NFL legend Jimmy Johnson furious over Bill Belichick first-ballot Hall of Fame snub

NFL coaching fable Jimmy Johnson was furious with the voting contingent who decided to support Bill Belichick from achieving first-ballot Hall of Fame presumption connected Tuesday.

Belichick didn’t get the 40 votes needed from the 50-person sheet of media members and different Hall of Famers, ESPN reported, citing sources. The reported snub drew outrage, including from Johnson, who appeared to beryllium irate connected societal media.

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Former Miami Hurricanes caput manager Jimmy Johnson celebrates aft the 2025 Cotton Bowl and quarterfinal crippled of the College Football Playoff astatine AT&T Stadium connected Dec. 31, 2025. (Jerome Miron/Imagn Images)

"This is conscionable WRONG ..#2 winning ALL TIME…more Super Bowls than anyone unimaginable # of part championships…lot of tiny jealous votes," helium wrote connected X first.

"I would similar to cognize the names of the a--holes who did not ballot for him. They are excessively cowardly to place themselves…" helium continued. "PLEASE…If you did not ballot for BB place yourselves!!! Probably excessively overmuch of a coward. Hide down your SECRET BALLOT!!!"

The people of 2026 won’t officially beryllium revealed until adjacent week successful the pb up to Super Bowl LX. Belichick was among the candidates successful a abstracted radical from the modern-era players class on with Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, L.C. Greenwood and Robert Kraft.

Belichick was "puzzled" and "disappointed" with the determination and that helium wondered what much helium had to bash arsenic a caput manager to get successful immediately, ESPN reported.

"Politics kept him out. He doesn't judge this is simply a reflection connected his accomplishments," different root told the outlet.

North Carolina caput manager Bill Belichick directs his squad during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Charlotte successful Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

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Belichick, who is presently the caput manager of the North Carolina Tar Heels, was 302-165 successful his vocation arsenic a caput manager betwixt the Patriots and the Cleveland Browns. He won six titles with Tom Brady as the caput manager of the Patriots earlier helium mutually parted ways with the franchise aft the 2023 season.

He served arsenic a antiaircraft adjunct nether Bill Parcells with the New York Giants from 1979-1991. The squad won 2 Super Bowls successful that time.

He had a arguable extremity with some the Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens nether the screen of darkness, fundamentally leaving the entirety of the franchise successful the city. As helium was acceptable to instrumentality the Jets’ caput coaching job, helium pulled retired astatine the past infinitesimal and decided to instrumentality the New England gig instead.

Belichick’s Patriots’ vocation wasn’t precisely sunshine and rainbows either. He was caught up successful the Spygate and Deflategate scandals during his time. ESPN reported that the cheating scandals played a relation successful immoderate voters’ determination connected Belichick’s candidacy.

Belichick’s coaching histrion appeared to beryllium arsenic beardown arsenic ever. The Patriots volition instrumentality to the Super Bowl with Mike Vrabel astatine the helm. Vrabel won 3 titles nether Belichick. Josh McDaniels, different Belichick unit member, is besides serving arsenic the team’s violative coordinator.

Former Dallas Cowboys caput manager Jimmy Johnson speaks during his induction into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor astatine halftime during an NFL shot crippled betwixt the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys astatine AT&T Stadium connected Dec. 30, 2023 successful Arlington, Texas. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

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"As a HOF manager I deliberation Bill Belichick is the top of each time…Yes helium had a large QB but we each did. He won AFTER THE wage headdress and escaped bureau positive I Know however overmuch helium LOVES THE NFL and the game. I’m p---ed," Johnson added.

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