{"id":712742,"date":"2026-01-29T01:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T01:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/712742\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T01:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T01:01:20","slug":"bill-belichick-hall-of-fame-snub-who-voted-for-him-who-voted-against-him-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/712742\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Belichick Hall of Fame snub: Who voted for him? Who voted against him? Full list"},"content":{"rendered":"

The selection process for the Pro Football Hall of Fame is under a microscope<\/a> this week after Bill Belichick was shockingly snubbed in his first year on the ballot<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The former Patriots<\/a> coach, who won six Super Bowls in New England, was widely expected to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but that won’t be happening this year. So how did arguably the greatest coach in NFL<\/a> history get left out? <\/p>\n

To understand that, you have to break down the voting process, which is a little complicated, so let’s walk through it. <\/p>\n

There are 50 members of the Hall of Fame selection committee. The committee is made up mostly of media members, along with several Hall of Fame coaches, front-office members and players.To be enshrined this year, Belichick needed at least 40 votes.Belichick was competing with four other finalists for a spot in Canton. He was up against the three senior finalists (Ken Anderson, Roger Craig and L.C. Greenwood), along with one contributor finalist (Patriots owner Robert Kraft).Each member of the selection committee is allowed to vote for up to three candidates. Members are not asked to rank them. If a candidate’s name appears on a ballot, that counts as a vote.Since Belichick didn’t make it, that means he was left off at least 11 ballots.The voting is done in secret, and the Hall of Fame does not disclose how anyone voted<\/p>\n

Basically, there’s no accountability or transparency in the process. CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones<\/a> has called for the entire system to be blown up<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Hall of Fame has a full list of the 50-person selection committee on its website, and although ballots are supposed to remain secret, several committee members have come out and revealed whether they voted for Belichick. <\/p>\n

The committee includes one media member from each city that has an NFL team<\/a> (32 total). There’s also one member representing the PFWA, along with 17 at-large voters. <\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at the full list, including members who have publicly said they voted for Belichick, and those who have not revealed their ballots. <\/p>\n

Committee members who have publicly said they voted for Belichick: <\/p>\n

Arizona: Kent Somers<\/a>, retired Arizona RepublicBuffalo:\u00a0Vic Carucci<\/a>, WGRZ-TVChicago:\u00a0Dan Pompei<\/a>, The AthleticCleveland:\u00a0Tony Grossi<\/a>, ESPNCleveland.com\/WKNR RadioDetroit:\u00a0Dave Birkett<\/a>, Detroit Free PressGreen Bay:\u00a0Pete Dougherty<\/a>, Green Bay Press-GazetteHouston:\u00a0John McClain<\/a>, SportsRadio610Los Angeles (Chargers<\/a>):\u00a0Eric Williams<\/a>, Sports IllustratedMiami:\u00a0Armando Salguero<\/a>, Outkick.comNew York (Giants<\/a>):\u00a0Gary Myers<\/a>, AuthorNew York (Jets<\/a>):\u00a0Rich Cimini<\/a>, ESPN.comPhiladelphia:\u00a0Paul Domowitch<\/a>, The33rdTeam.com\/PhillyMag.comPittsburgh:\u00a0Gerry Dulac<\/a>, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteSeattle:\u00a0Mike Sando<\/a>, The AthleticTennessee:\u00a0Paul Kuharsky<\/a>, PaulKuharsky.comWashington:\u00a0Jarrett Bell<\/a>, USA TODAYPFWA:\u00a0Calvin Watkins<\/a>, Dallas Morning NewsAt-Large:\u00a0Mary Kay-Cabot<\/a>, Cleveland Plain DealerAt-Large:\u00a0Jason Cole<\/a>, FanSided.comAt-Large:\u00a0Lindsay Jones<\/a>, The RingerAt-Large:\u00a0Sal Paolantonio<\/a>, ESPNAt-Large:\u00a0Charean Williams<\/a>, Pro Football Talk<\/p>\n

