NFL legend Jimmy Johnson furious over Bill Belichick first-ballot Hall of Fame snub

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NFL coaching legend Jimmy Johnson was furious with the voting contingent who decided to keep Bill Belichick from achieving first-ballot Hall of Fame status on Tuesday.

Belichick didn’t get the 40 votes needed from the 50-person panel of media members and other Hall of Famers, ESPN reported, citing sources. The reported snub drew outrage, including from Johnson, who appeared to be irate on social media.

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Former Miami Hurricanes head coach Jimmy Johnson celebrates after the 2025 Cotton Bowl and quarterfinal game of the College Football Playoff at AT&T Stadium on Dec. 31, 2025. (Jerome Miron/Imagn Images)

"This is just WRONG ..#2 winning ALL TIME…more Super Bowls than anyone unimaginable # of division championships…lot of small jealous votes," he wrote on X first.

"I would like to know the names of the a--holes who did not vote for him. They are too cowardly to identify themselves…" he continued. "PLEASE…If you did not vote for BB identify yourselves!!! Probably too much of a coward. Hide behind your SECRET BALLOT!!!"

The class of 2026 won’t officially be revealed until next week in the lead up to Super Bowl LX. Belichick was among the candidates in a separate group from the modern-era players category along with Ken Anderson, Roger Craig, L.C. Greenwood and Robert Kraft.

Belichick was "puzzled" and "disappointed" with the decision and that he wondered what more he had to do as a head coach to get in immediately, ESPN reported.

"Politics kept him out. He doesn't believe this is a reflection on his accomplishments," another source told the outlet.

North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick