\u201cText from an NFL executive: \u2018The 10+ people that didn\u2019t vote for BB should be exposed. WTF. This is crazy,’\u201d ESPN insider Adam Schefter posted Tuesday on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n Elsewhere on the social media platform, Oliver Connolly of The Guardian rounded up a list of members on the Hall of Fame\u2019s voting committee<\/a> \u2014 which largely includes seasoned NFL reporters and notable figures in the sport, such as former coach Tony Dungy and ex-Colts exec Bill Polian \u2014 and called attention to those who voted yes for Belichick, 73, and those in the \u201cno camp,\u201d who \u201chaven\u2019t spoken or only discussed the process.\u201d<\/p>\n Polian, who served as general manager of the Colts from 1998-2009 before transitioning to team president from 2009-11, is currently under fire as claims of sabotage against Belichick continue to fly.<\/p>\n ESPN reported<\/a> Tuesday how Polian allegedly \u201ctold some voters he believed Belichick should \u2018wait a year\u2019 before induction as penance for Spygate,\u201d a controversy that engulfed the Patriots in 2007 when it was uncovered that the team captured the signals conveyed by their opponents.<\/p>\n New England was docked a first-round draft pick and fined $250,000. Belchick was also slapped with a $500,000 fine.<\/p>\n Polian, 83, pushed back<\/a> on the accusations Tuesday, stating he voted for Belichick, before that 100 percent certainty dipped slightly<\/a>.<\/p>\n Belichick, who helped forge a dynasty in New England by winning six Super Bowls alongside Tom Brady, did not receive 40 of the 50 votes needed to secure his spot in football immortality. <\/p>\n The current UNC football coach was said to be \u201cpuzzled\u201d and \u201cdisappointed\u201d over the ruling.<\/p>\n Patrick Mahomes, J.J. Watt and Jimmy Johnson were among those shellshocked by the vote.<\/p>\n \u201cI would like to know the names of the a\u2014\u2013s who did not vote for him..they are too cowardly to identify themselves\u2026,\u201d Johnson wrote Tuesday on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was even suggested on X to bring in specific reinforcements to get to the bottom of the mess.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cBill Belichick and Jordon Hudson team up with Pablo Torre to out the people who didn\u2019t vote for him,\u201d @knicks_tape99 posted<\/a> of Belichick\u2019s 24-year-old girlfriend and the ex-ESPNer, who has orchestrated deep dives into the couple.<\/p>\n Torre replied<\/a>, \u201cOur hotline is 513-85-PABLO.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It might be time to get Pablo Torre on the case. In the wake of Bill Belichick\u2019s shocking…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":711966,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[3851,7,249,6,9,203],"class_list":{"0":"post-711965","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-bill-belichick","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-new-england-patriots","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-sports-media"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/711966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Bill](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/new-england-patriots-coach-bill-72883669.jpg\")
Bill Belichick was snubbed entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026. Bill Kostroun for New York Post<\/p>\n![\"Bill](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bill-belichick-head-coach-new-56844612.jpg\")
The eight-time Super Bowl winner won six championships as the Patriots\u2019 head coach. AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n