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CANTON, Ohio – Randall McDaniel played in 202 consecutive games as a dominant guard for the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a remarkable streak that also included 12 consecutive Pro Bowl berths.

Despite that ironman achievement, McDaniel was, and remains, one of the NFL's most humble standouts.

"As an offensive linemen, I really don't feel comfortable standing up here without the other four guys around me," said McDaniel, 44, who picked his Agua Fria Union (Avondale, Ariz.) high school athletic director, O.K. Fulton, to be his presenter Saturday when he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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TAMPA, Fla. -- Although their careers overlapped, Bruce Smith and Randall McDaniel only played against each other a handful of times. But when it was announced today that both Smith and McDaniel had been selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, I asked them both what it was like to play against each other.

On Tuesday, the NFL announced the finalists for the 2009 Hall of Fame class, a list that contains the NFL's all-time sack leader, a current owner, a former commissioner, and six first-time finalists.

The voters will select a minimum of four and a maximum of seven new members on January 31. The complete list of finalists after the jump.