Trump brushes off Bill Belichick's 'controversial' couple of years amid Hall of Fame snub

President Donald Trump expressed enactment for Bill Belichick aft the NFL fable was blocked from entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame connected the archetypal ballot past month.

Trump brushed disconnected a "controversial" mates of years Belichick whitethorn person had, with his idiosyncratic beingness spilling retired into the spotlight. Still, Trump said during his interrogation with NBC News that the erstwhile New England Patriots caput manager should person been a shoo-in.

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

"I thought it was terrible. He’s won truthful much," helium said. "He’s won truthful galore Super Bowls. (He) became a small spot controversial, I guess, aft that, his small play aft that. During it, helium was conscionable a large coach. I thought it was precise inappropriate."

"He's had a small spot of a arguable year-and-a-half, 2 years, maybe, but what quality does that make? He should beryllium successful determination close astatine the top," the president added.

Trump didn't notation thing specific. But Belichick's emotion beingness with Jordon Hudson was thrust into the nationalist spotlight arsenic helium got to enactment arsenic the North Carolina Tar Heels' caput coach. The tipping constituent came during Belichick's interrogation with CBS and Hudson shutting down a question astir however they met.

Hudson's beingness with the Tar Heels raised eyebrows earlier the play started. The Tar Heels were 4-8 successful Belichick's archetypal twelvemonth arsenic caput coach.

As rumors that Belichick was going to beryllium near retired archetypal surfaced, the president weighed successful with disapproval against the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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President Donald Trump arrives to talk astir the system astatine a rally Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, successful Clive, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo)

"It is the aforesaid mindset that gave pro shot the caller and unwatchable ‘Sissy’ Kickoff Rule, that made it imaginable for Bill Belichick to not beryllium elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Both are ridiculous and should beryllium overturned!" helium wrote connected Truth Social, touching connected the league’s dynamic kickoff rules.

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 as 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.

North Carolina caput manager Bill Belichick watches from the sidelines during the crippled against Charlotte, Sept. 6, 2025. (Nell Redmond/AP)

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Belichick’s Patriots’ vocation wasn’t precisely sunshine and rainbows either. He was caught up successful the Spygate and Deflategate scandals during his time, which whitethorn person been a crushed wherefore immoderate voters didn’t elite him.

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