Bill Belichick will not enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
It’s an outrageous development — which The Athletic confirmed Tuesday — though one must keep in mind that this only delays Belichick’s enshrinement by one year. So he’ll be OK, and if anything, this snub should make his induction speech must-watch viewing.
It does bring to mind all sorts of questions, however, about the voters and the voting process, and just how something like this could happen.
The Athletic’s Mike Sando broke it down nicely, pointing to the possibility of some blowback over Spygate and cheating allegations, anger that the typical five-year waiting period was reduced to one year for coaches, and voters funneling their limited number of picks to other candidates, figuring Belichick would get in regardless. Or maybe it was just jealousy.
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