George, Mason among former Titans on 2020 Hall of Fame ballot

Five former Tennessee Titans and two others who played in Nashville during the franchise’s transitional years are among the 122 modern-era nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2020 induction class.

The group includes three members of Tennessee’s Super Bowl XXXIV roster, running back Eddie George, wide receiver/returner Derrick Mason and fullback Lorenzo Neal. Also on the ballot are guard Steve Hutchinson and kicker Gary Anderson.

Additionally, quarterback Dave Krieg and return specialist Mel Gray, who each played for the Tennessee Oilers, will be considered.

A look at the Titans/Oilers players who made the ballot.

• Eddie George, running back: A first-round pick in 1995, he rushed for 10,441 career yards, which ranks 28in NFL history (10,009 with the Oilers/Titans). He ran for better than 1,200 yards in each of his first five seasons and topped 1,000 yards rushing in seven of his first eight. He started all 128 games he played for the Titans and 136 of 141 in his career. He was the 1996 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and a four-time Pro Bowler.

• Derick Mason, wide receiver: He set a then-NFL record with 2,690 all-purpose yards in 2000. A fourth-round pick in 1997, he played the first eight seasons of his 15-year career with the Oilers/Titans and topped 1,000 yards receiving in each of his final four years with the franchise (2001-04). He was a two-time Pro Bowler (2000, 2003) and a first-team All-Pro return man in 2000.

• Lorenzo Neal, fullback: He played for seven teams in a 16-year NFL career. In his two years with Tennessee, the Titans went 26-6 and made the playoffs both times. From 1994 to 2006 he did not miss a game.

• Steve Hutchinson, guard: His 12-year NFL career, which included seven Pro Bowl appearances and five All-Pro awards, ended in 2012 after he played 12 games for the Titans. He has been a Hall of Fame finalist each of the last two years.

• Gary Anderson, kicker: He is the NFL’s third-leading all-time scorer with 2,434 points, the last 211 of which came in two seasons with the Titans (2003-04). His career spanned 25 seasons with five organizations and he topped 100 points 14 times.

• Dave Krieg, quarterback: The first veteran quarterback signed to be Steve McNair’s backup, he played 17 seasons for five organizations before he joined the Oilers in 1997. He never started a game for Tennessee but was 98-77 as a starter and appeared in three Pro Bowls (1984, 1988, 1989).

• Mel Gray, return specialist: He led the NFL in punt return average twice (1987, 1991) kickoff return average twice (1991, 1994) and kickoff return yards once (1991). He was a four-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro who scored six career touchdowns on kickoff returns and three career touchdowns on punt returns. He signed with the Houston Oilers in 1995 and came with the team to Tennessee in 1997, which turned out to be his final season.