Bill Belichick’s Hall of Fame omission draws sharp reaction from 49ers legend

The study that erstwhile New England Patriots manager Bill Belichick would not beryllium enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame successful Canton, Ohio, connected the archetypal ballot sparked beardown reactions crossed the sports world.

According to ESPN, Belichick — who won 2 Super Bowl rings arsenic a New York Giants adjunct earlier coaching the Patriots to six titles — received 40 of the required 50 votes for induction. Long presumed a first-ballot Hall of Famer, Belichick’s omission raised questions astir however the votes fell.

San Francisco 49ers Hall of Famer Brent Jones was among those who weighed successful connected Belichick's snub.

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FILE - Then-New England Patriots caput manager Bill Belichick during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

"It was beauteous rough. I did not spot that 1 coming. I recognize that helium surely mightiness person angered immoderate media members implicit the years. I deliberation to punish him for 1 year, unfortunately, I deliberation puts a small stain connected the Hall of Fame," Jones told Fox News Digital.

The erstwhile 49ers choky extremity played a cardinal relation successful San Francisco's back-to-back Super Bowl rubric runs earlier adding a 3rd successful 1994. Jones cited Belichick’s occurrence connected the game’s biggest signifier and said helium believes the erstwhile NFL manager volition yet beryllium enshrined successful Canton, Ohio.

"A feline that has 8 Super Bowl rings… doesn't adjacent dependable real. I person 3 and I deliberation that's outrageous, and I can't adjacent ideate eight. He's going to get successful obviously, but it benignant of made everybody astatine the Hall of Fame astir apt not look arsenic bully arsenic they would similar heading into the Super Bowl and each the publicity that goes astir that — and particularly the announcement of the caller Hall of Fame members."

San Francisco 49ers choky extremity (84) Brent Jones spikes the shot aft a touchdown during the 1989 NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams astatine Candlestick Park connected Jan 14, 1990 successful San Francisco, California. (USA TODAY Sports)

Jones spoke to Fox News Digital connected behalf of Athletes successful Action and the Super Bowl Breakfast.

Jones has been tapped to emcee the 38th variation of the yearly event. 49ers moving backmost Christian McCaffrey volition person the Athletes successful Action Bart Starr Award astatine the breakfast. Each year's recipient is recognized for exemplifying "outstanding quality and enactment successful the home, connected the field, and successful the community."

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This year's Super Bowl is being held astatine Levi's Stadium successful Santa Clara, California — the 49ers’ location since 2014. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Los Angeles Rams successful the NFC Championship to assertion their spot successful adjacent week's game, portion the New England Patriots outlasted the Denver Broncos successful a snowy AFC rubric game.

The Seahawks opened arsenic the odds-on favorites successful the Super Bowl XLIX rematch. Jones believes the Seahawks could extremity up earning the franchise's 2nd Super Bowl title.

"Seattle … has the champion defence successful the league. I deliberation Sam Darnold has been a large story. I've seen him week successful and week retired successful the NFC West and my position is the Seahawks are going to beryllium this year's champion. But the Patriots mightiness person thing to accidental astir that."

Tight extremity Brent Jones (84) of the San Francisco 49ers looks connected from the enactment of scrimmage adjacent to tackle Kirk Scrafford #76 during a crippled against the Indianapolis Colts astatine the RCA Dome connected Oct. 15, 1995 successful Indianapolis, Indiana.  (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)

In summation to his 8 title rings, Belichick's coaching resume includes 333 full wins, including postseason victories. That fig trails Hall of Fame manager Don Shula's 347 victories connected the all-time list.

ESPN reported that Belichick was "puzzled" and "disappointed" erstwhile helium learned helium was not elected this year. The existent North Carolina shot manager besides questioned what much helium needed to execute to unafraid the indispensable backing for his first-ballot candidacy. "Six Super Bowls isn't enough?" helium asked an associate, sources told ESPN.

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This twelvemonth — and for the archetypal clip — longtime Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft was besides a Hall of Fame finalist. It is unclear whether Kraft oregon immoderate different finalists were elected to the 2026 class.

Chuck Knox, Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert, Buddy Parker and Mike Shanahan, were the different semifinalists successful the 2026 coaches category.

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