Committee members who have publicly said they did NOT vote for Belichick:<\/p>\n

Kansas City: Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star<\/p>\n

Committee members whose votes are unknown:<\/p>\n

Atlanta: Darryl Ledbetter, Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionCincinnati, Geoff Hobson, Bengals.com\u00a0Dallas: Rick Gosselin, Talk of Fame NetworkDenver: Jeff Legwold, ESPN\/ESPN.comIndianapolis: Mike Chappell, Fox 59\/CBS 4Jacksonville: Sam Kouvaris, SamSportsLine.comLas Vegas: Paul Gutierrez, Raiders.com\u00a0Los Angeles (Rams<\/a>): Howard Balzer, SiriusXM NFL RadioMinnesota: Mark Craig, The Minneapolis Star-TribuneNew England: Ron Borges, Talk of Fame NetworkNew Orleans: Jeff Duncan, Times-PicayuneSan Francisco: Matt Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay AreaTampa Bay: Ira Kaufman, JoeBucsFan.comAt-Large: Joe Bussert, retired, NFL OfficeAt-Large: Frank Cooney, The Sports XchangeAt-Large: Tony Dungy, NBC Sports “Football Night in America” (Hall of Famer)At-Large: Dan Fouts, Broadcaster (Hall of Famer)At-Large: Clark Judge, Talk of Fame NetworkAt-Large: Ross Ketover, NFL FilmsAt-Large: James Lofton, CBS Sports (Hall of Famer)At-Large: Alex Marvez, SiriusXM NFL RadioAt-Large: Bill Polian, SiriusXM NFL Radio (Hall of Famer)At-Large: Lisa Salters, ESPN\u00a0At-Large: Jim Trotter, retired, The AthleticAt-Large: Barry Wilner, retired, Associated Press<\/p>\n

Committee members who won’t be revealing their vote<\/p>\n

Carolina:\u00a0Darin Gantt<\/a>,\u00a0Carolina Panthers<\/a>Baltimore:\u00a0Scott Garceau<\/a>, 105.7 The Fan\/WMAR-TV<\/p>\n

Out of the group of 50, more than 20 members have already come out and said they voted for Belichick.<\/p>\n

We also know that at least 11 voters did NOT vote for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mike Sando of The Athletic outlined how that might have happened<\/a>: Some voters could have been turned off by the Spygate allegations, while others might have prioritized the senior candidates, who may not make the final ballot next year. It’s also possible some voters weren’t thrilled with the recent rule change that made former coaches eligible after just one year out of the league. <\/p>\n

CBS Sports NFL researcher Doug Clawson also came up with some theories about why certain voters might have left Belichick off their ballots<\/a>. It’s not just Spygate — there was also Deflategate. And let’s not forget, the Patriots were fined $1.1 million<\/a> for filming the Bengals<\/a> sideline in 2019. <\/p>\n

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Bill Belichick snubbed by Hall of Fame: We now can’t rule out the possibility of Tom Brady meeting same fate<\/p>\n

\n Tyler Sullivan <\/p>\n

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Then there’s the Bill Polian factor. In a story Tuesday,\u00a0ESPN reported<\/a>\u00a0that Polian tried to convince a few other voters that Belichick deserved to wait at least one year as a punishment for Spygate. The former Colts<\/a> general manager told Sports Illustrated on Tuesday that he\u00a0definitely voted for Belichick<\/a>, but then backtracked later in the night, telling ESPN that he was 95% sure he voted for him. <\/p>\n

The Hall of Fame vote took place Jan. 13, and if Polian can’t remember after just two weeks, that opens up another set of issues<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The only committee member who has publicly admitted to leaving Belichick off his ballot is Vahe Gregorian of the Kansas City Star, who wrote an article explaining why he left the the six-time Super Bowl winner off his ballot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I didn’t vote against Belichick or Kraft. I voted for the three senior candidates: Ken Anderson, Roger Craig and L.C. Greenwood,” Gregorian wrote<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As Sando mentioned, there was almost certainly going to be a faction of voters who prioritized getting the senior nominees in and that’s what Gregorian did. For the senior nominees, this could be their last shot at making the Hall of Fame and that clearly factored into Gregorian’s decision. On the other hand, Belichick will almost certainly be a finalist next year, so Gregorian didn’t feel pressed to put him in this year whether he was deserving or not.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If other voters went the same route as Gregorian, then Belichick not getting in is less of a snub and more of a flaw in the selection process. And if that’s the case, then the Hall will need to think long and hard about the process going forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The selection process for the Pro Football Hall of Fame is under a microscope this week after Bill…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":712743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[103356,103362,103210,103357,260,256,7,103359,392,1981,262,58,249,56,255,6,103361,103358,103360],"class_list":{"0":"post-712742","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-belichick-snubbed-from-hall-of-fame","9":"tag-bil","10":"tag-bill-belichick-first-ballot-hall-of-fame","11":"tag-bill-belichick-hall-of-fame-voters","12":"tag-carolina-panthers","13":"tag-cincinnati-bengals","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-hall-of-fame-selection-committee-list","16":"tag-indianapolis-colts","17":"tag-jonathan-jones","18":"tag-los-angeles-chargers","19":"tag-los-angeles-rams","20":"tag-new-england-patriots","21":"tag-new-york-giants","22":"tag-new-york-jets","23":"tag-nfl","24":"tag-nfl-hall-of-fame-ballot-secrecy","25":"tag-pro-football-hall-of-fame-voting-process","26":"tag-who-voted-for-bill-belichick"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712742","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=712742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/712743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}