The preliminary list of modern era nominees for enshrinement of the Pro Football Hall of Fame has been released including 103 total nominees (71 players, 14 coaches, and 18 contributors). 20 of those nominees had some relationship with the Washington Redskins franchise (see below for the complete list of Redskins).

The number will be cut down to 25 in November, and then 15 in early January- for a set of 17 finalists for the Hall of Fame (15 modern era + 2 senior nominees which this year are Steelers DB Jack Butler and Lions G Dick Stanfel). From that list of 17, we can expect 4-7 Hall of Fame nominees, though in recent years, the committee has used all 7 spots since there are many deserving candidates still out there.

A list of all of the 20 Redskins preliminary nominees (alphabetically) are after the jump:

(For a full list of candidates, follow the link)

BOBBY BEATHARD - Contributor
1966-67 Kansas City Chiefs, 1968-1971 Atlanta Falcons, 1972-77 Miami Dolphins, 1978-1988 Washington Redskins,1990-99 San Diego Chargers 

DAVE BUTZ - Defensive Tackle
1973-74 St. Louis Cardinals, 1975-1988 Washington Redskins (16 playing seasons)

LARRY CENTERS - Running Back
1990-1998 Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, 1999-2000 Washington Redskins, 2001-2002 Buffalo Bills, 2003 New England Patriots (14 playing seasons)

GARY CLARK - Wide Receiver
1985-1992 Washington Redskins, 1993-94 Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, 1995 Miami Dolphins (11 playing seasons)

JACK KENT COOKE - Owner
1974-1997 Washington Redskins

STEPHEN DAVIS - Running Back
1996-2002 Washington Redskins, 2003-05 Carolina Panthers, 2006 St. Louis Rams (11 playing seasons)

HENRY ELLARD - Wide Receiver/Punt Returner
1983-1993 Los Angeles Rams, 1994-98 Washington Redskins, 1998 New England Patriots (16 playing seasons)

KEN HARVEY - Linebacker
1988-1993 Phoenix Cardinals, 1994-98 Washington Redskins (11 playing seasons)

JOE JACOBY - Tackle
1981-1993 Washington Redskins (13 playing seasons)

JIM LACHEY - Tackle
1985-87 San Diego Chargers, 1988 Los Angeles Raiders,
1988-1992, 1994-95 Washington Redskins  (10 playing seasons)

DEXTER MANLEY - Defensive End
1981-89 Washington Redskins, 1990 Phoenix Cardinals, 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11 playing seasons)

CHARLES MANN - Defensive End
1983-1993 Washington Redskins, 1994 San Francisco 49ers (12 playing seasons)

BRIAN MITCHELL - Running Back/Kick Returner/Punt Returner
1990-99 Washington Redskins, 2000-02 Philadelphia Eagles, 2003 New York Giants (14 playing seasons)

ANDRE REED - Wide Receiver
1985-1999 Buffalo Bills, 2000 Washington Redskins (16 playing seasons)

GERALD RIGGS - Running Back
1982-88 Atlanta Falcons, 1989-1991 Washington Redskins (10 playing seasons)

REGGIE ROBY - Punter
1983-1992 Miami Dolphins, 1993-94 Washington Redskins, 1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1996-97  Houston/Tennessee Oilers, 1998 San Francisco 49ers (16 playing seasons)

MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER - Head Coach
1984-88 Cleveland Browns, 1989-1998 Kansas City Chiefs, 2001 Washington Redskins, 2002-06 San Diego Chargers (21 seasons)

CLARK SHAUGHNESSY - Head Coach, Assistant Coach
1944-1947 Washington Redskins, 1948-49 Los Angeles Rams, 1951-1962 Chicago Bears (18 seasons)

TROY VINCENT - Cornerback
1992-95 Miami Dolphins, 1996-2003 Philadelphia Eagles, 2004-06 Buffalo Bills, 2006 Washington Redskins (15 playing seasons)

FRANK WYCHECK - Tight End
1993-94 Washington Redskins, 1995-2003 Houston/Tennessee Oiler/Titans (11 playing seasons)