Dan Orlovsky calls for Hall of Fame to fix 'egregious mistake' with Bill Belichick snub: 'Make it right'

A report came out that the SpyGate scandal was a deciding factor in Bill Belichick not making the Hall of Fame first ballot. Colin Cowherd reacts to the news and discusses what this means for Belichick and Canton.

Football chatter leading into Super Bowl LX hasn't been about the game itself, but rather the news that Bill Belichick, the legendary New England Patriots coach, won't be entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame on his first ballot.

The backlash received from the news leaking out of Canton has caused the likes of Tom Brady, Robert Kraft, Patrick Mahomes, and many others to express their displeasure with the Hall's selection committee.

But one former NFL quarterback believes the Hall of Fame can still "rectify" their "egregious mistake."

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Then-New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick during the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Dan Orlovsky, who now serves as an NFL analyst for ESPN, said on "First Take" Thursday that there is still time to make a change.

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In fact, he implores those with the power to do so.

"What a great opportunity for the Hall of Fame to make it right. And I know that — this isn’t the participation trophy thing are throwing out there. There’s a new voting process. It obviously is flawed," he said on the program, per Awful Announcing. "Why can’t the Hall of Fame take a step back and say, ‘Let’s check what actually happened out here and make this right.’ 

"There is not one person who has come out that’s made a justifiable reason for Coach