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Bill Belichick among five coaches on Pro Football Hall of Fame ballot

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 17:40 · Archive

Bill Belichick is again among five coaching candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2027.

Bill Belichick has advanced again as one of five coaching candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2027, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced on Thursday. Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Dan Reeves and Mike Shanahan join him in contention. All five reached this stage last year when Belichick advanced in the process but was not elected in his first year of eligibility.

Belichick's failure to secure first-ballot election drew intense criticism around the National Football League. Former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said: "If he's not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, there's really no coach that should ever be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, which is completely ridiculous because people deserve it. He's incredible." Belichick won six Super Bowls as head coach of the New England Patriots with Brady and two more as a defensive assistant coach with the New York Giants.

The Hall's coaching subcommittee, which selected the five from an original field of 14 nominees, will select one candidate to be considered when the Hall's selection committee determines a new class of enshrinees in early 2027. Belichick's final season in New England was 2023. He is in his second season coaching at North Carolina.

Bill Belichick among five coaches on Pro Football Hall of Fame ballot
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In this story: Bill Belichick · Tom Coughlin · Mike Holmgren · Dan Reeves · Mike Shanahan · Pro Football Hall of Fame · New England Patriots

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