus points.
- His election comes a year after he was bypassed in his first year of eligibility for the Hall.
- He joins fellow Class of 2026 inductees Drew Brees, Roger Craig, Larry Fitzgerald and Luke Kuechly, and stands with Jan Stenerud and Morten Andersen as the only primary placekickers enshrined.