NFL legend plans to skip Hall of Fame ceremony over Bill Belichick snub

NFL fable Jimmy Johnson has nary plans to beryllium astatine the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies this twelvemonth aft Bill Belichick was near retired of the people of 2026 the archetypal clip helium appeared connected the ballot.

Johnson was among those outraged implicit the omission, which ESPN reported connected Tuesday night. The erstwhile Dallas Cowboys caput manager and Super Bowl victor ripped the voters connected Wednesday successful assorted societal media posts.

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Jimmy Johnson, a subordinate of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class, right, poses with his presenter Troy Aikman during the induction ceremonial astatine the Pro Football Hall of Fame connected August 7, 2021 successful Canton, Ohio. (Ron Schwane-Pool/Getty Images)

Then, helium took it a measurement further.

Johnson declared connected "The Pat McAfee Show" helium volition not beryllium showing up to Canton, Ohio, this twelvemonth for the festivities.

"I thought it was gonna beryllium an automatic, truthful I chartered a jet, I was going to spell up there. The hellhole with it, I’m not going this year," helium said. "I emotion football. Now that I’m retired from FOX, I got 4 TVs acceptable up, I got 12 hours connected Saturday, 12 hours connected Sunday, nary 1 comes successful the room. I lone permission the country to get a small spot of food.

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Head manager Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots looks connected during the archetypal 4th against the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Oct. 15, 2023, successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Chris Unger/Getty Images)

"I emotion football, and I admit greatness. And that’s what you had with Bill Belichick – greatness. And I’m a coach. If immoderate of the players don’t get in, it doesn’t fuss maine that much. But for a large shot manager not to get successful archetypal ballot, that was wrong."

Belichick needed 40 votes to marque it into the Hall of Fame connected the archetypal ballot. He won six Super Bowl titles arsenic the New England Patriots’ caput manager and 2 much arsenic an adjunct with the New York Giants nether Bill Parcells.

At slightest 1 elector revealed wherefore helium was near disconnected their ballot.

The people of 2026 won’t officially beryllium revealed until adjacent week successful the pb up to Super Bowl LX. Belichick was among the candidates in a abstracted radical from the modern-era players class on with Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, L.C. Greenwood and Robert Kraft.

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, ESPN reported.

New England Patriots caput manager Bill Belichick twirls his whistle during an NFL shot practice, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, successful Foxborough, Massachusetts.  (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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

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