Posted on 01/27/2026 5:47:52 PM PST by nickcarraway
Bill Belichick won’t have “first ballot Hall of Famer” on his resume. If you’re shocked by this fact, you’re not alone.
The NFL world was baffled by the news reported by ESPN on Tuesday evening that Belichick, the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach with the Patriots, was not elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on his first appearance on the ballot.
Belichick fell short of the requisite 40 votes of 50 votes from the voting committee — made up of at least one media representative from each football city and other at-large members — needed to gain entry.
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Didn’t use it to make my case. Don’t care.
You may have a point, though. Just because I don’t respect BB, doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be in the HOF for the NFL. He’s just not in my version of the HOF.
Dude, Belichick should be a first-ballot HOF'er for his work as the Giants DC alone.
No wonder the Browns are such a pathetic franchise if this is the football IQ of their fans.
Do you have a vote?
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