Coryell, eight players voted into Pro Football Hall of Fame

Six-time All-pro offensive lineman Joe Thomas and lockdown cornerback Darrelle Revis got voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on their first try.

Thomas and Revis join a new class of Hall of Famers announced Thursday that also includes return finalists Demarcus Ware, Zach Thomas and Ronde Barber. Senior candidates Joe Klecko, Chuck Howley and Ken Riley, along with coaching candidate Don Coryell also got voted into the Hall and will be inducted in Canton, Ohio, this summer.

The headliners of the class are Joe Thomas and Revis — the two first-round picks from the 2007 draft who took far different journeys to this ultimate honor.

Revis bounced around teams seeking his best opportunities to win and thrive financially, while Thomas never moved.

Picked third in the draft by Cleveland, Thomas stepped in as an immediate starter and never moved until a torn triceps ended his final season in 2017.

Thomas played 10,363 consecutive snaps before that injury.

“The one theme that has been, probably, the thing I hold most closely to my heart when people ask about ‘What are you most proud of during your career,’ it’s that snap streak because of what it represents to me,” Thomas said.

Revis was always moving, whether it was following top receivers from one side of the field to the other as the game’s top lockdown cornerback of his era.

Revis’ best stretch came in New York with the Jets, where he was a first-team All-pro from 2009-11 and finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting in 2009 when he repeatedly shut down top receivers by sending them to “Revis Island.”

Ware, Barber and Zach Thomas all had longer waits before getting voted into the Hall. Ware was also a finalist last year, while Barber got in on his third time at this stage and Thomas on his fourth try.

Ware was a four-time All-pro in Dallas and then helped Denver win a Super Bowl in the 2015 season. He finished with 138½ sacks in his career.

Barber was a key cog to the Tampa-2 defensive scheme as a cornerback for the Bucs. He was a three-time All-pro and led the NFL with 10 interceptions in 2001.

Zach Thomas was a five-time Allpro who spent 12 of his 13 seasons with Miami before finishing with one year in Dallas.

Coryell didn’t have the team success comparable to other coaches to get voted into the Hall, but his impact on the game with his famous “Air Coryell” offense in San Diego was transcendent.

Howley was a five-time All-pro in 15 seasons with Chicago and Dallas with his biggest claim being the only player from a losing team ever picked as Super Bowl MVP.

Klecko was a mainstay on the Jets famed “New York Sack Exchange,” earning Pro Bowl honors at nose tackle, defensive tackle and defensive end in a 12-year career that ended with one season on the Indianapolis Colts.

Riley’s 65 career interceptions in 15 seasons with Cincinnati rank fifth highest in NFL history.

JIM MONE/ASSOCIATED PRESS 2012 Former Buccaneers defensive back Ronde Barber is among eight players and former coach Don Coryell who were voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Barber was a three-time All-pro and led the NFL with 10 interceptions in 2001.