Tom Brady perplexed over Bill Belichick failing to make Hall of Fame on first ballot

Tom Brady was conscionable arsenic perplexed arsenic the remainder of the NFL satellite erstwhile it was learned that Bill Belichick wouldn’t beryllium going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame connected the archetypal ballot.

The Belichick snub, contempt 8 full Super Bowl rings successful his career, was reported by ESPN connected Tuesday night. He needed to get 40 of the 50 votes to gain his spot successful Canton, Ohio, being connected the ballot for the archetypal time.

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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)

Brady, who won six Super Bowl titles with Belichick portion the 2 were connected the New England Patriots, went to bat for his erstwhile caput coach.

"To me, I don’t recognize it," helium said Wednesday successful an quality connected "Brock & Salk Mornings" successful Seattle. "I was with him each day. If he’s not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, there’s truly nary manager that should ever beryllium a first-ballot Hall of Famer, which is wholly ridiculous due to the fact that radical merit it. He’s incredible. There’s nary manager I’d alternatively play for. If I’m picking 1 manager to spell retired determination to triumph a Super Bowl, springiness maine 1 season, I’m taking Bill Belichick.

"So that’s capable said. Outside of that, again, erstwhile it comes down to votes and popularity, and each that, like, invited to the satellite of voting. He whitethorn arsenic good spell effort retired for the Oscars oregon immoderate and get a large sheet to archer you if you’re bully oregon not. It’s the mode it works, unfortunately."

Brady said helium was assured that Belichick would get into the Hall of Fame eventually.

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New England Patriots backmost Tom Brady (12) and caput manager Bill Belichick aft beating the Pittsburgh Steelers successful the 2017 AFC Championship Game astatine Gillette Stadium connected Jan. 22, 2017.  (Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports)

"He’s gonna get into the Hall of Fame," helium continued. "In the end, I’m not disquieted astir that. A batch of times successful life, for each of us, things don’t hap precisely however you privation them connected your timeline but we’ll each beryllium determination to observe him erstwhile it does happen. He’s gonna person a immense turnout from truthful galore players, coaches that appreciated everything helium did and the committedness helium made to winning and the interaction helium had connected each our lives and that’ll beryllium a large solemnisation erstwhile it happens."

It’s unclear who near him disconnected the 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 in 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.

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

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