Ex-Patriots star on whether Tom Brady could face same HOF fate as Bill Belichick: 'Crazy to think about'

This week, Bill Belichick won’t beryllium among those inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame successful Canton, Ohio aft shockingly not getting capable votes to beryllium a first-ballot Hall of Famer contempt his illustrious coaching career.

It was quality that stunned the full shot world, and had the likes of his erstwhile New England Patriots stars, including Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, utterly baffled.

Danny Amendola, the savvy wide receiver who won 2 Super Bowl rings successful New England during Belichick’s tenure, was among those who couldn’t judge his erstwhile manager wasn’t a first-ballot introduction into the Hall.

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Danny Amendola of the New England Patriots reacts earlier Super Bowl LII against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine U.S. Bank Stadium successful Minneapolis, Minn., connected Feb. 4, 2018. (Getty Images)

But is determination a satellite wherever Amendola, on with the remainder of his Patriots teammates, could spot Brady besides neglect to beryllium inducted into the Hall of Fame connected his archetypal ballot erstwhile he's eligible successful 2028?

Amendola doesn’t adjacent privation to deliberation astir it.

"I’ve ne'er adjacent thought astir that," helium told Fox News Digital aft participating successful a USAA Salute to Service NFL Boot Camp astatine Patriots grooming campy connected Tuesday. "I’m getting my suit acceptable to spell enactment him erstwhile helium gets his call. There’s nary uncertainty successful my caput helium volition beryllium a first-ballot Hall of Famer. That’s ne'er adjacent crossed my mind, that’s brainsick to deliberation about.

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"It was chaotic that Bill didn’t go. Obviously, his grounds and his hardware talk for itself. He’s a large shot coach, man. We’ll spot however it goes."

One of the reported reasons down Belichick’s snub arsenic a first-ballot Hall of Famer progressive his relation successful the infamous Spygate and Deflategate controversies that placed stains connected his Patriots tenure.

With Deflategate specifically, Brady was recovered blameworthy of knowing astir the underinflated footballs utilized successful the 45-7 AFC Championship Game triumph implicit the Indianapolis Colts successful 2015, starring to a four-game suspension.

New England Patriots backmost Tom Brady celebrates with teammate Danny Amendola aft the Patriots' AFC Championship triumph against the Jacksonville Jaguars astatine Gillette Stadium successful Foxborough, Mass., connected Jan. 21, 2018. (Boston Globe)

If voters person the aforesaid mindset they did with Belichick, is it a brainsick thought that Brady could person to hold his crook to get into the Hall similar his legendary coach?

To enactment it nicely, it would beryllium wholly insane if Brady were not a first-ballot entry.

Brady has the astir Super Bowl rings ever won by an idiosyncratic subordinate successful NFL history, tallying 7 implicit his vocation — six with the Patriots and 1 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is the NFL’s all-time person successful passing yards (89,214), walk completions (7,753) and passing touchdowns (649).

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For 23 years, Brady had a record-333 games started, and helium is wide considered the top backmost of each time. If that’s not first-ballot worthy, past cipher is.

So, Amendola simply hopes that suit doesn’t request to beryllium enactment distant erstwhile it’s clip to ballot Brady into Canton. But aft what happened to Belichick, nobody, nary substance the accolades, appears a mortal fastener to person their bust created for the Hall of Fame.

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After watching Patriots practice, Amendola got to interact and ticker immoderate progressive work members spell done USAA’s Salute to Service NFL Boot Camp, the archetypal lawsuit of its benignant betwixt the squad and USAA.

Service members astatine Naval Submarine Base New London, Naval Station Newport, Joint Base Cape Cod and Hanscom Air Force Base were coached by Amendola arsenic they competed successful drills akin to those NFL coaches usage to measure players, including the 40-yard dash, wide jump, three-cone shuttle and more.

Amendola saw these work members genuinely competing, adjacent mentioning that 1 ran a 4.51 40-yard dash, which is rather fast.

Tom Brady of the New England Patriots celebrates a touchdown with Danny Amendola successful the 4th fourth against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the AFC Championship Game astatine Gillette Stadium connected Jan. 21, 2018, successful Foxborough, Mass. (Getty Images)

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"These guys are going truly hard. They’re having a blast. You tin archer they’re smiling from receptor to receptor and truly having fun. It’s large to person them retired present — they bash truthful overmuch for our country. Without them, we wouldn’t beryllium capable to bash what we do. So, conscionable getting retired here, spreading the emotion of the game, and having immoderate amusive doing it. It’s awesome to beryllium a portion of," Amendola said.

"I person a immense appreciation for the military. I was really going to spell to the subject if I didn’t get a assistance to spell play football. …It’s awesome to perceive their stories, their day-to-day lives," Amendola added.

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