US EditionBill Belichick among 9 coaching semifinalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
Nine coaches, including six-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick, are semifinalists for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame, with one to three finalists advancing.
- Nine coaches advanced as semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026, including Bill Belichick, six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach who led the Patriots from 2001-18.
- Belichick is in his first year of eligibility after last year's rule change requiring one full NFL-free season, and he left New England after 2023 to coach at North Carolina.
- Among the semifinalists are former two-time Super Bowl coaches Tom Coughlin, Mike Shanahan and George Seifert, along with Marty Schottenheimer, who coached three teams to the postseason.
- Next, a blue-ribbon coach subcommittee will trim nine semifinalists to one finalist, who will then face the final 50-member Hall of Fame voting committee during Super Bowl 60 week, with at least 80% of votes needed for induction.
- The revised Hall of Fame election process encouraging split votes has made final outcomes less certain, as Mike Holmgren, semifinalist last year who fell short in the final vote, illustrates.
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El Vocero de Puerto Rico
Independent EspañolCoach Bill Belichick, who won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, and four other championship-winning strategists are among the nine semifinalists in the coaching category for the Hall of Fame's Class of 2026…
Marin Independent Journal
49ers’ George Seifert, Mike Shanahan advance along with Belichick in HOF bid
By JOSH DUBOW, Associated Press Former 49ers coaches George Seifert and Mike Shanahan are among the nine finalists in the coach category for the 2026 class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with six-time Super Bowl winner Bill Belichick headlining the group. Belichick is in his first year of eligibility after rule changes put in place last year requiring coaches only to be out of the NFL for one full season before being considered for the Hall.…
Several NFL coaches with Pittsburgh ties named semifinalists to 2026 hall of fame class
Three NFL head coaches with ties to the Pittsburgh area are among the nine just selected as semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Six of the coaches on the list have won at least one Super Bowl.
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