Pro Football Hall of Fame issues warning to voters amid Bill Belichick snub outrage

The Pro Football Hall of Fame warned its enactment committee connected Wednesday pursuing the uproar astir Bill Belichick being near retired of the people of 2026 arsenic a first-ballot inductee.

The eight-time Super Bowl champion coach’s snub, which ESPN archetypal reported, besides sparked speculation implicit which media members decided not to ballot for him connected the archetypal ballot. The digit was pointed astatine erstwhile NFL enforcement Bill Polian, but helium confirmed that helium did really ballot for Belichick.

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New England Patriots caput manager Bill Belichick looks connected during the 2nd 4th against the Indianapolis Colts astatine Gillette Stadium connected Oct. 4, 2018. (Winslow Townson/USA TODAY Sports)

The contented sparked a connection from the Hall of Fame.

"The Pro Football Hall of Fame understands and respects the passionate absorption of galore fans, media members and enshrinees of the Hall itself successful airy of published reports regarding the voting results for the Class of 2026," the Hall said. "It’s that precise passionateness that propels the game.

"The Hall besides respects the members of the Selection Committee erstwhile they travel the enactment process bylaws. It is an grant to service arsenic a selector. Each year, the Hall reviews the enactment process and the creation of the 50-person Selection Committee. If it is determined that immoderate member(s) violated the enactment process bylaws, they recognize enactment volition beryllium taken.

New England Patriots erstwhile caput manager Bill Belichick addressed the media astatine Gillette Stadium astir his departure. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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"That could see the anticipation that specified selector(s) would not stay a subordinate of the committee moving forward. The enactment of a caller people is the astir important work the Hall of Fame oversees each year, and the integrity of that process cannot beryllium successful question."

The enshrinees volition beryllium revealed during Super Bowl LX festivities adjacent week.

New England Patriots backmost Tom Brady (12) talks with New England Patriots caput manager Bill Belichick earlier the crippled against the Kansas City Chiefs successful the AFC Divisional circular playoff crippled astatine Gillette Stadium connected Jan. 16, 2016. (Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports)

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Former New York Giants backmost Eli Manning was besides reportedly near disconnected the database of inductees contempt winning 2 Super Bowl titles and finishing successful the apical 10 successful cardinal statistical categories erstwhile helium retired.

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