{"id":728240,"date":"2026-02-04T07:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/728240\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T07:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T07:20:14","slug":"tony-dungy-refuses-to-say-how-he-voted-on-bill-belichick-and-robert-kraft-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/728240\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Dungy refuses to say how he voted on Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

As soon as the news broke that Bill Belichick wasn\u2019t going to be inducted<\/a> into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, NFL fans desperately wanted to know<\/a> who didn\u2019t vote for the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach.<\/p>\n

While many HOF committee voters quickly stepped forward to\u00a0say they voted for Belichick, some, like\u00a0the Kansas City Star\u2019s Vahe Gregorian<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Indianapolis reporter Mike Chappell,<\/a> came clean about why they didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

While former Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills GM Bill Polian was eventually cleared<\/a>, there was some speculation that former Colts head coach Tony Dungy might have withheld his vote for Belichick and Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who also failed to qualify for the Hall<\/a> on his first try.<\/p>\n

Dungy had to face the music on Tuesday, sitting down with reporters before he appears at part of NBC Sports\u2019 Super Bowl LX coverage. Right away, he was asked point-blank by Front Office Sports\u2019 Ryan Glasspiegel how he voted, and the Super Bowl champion deflected on all counts.<\/p>\n

Asked Tony Dungy about Kraft\/Belichick Hall of Fame @FOS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rahoQlDJPA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ryan Glasspiegel (@sportsrapport) February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cFirst of all, we don\u2019t know that they didn\u2019t get inducted in the Hall of Fame,\u201d said Dungy. \u201cI\u2019m a voter. I have not heard who\u2019s in or who\u2019s out, so I\u2019m not going to make a comment on it and speculate. We\u2019ll find out, I think, on Thursday who\u2019s in and who\u2019s out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glasspiegel asked again if Dungy, specifically, had voted for either of them, but the former NFL coach deflected even more pointedly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said I\u2019m not going to make a comment on it until we find out who\u2019s in and who\u2019s out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Refusing to answer the question is not an admission, and Dungy has the right to wait until the official results are announced before commenting. But given the shockwave of the reported decision and the questions it raises about how voters consider candidates, it is newsworthy. That\u2019s especially true for Dungy, who coached the Patriots\u2019 biggest AFC rival in the midst of their dynasty run and may or may not have feelings from that time that could influence his voting.<\/p>\n

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