US EditionLegendary former Patriots coach Bill Belichick falls short of Pro Football Hall of Fame on first ballot
- On Jan. 27, 2026, Bill Belichick did not receive the 40 votes required from the 50-person Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and was notified last Friday that he will not be inducted in Canton, Ohio, this summer.
- Voters recalled past scandals as multiple sources told ESPN that Spygate and Deflategate influenced opinions, while Hall of Famer and former general manager Bill Polian urged some voters to "wait a year" as penance for Spygate.
- With a 333-178 record including playoffs, Bill Belichick earned eight Super Bowl rings, six as head coach, plus 17 division titles and nine conference championships.
- Belichick will be eligible again next year, and longtime Hall voter Peter King said, `It pushes all three of these coaches back a year`, affecting Shanahan, Coughlin and Holmgren.
- Peter King reacted that `A lot of things happen in that room that are unexpected. And of course this is a big surprise to me,` while Patrick Mahomes and J.J. Watt questioned the result on social media.
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Belichick snubbed from Hall of Fame
(KYMA) - The eight-time Super Bowl-winning Coach Bill Belichick is not a first-ballot Hall of Famer. During voting earlier this month, Belichick fell short of the 40 votes required for induction into Canton. Multiple sources around the sports world say they were puzzled and disappointed that he failed to receive support from at least 8% of the selection committee. The 73-year-old appeared in an NFL-record 12 Super Bowls and ranks second all-time…
Tom Brady perplexed over Bill Belichick failing to make Hall of Fame on first ballot
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tom Brady was just as perplexed as the rest of the NFL world when it was learned that Bill Belichick wouldn’t be going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot. The Belichick snub, despite eight total Super Bowl rings in his career, was reported by ESPN on Tuesday night. He needed to get 40 of the 50 votes to earn his place in Canton, Ohio, being on the ballot for the first time. CLICK HE…
Belichick Fails To Get Into Pro Football Hall of Fame - Patriot Newsfeed
There are moments in sports when debate is not only unnecessary, but actively absurd. Bill Belichick not being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility is one of those moments. It is not a controversy born of close judgment or evolving standards. It is a failure of perspective, and for a league that markets its own history as sacred, it borders on football blasphemy. According to ESPN’s Seth Wickersham and Don…
Football snubs Bill Belichick, one of its greatest ever coaches—it shows his unapologetic leadership style comes at a cost
How did it come to this, that maybe the greatest coach in NFL history, won't be a first-ballot Hall of Famer? As he might say, "we're on to Cincinnati."
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