Baltimore Ravens WR Duo Anquan Boldin, Steve Smith Sr. Named Semifinalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame committee will announce the 2024 class in February during Super Bowl week, and there could be four ex-Baltimore Ravens could be part of it.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame committee will announce the 2024 class in February during Super Bowl week, and there could be four ex-Ravens could be part of it.

Wideout and punt return specialist Devin Hester and offensive tackle Willie Anderson have been named semifinalists, and both spent one season each with the Ravens. But two much bigger names for Baltimore fans will stand out.

Wide receivers Anquan Boldin and Steve Smith Sr., along with 25 other players from the so-called modern era have also been named semifinalists. It's the third time for both as semifinalists.

Smith played 16 seasons in the league and played in Baltimore for his final three from 2014-16. He had eight 1,000-yard seasons. In his first season with the Ravens, Smith caught 79 balls for 1,065 yards and six touchdowns as Baltimore reached the divisional round of the AFC playoffs.

Anquan Boldin (L) and Steve Smith Sr / FanStreamSports.com

The following year, Smith was on pace for another 1,000-yard campaign when he tore his Achilles in Week 8. Smith decided to return for a final season in 2016 at the age of 37 and caught 70 passes for 799 yards and five touchdowns.

Smith played his first 13 seasons with the Carolina Panthers and made the Pro Bowl five times. He ranks eighth all-time in NFL receiving yards with 14,731 and No. 12 all-time in receptions with 1,031.

Boldin also spent three seasons in Baltimore from 2010-2012 and was an important weapon of their second Super Bowl-winning team. His best season in Baltimore was in 2012 when he caught 65 passes for 921 yards and four scores.

In the three-game playoff run to the Super Bowl in 2012, Boldin caught 22 passes for 380 yards and four touchdowns, then had the game of his life against the 49ers in the Super Bowl, catching six balls for 104 yards and a score.

During his 14-year NFL career, Boldin also played for the Cardinals, 49ers and Lions and finished with 1,076 career receptions for 13,799 yards and 82 touchdowns. He ranks ninth all-time in NFL receptions and No. 14 in receiving yards, and the three-time Pro Bowler won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2015.

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