Invoice Belichick is receiving help from the New England Patriots gamers after stories surfaced that the legendary coach was not elected into this yr’s Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame.
Whereas the 2026 class for the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame have but to be formally revealed, ESPN journalists Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham reported on Monday, January 26, that Belichick, 73, didn’t obtain sufficient votes to obtain the glory. This was Belichick’s first yr of eligibility.
Amid the rumors that Belichick didn’t make the lower, a number of gamers have since spoken out, together with Rob Gronkowski. The previous tight finish informed Right now that he hasn’t spoken to his former coach, however that Belichick has a Corridor of Fame resume.
“There needed to be some voters which have some unwell will in opposition to Coach Invoice Belichick, for no matter cause,” Gronkowski, 36, stated on Thursday, January 29. “However that must be, you already know, ignored. It’s all about resume and Coach Belichick has the resume. I imply, eight Tremendous Bowls … this man has the resume.”
Gronkowski continued, “And on prime of it, what number of lives he has touched and what number of alternatives he has given to former gamers and coaches as effectively? I imply, Coach Belichick 100% deserved to be a first-ballot Corridor of Famer. He’s clearly gonna get into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame, however he was positively snubbed during the last couple days.”
Invoice Belichick and New England Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft cast a historic partnership within the NFL earlier than their relationship devolved into public mudslinging. Belichick coached the Patriots to 6 Tremendous Bowl championships between 2002 and 2019. The coach introduced in January 2024 that he’d reached a mutual choice with Kraft to go away the staff, regardless of […]
Different gamers vented their frustration through social media.
“Smh,” Julian Edelman, who performed 12 seasons with the Patriots underneath Belichick’s tenure, wrote through X on Tuesday, January 27, alongside ESPN’s report of the coach’s alleged snub.
Former Patriots heart David Andrews additionally reacted to the hypothesis, writing, “I imply that is loopy. What are we even voting on?”
Jason McCourty, who was a cornerback for the Patriots for 2 seasons on the finish of Belchick’s time with the staff, expressed his confusion over his former coach’s alleged snub.
“I would like somebody to elucidate to me what a primary poll corridor of fame coach seems like if it’s not Invoice!” McCourty, 38, tweeted on Tuesday.
McCourty additionally defended Belichick for a way a lot dedication he put into the staff throughout his time with the Patriots.
Bob Levey/Getty Photos Tom Brady and Invoice Belichick will without end be New England Patriots royalty — even when neither one is a part of the group. “I’m extremely grateful to have performed for the most effective coach within the historical past of the NFL,” Brady, 46, wrote through Instagram on Thursday, January 11, after the Patriots introduced that […]
“The period of time he would spend in conferences discussing the historical past of every staff from possession all the way down to gamers was unreal,” McCourty tweeted on Tuesday. “Idiotic that he’s not a primary poll HOFer!”
Former Patriots defensive deal with Davon Godchaux was stunned that Belichick’s spectacular resume didn’t get him an computerized acceptance immediately. (Belichick led the Patriots to 6 Tremendous Bowl wins.)
“I suppose profitable doesn’t imply a lot nowadays huh😂😂😂 this may be the dumbest s**t you will notice!” Godchaux wrote through X on Tuesday. “Needs to be extra behind this🧐🤔, however this can by no means make sense! These voters shouldn’t have a vote ever once more!!!”
Matt Cassel, who was the Patriots backup quarterback for Tom Brady from 2005 to 2008, known as Belichick’s exclusion “insane.”
“That’s insane and completely ridiculous. He’s the best to ever do it! First Poll is for the most effective in our recreation, each gamers and coaches,” Cassel tweeted. “Invoice clearly is deserving of that honor.”
Invoice Belichick and New England Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft cast a historic partnership within the NFL earlier than their relationship devolved into public mudslinging. Belichick coached the Patriots to 6 Tremendous Bowl championships between 2002 and 2019. The coach introduced in January 2024 that he’d reached a mutual choice with Kraft to go away the staff, regardless of […]
Belichick was the top coach for the Patriots for greater than twenty years. He turned the staff’s head coach in 2000 and likewise had near-complete management over the staff’s soccer operations. The coach helped orchestrate the Patriots’ profitable dynasty because the staff made 9 Tremendous Bowl appearances underneath his reign.
In 2023, Belichick parted methods with the Patriots after 24 seasons. Two years later, Belichick turned the top soccer coach for the College of North Carolina.
Not solely did Belichick lead the Patriots to a number of Tremendous Bowl wins, the coach additionally has 333 regular-season and postseason wins, which ranks him second behind late Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula. (Shula was inducted into the Corridor of Fame in 1997.)
