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The selection committee, which whittled down a previous list
of 25 players, will decide the class of 2016 on Feb. 6, the day
before the Super Bowl.
This is the first time Favre, 46, who retired after the 2010
season, has been eligible, and he is considered a certainty to
clear the final hurdle.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL
history, the three-times MVP played 19-plus seasons, mostly with
Green Bay, which he led to the 1996 Super Bowl.
He remains the league's all-time leading passer with 6,300
completions, and ranks second in passing touchdowns with 508,
behind only Peyton Manning's 539.
The other players eligible for the first time to make the final
15 are wide receiver Terrell Owens and guard Alan Faneca.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; editing by
Amlan Chakraborty)
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