US EditionRoger Goodell Says NFL Had No Role in Hall of Fame Vote, Believes Bill Belichick Will Get Inducted
- At the Super Bowl news conference, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league had nothing to do with the Pro Football Hall of Fame voting.
- According to the voting rules, ESPN reported last week that voters could select only three candidates with 80% support, but Belichick did not receive enough votes in his first year of eligibility.
- Belichick's career totals show he ranks third in NFL history with 302 wins and 467 games, leads with 31 playoff victories, and owns six Super Bowl titles, while Rob Gronkowski called the snub `asinine` lobbying in Canton, Ohio.
- Observers pointed to the 2007 Spygate scandal and voting process changes when noting at least 11 of the 50 voters opted against voting for Belichick.
- Goodell said he expects Bill Belichick will eventually be inducted into the Hall of Fame, with some projections expecting his enshrinement in 2027.
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Roger Goodell snaps back over Bill Belichick Hall of Fame snub: ‘Your question may be a little misleading’
Roger Goodell stresses the Hall of Fame voting is independent, praises Belichick, Kraft, and the Patriots’ legacy, and expects all to eventually be enshrined.
Roger Goodell: 'Bill Belichick Deserves To Be In The Hall Of Fame'
It was strange watching Roger Goodell talk about Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame credentials Monday in the context that the commissioner once levied the penalty at the end of the Spygate investigation that might have helped sink Belichick's first-ballot hopes."…Bill Belichick deserves to be in that Hall of Fame," Goodell said at one point during his Super Bowl LX state of the league news conference.So, Goodell agrees with President Donald Trump. A…
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Clayton NewsRoger Goodell: Bill Belichick will become Hall of Famer
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell believes Bill Belichick belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, though the league has no official role in candidates reaching Canton.
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