Since it was announced that Bill Belichick would not be entering the Hall of Fame as a first-ballot nominee, there has been a search for who, why, and how this happened.

And on Thursday, one of those voters in the secret, anonymous room of 50 people that decided the legendary New England Patriots coach’s fate spoke out on his decision to leave him off his ballot.

In his official biography on his work website, it’s joked that Mike Chappell “has covered the Indianapolis Colts since they arrived on the Mayflower in 1984.”

The longtime beat reporter of one of Belichick’s greatest rivals raised his hand and explained his thought process on why he denied Belichick his gold jacket this past week.

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“As one of 50 selectors, I voted FOR Robert Kraft, the longtime and accomplished New England Patriots owner,” Chappell penned in his reasoning. “I did not vote AGAINST Bill Belichick, the longtime and accomplished head coach of that dynasty. I realize that’s a difference without a distinction, but I’m comfortable with my decision.”

Chappell would go on to say that he valued Kraft’s building of the team from the top down and, with only allowed three votes per ballot, that his ultimate belief is to give the nod to the person at the very top of the foundation over the person below them if it comes down to that choice.

The tenured writer would also discuss the implications of the controversies that Belichick and his Colts team faced during their reign at the top of the football world, specifically Spygate.

“Deflategate also was brought up during the Belichick discussion, but there’s no erasing the stain of Spygate from his bio,” Chappell wrote. “This wasn’t alleged behavior. The NFL fined Belichick $500,000 — the maximum allowed — along with docking the Patriots $250,000 and a first-round draft pick for illegally videotaping New York Jets signals in 2007.”

Ending his statement, Chappell brought up that Belichick would almost assuredly get into the Hall of Fame next year. And that it wouldn’t change how anyone sees the coach’s legacy.

Belichick, on the other hand, might have a differing opinion from Chappell’s claims.