NFL Confidential: Sources Fume Over Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame Snub

The NFL world has reacted similarly to Bill Belichick's Pro Football Hall of Fame snub, as a lot of fans were wondering how this could happen.

On Tuesday, news broke that Belichick, the six-time Super Bowl-winning coach, was not a first-ballot entry into Canton. He needed 40 of 50 votes to get in, but there were reportedly 11 people who did not vote for Belichick.

Here is how the NFL reacted to this news, according to our sources.

Eric D. Williams: Much like the voting process itself, there was no consensus from league sources I spoke with on Bill Belichick not making the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

One NFL agent offered a strong rebuke to the Hall of Fame for leaving Belichick on the outside looking in this year.

"It’s a complete f----ing joke and they should close the Hall of Fame until further notice," the NFL agent told me. "If current players and coaches voted, he would get 100%. Those voters are jealous and insecure fools."

That individual also felt it tarnished the legacy of the Hall of Fame.

"Without question, and it already was questionable to begin with," they said.

And how much should his involvement in Spygate have any impact on his HOF candidacy?

"None," the NFL agent told me. "Because it has no meaningful role in his coaching career. Eli (Manning) not being in is a joke, too."

However, an NFC coach told me the Belichick snub was justified because of his involvement in Spygate.

"In my personal opinion, he’s the greatest coach of this generation and I don’t think we’ll see anyone else quite like him," the coach told me. "With that being said, he does have a stain on his name. I don’t get why people are trying to brush over that or trying to turn that page really quickly.

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