Bill Belichick reportedly missing out on being first-ballot Hall of Famer draws swift backlash

Bill Belichick, the six-time Super Bowl-winning caput manager and two-time champion assistant, reportedly missed retired connected being a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

The finalized database of Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees volition beryllium released up of Super Bowl LX. Belichick was among the candidates successful a abstracted radical from the modern-era players class on with Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, L.C. Greenwood and Robert Kraft.

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New England Patriots caput manager Bill Belichick pre crippled against the Jets astatine MetLife Stadium connected Oct. 21, 2019. (Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports)

ESPN archetypal reported that Belichick would not beryllium going into the Hall of Fame this clip around. The outlet reported, citing sources, that Belichick was "puzzled" and "disappointed" with the determination and that helium wondered what much helium had to bash arsenic a caput manager to get successful immediately.

"Politics kept him out. He doesn't judge this is simply a reflection connected his accomplishments," different root told ESPN.

Former NFL players and fans were conscionable arsenic bewildered arsenic the unnamed sources who talked to the outlet.

"I can’t beryllium speechmaking this right," erstwhile Houston Texans prima J.J. Watt wrote connected X. "This has to beryllium immoderate knock-off Hall of Fame oregon something, it can’t beryllium the existent NFL Hall of Fame. There is not a azygous satellite whatsoever successful which Bill Belichick should not beryllium a First-Ballot Hall of Famer."

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New England Patriots caput manager Bill Belichick during the archetypal fractional against the Chicago Bears astatine Soldier Field connected Oct. 21, 2018. (Mike DiNovo/USA TODAY Sports)

Pat McAfee added, "Bill Belichick is officially not a archetypal ballot Pro Football Hall Of Famer. Bill Belichick … Bill Belichick could beryllium successful (the GOAT) conversations for Coach AND GM and helium isn’t a archetypal ballot Hall Of Famer successful the PRO FOOTBALL Hall Of Fame."

More besides chimed in.

Belichick, who is presently the caput manager of the North Carolina Tar Heels, was 302-165 successful his vocation arsenic a caput manager betwixt the Patriots and the Cleveland Browns. He won six titles with Tom Brady arsenic the caput manager of the Patriots earlier helium mutually parted ways with the franchise aft the 2023 season.

He served arsenic a antiaircraft adjunct nether Bill Parcells with the New York Giants from 1979-1991. The squad won 2 Super Bowls successful that time.

He had a arguable extremity with some the Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens nether the screen of darkness, fundamentally leaving the entirety of the franchise successful the city. As helium was acceptable to instrumentality the Jets’ caput coaching job, helium pulled retired astatine the past infinitesimal and decided to instrumentality the New England gig instead.

Bill Belichick watches the Miami Hurricanes play the Indiana Hoosiers during the archetypal fractional of the College Football Playoff National Championship crippled astatine Hard Rock Stadium connected Jan. 19, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

Belichick’s Patriots’ vocation wasn’t precisely sunshine and rainbows either. He was caught up successful the Spygate and Deflategate scandals during his time. ESPN reported that the cheating scandals played a relation successful immoderate voters’ determination connected Belichick’s candidacy.

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Belichick’s coaching histrion appeared to beryllium arsenic beardown arsenic ever. The Patriots volition instrumentality to the Super Bowl with Mike Vrabel astatine the helm. Vrabel won 3 titles nether Belichick. Josh McDaniels, different Belichick unit member, is besides serving arsenic the team’s violative coordinator.

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