FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The 40 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee are behind closed doors as we speak, deciding who will be part of the Class of 2010.

The meeting began at 9 a.m. ET in a private room at the Super Bowl media center, and it likely will go well into the afternoon, as the selectors debate the merits of 15 modern-era finalists and two Seniors Committee nominees.

Actually, this year’s meeting may not take as long. Presumably, the selectors don’t have to spend too much time on Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice. Those two are considered no-brainers, so the selectors should be able to move on quickly after their names come up.

The Class of 2010, which will be comprised of anywhere from four to seven members, will be announced Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET, and can be seen live on NFL Network and NFL.com.

In addition to Smith and Rice, the other 15 finalists are: Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Don Coryell, Roger Craig, Dermontti Dawson, Richard Dent, Russ Grimm, Charles Haley, Rickey Jackson, Cortez Kennedy, Dick LeBeau (seniors committee), Floyd Little (seniors committee), John Randle, Andre Reed, and Shannon Sharpe.

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