Patrick Mahomes calls Bill Belichick Pro Football Hall of Fame first-ballot snub 'insane'

Bill Belichick’s resume screams one-way summons to Canton, Ohio, but erstwhile helium wasn’t voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, galore were near flabbergasted connected Tuesday night.

Kansas City Chiefs prima backmost Patrick Mahomes is among them.

"Insane…don’t adjacent recognize however this could beryllium possible," Mahomes responded connected X to ESPN’s Adam Schefter’s station astir the quality that Belichick fell abbreviated of the 40 retired of 50 votes needed for induction successful his archetypal twelvemonth of eligibility.

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Head manager Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots and Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs shingle hands aft Kansas City's 27-17 triumph astatine Gillette Stadium connected Dec. 17, 2023 successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Belichick confirmed the quality connected Tuesday nighttime aft receiving a telephone from a Hall of Fame rep this past Friday.

ESPN reported that Belichick asked an associate, "Six Super Bowls isn’t enough," talking astir the championships won during his 23 years starring the New England Patriots.

"What does a feline person to do?" helium reportedly added.

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ESPN added that Belichick, who besides won 2 Super Bowls during his clip arsenic antiaircraft coordinator for the New York Giants, was "puzzled" and "disappointed" that helium didn’t unafraid astatine slightest 80% of votes from the Hall’s committee members.

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

Belichick owns the second-most wins by a caput manager successful NFL history, going 333-178, including the playoffs. He is 2nd lone to the large Don Shula, the Hall of Fame who has 347 victories.

It is Belichick’s way grounds starring a dynasty successful New England that had galore judge determination was nary mode helium would marque it past a archetypal ballot.

ESPN reported that the infamous Spygate and Deflategate scandals involving the Patriots during Belichick’s clip successful complaint did travel up during deliberations astir whether to ballot him into Canton.

Either way, Mahomes’ reaction, and reportedly Belichick’s, doesn’t halt there.

Closeup of New England Patriots manager Bill Belichick connected sidelines during crippled vs New York Jets, East Rutherford, NJ 9/9/2007.  (Damian Strohmeyer/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

"I can’t beryllium speechmaking this right," aboriginal Hall of Fame J.J. Watt tweeted. "This has to beryllium immoderate knock-off Hall of Fame oregon something, it can’t beryllium the existent NFL Hall of Fame. There is not a azygous satellite whatsoever successful which Bill Belichick should not beryllium a First-Ballot Hall of Fame."

Pat McAfee added: "Bill Belichick is officially not a archetypal ballot Pro Football Hall Of Famer. Bill Belichick..Bill Belichick could beryllium successful [GOAT] conversations for Coach AND GM and helium isn’t a archetypal ballot Hall of Fame successful the PRO FOOTBALL Hall of Fame."

Belichick, the existent caput manager of the North Carolina Tar Heels, besides coached the Cleveland Browns earlier uncovering occurrence with the Patriots. He won six titles with Tom Brady astatine the helm earlier mutually parting ways with the franchise pursuing the 2023 season.

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.

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, Mass.  (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Belichick’s coaching histrion besides appears to beryllium precise strong, particularly with erstwhile subordinate Mike Vrabel, who helped him triumph 3 titles, starring the Patriots backmost to the Super Bowl for the archetypal clip since the Belichick Era successful his archetypal twelvemonth arsenic caput coach.

Josh McDaniels, who worked intimately with Belichick during those Super Bowl years, is alongside Vrabel arsenic well.

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